Browsing Proceedings of the 2021 New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Annual Technical Conference by Author "Becker, Julia"
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Earthquake Stories: Experiences of Building Performance in Earthquakes to enhance future building performance
Payne, Benjamin; Abeling, Shannon; Becker, Julia; Elwood, Ken; Ferner, Helen; Brunsdon, Dave; Johnston, David (2021-04-14)The performance of the built environment during earthquakes plays an important role in reducing risk and enhancing the resilience of New Zealand’s urban centres. Although engineering codes and building standards regulate ... -
Evaluation of the ShakeOut earthquake drill and use of protective actions in Aotearoa New Zealand
Vinnell, Lauren; Becker, Julia; Johnston, David (2021-04-14)Many earthquake injuries in Aotearoa New Zealand result from people falling or being struck by flying objects during shaking. Since 2012, the ShakeOut earthquake (and now tsunami) drill has aimed to teach the protective ... -
Improving earthquake resilience in the Taupō Volcanic Zone (TVZ) using school-based seismometers and connected education programmes
Johnston, David; Kaiser, Lucy; Mestel, El; Illsley-Kemp, Finnigan; Tapuke, Kelvin; Smith, Bubs; Leonard, Graham; Prasanna, Raj; Tan, Marion; Alger, Brandy; Becker, Julia; Campbell, Emily; Stewart, Joshua (2021-04-14)Over the past decade several “seismometers in schools” programmes have been developed in Aotearoa New Zealand by a range of organisations, for a variety of reasons and aiming to achieve a range of educational outcomes. ... -
Outlook for earthquake early warning for Aotearoa New Zealand: Insights from initiating a community-of-practice
Tan, Marion; Prasanna, Raj; Becker, Julia; Brown, Anna; Stock, Kristin; Kenney, Christine; Lambie, Emily; Johnston, David; De Alwis, Diana (2021-04-14)A community-of-practice (CoP) is a community that comprises of members that build relationships with each other to create technical advancements motivated by shared goals. Establishing communities-of-practice has been ... -
Seismic performance expectations of homeowners using strengthening techniques to structurally prepare houses for earthquakes
Miranda, Catalina; Toma, Charlotte; Becker, Julia; Johnston, David; Elwood, Ken (2021-04-14)Due to the widespread damage and large economic losses caused to residential houses by major earthquakes all around the world, government authorities and nongovernmental organizations have made significant investments to ...