Publications
Annual Report
2003-2004
Research Projects Completed
Research Projects
Seismic performance of reinforced concrete external beam - column joints in ductile frames
L M Megget – University of Auckland (EQC funded project 97/291)
Shear strength of concrete masonry walls
Kok Choon Voon, J M Ingham – University of Auckland (EQC funded project 99/328)
Historical documents relating to the 1848 Marlborough earthquakes, New Zealand
R Grapes – Victoria University; G Downes – Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences; A Goh – Victoria University (EQC funded project 99/337)
Modelling realistic ruptures on the Wellington fault
R Benites, R Robinson, T Webb, P McGinty – Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences (EQC funded project 99/373)
Design of foundations to resist shear during earthquakes
N Burdon, Hsueh-Lynn Kueh, K J McManus – University of Canterbury (EQC funded project 99/423)
The Rangipo (Desert Road) Fault : The most hazardous fault in the Taupo Volcanic Zone?
P Villamor, R J Van Dissen, B Alloway, A Palmer, N Litchfield – Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences (EQC funded project 01/441)
Influence of a fault-segment junction on the rupturing behaviour of the Awatere Fault, and displacement - length scaling relationship for the Marlborough earthquake of 1848
D P M Mason, T A Little – Victoria University of Wellington; R J Van Dissen – Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences (EQC funded project 01/442)
Strain accumulation and episodicity of fault movements in Otago
R J Norris, R Nicolls – Otago University (EQC funded project 01/445)
Can changes in seismic anisotropy be used to predict volcanic eruptions?
M K Savage, A Gerst – Victoria University of Wellington (EQC funded project 01/459)
Earthquake design procedures for rectangular underground structures
J Wood – John Wood Consulting Ltd (EQC funded project 01/470)
Assessment of urban slope instability in Dunedin, New Zealand, using orbital differential synthetic aperture radar interferometry
N F Stevens, P Glassey, B Smith Lyttle – Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences (EQC funded project 01/473)
Seismic liquefaction trigger mechanisms
K J Butterfi eld, R O Davis, J B Berrill – University of Canterbury (EQC funded project 01/476)
Liquefaction case histories from the West Coast of the South Island, New Zealand
K M Carr (supervised by Dr J B Berrill) – University of Canterbury (EQC funded project 01/478)
Semi-active smart-dampers & resetable actuators for multi-level seismic hazard mitigation of steel moment resisting frames
S J Hunt (supervised by J G Chase) – University of Canterbury (EQC funded project UNI/482)