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Study on floor-slab out-of-plane effect of a 2-storey low-damage concrete wall building
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2022-04-27)
In 2019, a system-level shake-table test of a 2-storey low-damage concrete wall building was conducted using the multi-functional shake-table array at Tongji University as part of an international collaborative project ...
The shaky south (or not): towards improving communities understanding of earthquake risk in Otago and Southland
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2022-04-27)
Understanding how people interpret and respond to earthquake risks is vital to any strategy for earthquake risk reduction. Acknowledging that there is a wide range of interpretations of risk is important in determining how ...
Wellington region land transport resilience business case
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2022-04-27)
The high seismicity, rugged terrain and an increasingly adverse climate exacerbated by climate change mean that the capital city Wellington’s transport system has severe deficiencies in its resilience to natural and ...
Retaining Wall Design - SESOC
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2022-04-27)
In the absence of a recognised or accepted national standard, and in order to provide clarity around the technical basis for their retaining wall software, some time ago SESOC embarked on the development of two design ...
The role of in-plane strengthening within a proposed non-specific design approach to seismic improvement for URM buildings
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2022-04-27)
Recent research shows that a significant number of earthquake-prone unreinforced brick masonry buildings may not receive seismic strengthening within the deadlines mandated by the Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) ...
Reclamation resilience improvement at CentrePort, Wellington New Zealand
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2022-04-27)
CentrePort operations were significantly disrupted following damage to strategic assets sustained in the 2016 Kaikōura Earthquake, demonstrating the ports seismic vulnerability. Improved resilience is a necessity to long-term ...
Earthquake Design Loads on Retaining Walls
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2022-04-27)
Free-standing retaining walls are usually designed for earthquake loads using the Monobe-Okabe method and assuming cohesionless soil backfill. This simple design approach has led to satisfactory performance and is supported ...
Seismic Performance of Precast Hollow-core Units Seated Within the Plastic Hinge Region
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2022-04-27)
This paper discusses the susceptibility of hollow-core floor units to sustain a higher degree of damage when they are seated within the plastic hinge regions of the supporting beam. This damageability of these so-called ...
Repair and Reinstatement of Douglas-fir CLT Hold-down Connections using Mixed Angle Self Tapping Screws
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2022-04-27)
The system ductility of timber structures under seismic loads relies on well detailed connection systems. With the increasing popularity of mass timber structures, CLT shear walls provide an efficient seismic load resisting ...
Seismic strengthening of the Seatoun Tunnel
(New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 2022-04-27)
The Seatoun tunnel is a 147m long, vehicle and pedestrian tunnel built in 1906-1907 to provide a tram connection between the suburb of Seatoun the city of Wellington. In 2011, the Seatoun tunnel structure was assessed as ...