• Finite element method for designing HF2V device force capacity 

  Vishnupriya, Vishnupriya; Chase, James Geoffrey; Rodgers, Geoffrey; Zhou, Cong (2020-04-22)

  Supplemental energy dissipation devices are increasingly used to protect structures, limiting loads transferred to structural elements and absorbing significant response energy without sacrificial structural damage. High ...

• Shear Wall Design Tool - Structural Engineering Design Society NZ (SESOC) 

  Bird, Geoff; McPherson, Allan (2020-04-22)

  SESOC has, over a period of time, developed and acquired a number of structural software design programs. This paper will preview a new development, namely “Gen-Wall”, a software program developed specifically for the ...

• Influence of ground motion orientation on predicted seismic compression 

  Green, Russell; Bahrampouri, Mahdi (2020-04-22)

  Seismic compression is the accrual of contractive volumetric strain in unsaturated or partially saturated sandy soils during earthquake shaking and has caused significant distress to overlying and nearby structures. The ...

• Cyclic tests of an innovative seismic bracing member - multiple U-shaped flexural plates dissipater 

  Chen, Yan; Palermo, Alessandro; Mashal, Mustafa (2020-04-22)

  Following Canterbury earthquake sequence, there has been an increasing interest in development of low-damage structural design using supplemental damping such as the use of metallic dissipaters. In this research, an ...

• Concept design of a steel frames post-disaster shelter utilising containers 

  Li, Jiaoyang; Xing, Heming; Tse, Julie; Cui, Yao; Ramhormozian, Shahab (2020-04-22)

  Nowadays, numerous earthquakes happen every year with many resulting in large potential aftershocks. Tents and portable dwellings are widely used as emergency shelters. However, tents can only be used for days or weeks, ...

• Structural engineering observations from the 26 November 2019 M6.4 Albanian earthquake 

  Charleson, Andrew; Vesho, N.; Marku, A. (2020-04-22)

  The Mw 6.4 earthquake that occurred near the city of Durres, located on the west coast of Albania, may be considered small in comparison to the design earthquake, yet it caused an enormous amount of damage to buildings. ...

• Developing guidelines for the seismic assessment of glazing systems 

  Arifin, Fransiscus; De Francesco, Giovanni; Sullivan, Timothy; Dhakal, Rajesh P. (2020-04-22)

  There is an increasing recognition that the seismic performance of buildings will be affected by the behaviour of both structural and non-structural elements. In light of this, work has been progressing at the University ...

• Seismic damage avoidance design of moment resisting frames with innovative resilient connection 

  Shabankareh, Mohsen; Veismoradi, Sajad; Zarnani, Pouyan; Quenneville, Pierre (2020-04-22)

  Moment-resisting frames are one of the efficient lateral-load resisting systems in terms of providing architectural freedom in design and imposing smaller forces on foundations. Recent major earthquakes have resulted in ...

• Advanced FEA assessment of existing concrete floor diaphragms with low-ductility steel reinforcement 

  Prionas, Ioannis; Mitchell, John; Tan, Haozhi (2020-04-22)

  Diaphragms are primary structural elements which are crucial to the structural stability of buildings. Despite the known deficiencies of diaphragms reinforced with cold-drawn steel mesh, their reliable strength and ...

• The New Zealand Building Code - a rethink? 

  Stannard, Mike (2020-04-22)

  Are the regulatory settings for structural and geotechnical design of structures in New Zealand currently appropriate? It is contended that they are not. New Zealand led the world in performance based building regulation ...

• Developing hysteresis curves for the optimised sliding hinge joint with asymmetric friction connections 

  Togher, Jake; Speirs, Carlos; Clifton, G. Charles; Ramhormozian, Shahab (2020-04-22)

  The semi-rigid Sliding Hinge Joint (SHJ) beam-column connection for steel moment resisting frames is a successful low damage system that shows a lot of promise in earthquake engineering. It allows for relative beam-column ...

• Scion Hub: A three storey seismically resilient timber diagrid 

  Clarke, Ryan; Cattanach, Alistair (2020-04-22)

  The new three storey Hub building at Scion’s campus in Rotorua is an innovative approach to providing seismic resilience in timber. A demonstration project for Scion’s work in the timber industry it utilises several forms ...

• The Scott Base redevelopment: Ross Sea geological hazards 

  Burbidge, David; Power, William; Gusman, Aditya; Wang, Xiaoming; Lukovic, Biljana; Black, Jenny; Martin, Adam; Parker, Will; Lester, Jamie (2020-04-22)

  To inform Scott Base development planning, we discuss the effects of historical earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanism on Antarctica and then focus on assessing the potential hazard from future tsunamis in the Ross Sea region. ...

• Implimenting the NZSEE Seismic Isolation Guidlines: a practioners view over three new designs 

  Ballagh, Rowan; Cattanach, Alistair; Speed, Chris (2020-04-22)

  The draft seismic isolation guidelines provide a significant step forward in promoting a consistent NZ approach to designing and demonstrating compliance in isolated buildings. This paper provides a practitioners’ point ...

• The seismic performance of structural steel buildings in the 2010/2011 Christchurch Earthquake series and the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake: lessons learned, ongoing research and needs of industry 

  Mohandas, Kiran; Ramhormozian, Shahab; Clifton, G. Charles; MacRae, Gregory Anthony (2020-04-22)

  At least 20 earthquakes greater than Ms 7 have taken place in New Zealand since 1850. The recent earthquake that occurred in Kaikoura (Ms 7.8) is considered one of the largest earthquakes since 1855, but Christchurch's ...

• A pilot study on effectiveness of flow depth as sole intensity measure of tsunami damage potential 

  Wang, Xiaoming; Power, William; Lukovic, Biljana; Mueller, Christof; Liu, Yaoru (2020-04-22)

  Current practices have commonly used tsunami flow depth as the sole hazard Intensity Measure (IM) in fragility functions underpinning tsunami damage, loss and risk assessments. Tsunami flow depth is often obtained from ...

• The Scott Base Redevelopment: design response to natural hazards   

  Lester, Jamie; Larson, B.; Parker, Will; Burbidge, David; Power, William (2020-04-22)

  The Antarctic environment is extreme, making consideration of resilience crucial for survival. This paper outlines how site-specific hazards are being considered within a resilient design framework for the Scott Base ...

• A simple method to predict floor response spectral demands on nonstructural components 

  Haymes, Kieran; Sullivan, Timothy; Chandramohan, Reagan (2020-04-22)

  This paper summarises a newly proposed practice-oriented method to predict elastic floor acceleration response spectra for estimating demands on nonstructural components. The approach builds on previous contributions in ...

• Modelling of vertical control in magnetic levitation for building isolation during earthquakes 

  Crozier, Elsa; Zhou, Cong; Chase, James Geoffrey; Rodgers, Geoffrey (2020-04-22)

  Earthquakes cause significant damage to buildings due to strong vibration of the ground. Levitating houses using magnets and electromagnets would provide a complete isolation of ground motion for protecting buildings from ...

• EQRNet: New Zealand's densest urban seismic monitoring network 

  Avery, Hamish; Berrill, John; Damiano, Len (2020-04-22)

  An ultra-dense urban earthquake monitoring and effects management system is presented. We describe our learnings from the 2016 M 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake and how these motivated us to create a globally unique system of ...

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