Observations from the Canterbury and Kaikoura earthquakes are used to illustrate some important factors that often govern the seismic performance of ground, buildings and infrastructure. The talk examines some of the ...

Following the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake, severe and damaging liquefaction was observed at the port of Wellington in areas of reclamation fills built at the beginning of or mid 20th century. However, little or no damage was ...

The consideration of soil and foundation deformations within the seismic assessment of buildings can be critical for evaluating the likely load paths and consequent deformations. Frame buildings provide numerous complexities ...

The 2016 Mw7.8 Kaikōura earthquake caused widespread liquefaction in the port of Wellington (CentrePort), New Zealand which produced substantial lateral ground movements along with global and differential settlement. ...