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Post-earthquake Response: Are We Ready for the Next Big One?
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2021-04-14)
The period of relative quiescence for significant urban earthquakes in New Zealand in the latter half of the last century presented challenges in getting the country prepared to respond – for both the general population ...
Earthquake prone public buildings: balancing life safety risks and community costs
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2021-04-14)
The focus on seismic risk following the 2011 Christchurch and 2016 Kaikoura earthquakes has seen the closure of several public buildings across the country. The introduction of the Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) ...
Earthquake Stories: Experiences of Building Performance in Earthquakes to enhance future building performance
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 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 ...
Improvements to state school building design including the implementation of low-damage design criteria
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2021-04-14)
The Ministry of Education (the Ministry) owns one of the largest property portfolios in New Zealand, with more than 15,000 buildings spread across nearly 2,100 state schools. Following the 2010 Canterbury earthquake sequence, ...