Publications
Annual Report
2008-2009
Research Projects Completed
Acceptable inter-storey drift limits for buildings at ultimate limit states
S Uma, A King – GNS Science
T Holden, D Bell – Connell Wagner
(EQC funded project 06/513)
Building regularity for simplified modelling
G MacRae, B Deam – University of Canterbury
(EQC funded project 06/514)
Earthquake resistant design of tied-back retaining structures
K McManus – Pacific Geotech Ltd
(EQC funded project 06/517)
Seismic moment tensor solutions from GeoNet data to provide a moment magnitude scale for New Zealand
E Robertson – GNS Science
(EQC funded project 06/522)
Accelerogram-scaling procedures for near-fault motions
J Zhang, G McVerry – GNS Science
(EQC funded project 06/523)
Establishing a spatiotemporal benchmark for ongoing crustal stress monitoring in the Southern Taupo Volcanic Zone
S Sherburn, J Townend, R Arnold, L Woods – GNS Science
(EQC funded project 08/550)
Geophysical characterisation of the Alpine Fault within the Haast Valley
A Gorman – University of Otago
(EQC funded project 08/551)
Magma ascent during eruptions at Mt Ngauruhoe: Insights from xenolith fluid inclusions
G Kilgour, F Della Pasqua, G Jolly – GNS Science
(EQC funded project 08/553)
Age constraints on unstable landforms at a near-fault site in Central Otago, New Zealand: Groundwork for validation of seismic hazard models
M Stirling, A Zondervan, R Norris, D Ninis – GNS Science
(EQC funded project 08/555)
Continued development of the New Zealand Earthquake Forecast Testing Centre
M Gerstenberger, D Rhoades, M Stirling – GNS Science
R Brownrigg – Victoria University of Wellington
A Christophersen – ETH-Zurich
(EQC funded project 08/557)
A grid-based facility for large-scale cross-correlation of continuous seismic data
J Townend, Y Behr, K Buckley, M Savage, J Hine –
Victoria University of Wellington
(EQC funded project 08/559)
Clarifying why people take fewer damage mitigation actions than survival actions: How important is cost?
J McClure, R Fischer, A Charleson, M Spittal –
Victoria University of Wellington
(EQC funded project 08/560)
Disposal of debris following urban earthquakes: Guiding the development of comprehensive pre-event plans
D Johnston, L Dolan, W Saunders, C Killeen, B Glavovic,
I McIntyre, R van Schalkwyk, J Cousins, J Becker –
Joint Centre for Disaster Research – GNS Science/Massey University
(EQC funded project 08/562)
Development of multi-channel analysis of surface waves (MASW) for characterising the internal structure of active fault-zones as a predictive method of identifying the distribution of ground deformation
B Duffy, J Campbell, M Finnemore –
University of Canterbury
(EQC funded project 07/U537)
Improving the identification of volcanic deformation in GPS arrays
A Peltier – GNS Science
(EQC funded project 07/U539)
Extension of hidden Markov models and development of probability forecasts for regional earthquake occurrence (Also: Development of earthquake probability forecasts from a hidden Markov model: An example from the Killini region, Greece)
K Orfanogiannaki – National Observatory of Athens
D Vere-Jones – Victoria University of Wellington and Statistics Research Associates
D Harte – Statistics Research Associates
(EQC funded project 08/TV563)
Building a geochemically-constrained time-varying eruption hazard forecasting model for Mt Taranaki
S Cronin, M Turner, M Bebbington – Volcanic Risk Solutions, Massey University
(EQC funded project 08/TV565)
Enhancement of the EEPA S model for long-range earthquake forecasting
D Rhoades – GNS Science
F de Oliveira, P Somerville – Risk Frontier, Sydney
H Thio – URS, Pasadena
(EQC funded project 08/TV567)
Scaling law and repeat times for Ruapehu volcanic events
A Jolly, Sherburn – GNS Science
(EQC funded project 08/TV568)
Development of tests for long-term earthquake ground motion forecasts in New Zealand
M Stirling, M Gerstenberger – GNS Science
(EQC funded project 08/TV569)
Time varying hazards research programme
M Gerstenberger – GNS Science
(EQC funded project 08/TV570)
Predicted and actual performance of masonry parapets in the 2007 Gisborne earthquake
E Blaikie, R Davey – Opus International Consultants Ltd
(EQC funded project 07/SP8)