CCNZ Training Advisory Diagram for the April 2016 Board Report

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A diagram which illustrates the proposed structure of an industry-wide training advisory board.

Programme Management Plan

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A plan which introduces SCIRT, its management structure and its set of management plans. The first version of this plan was produced on 10 August 2011.

The Undrained Cyclic Response of Monterey Sand in Direct Simple Shear

Research papers, University of Canterbury Library

In 2010 and 2011 a series of earthquakes hit the central region of Canterbury, New Zealand, triggering widespread and damaging liquefaction in the area of Christchurch. Liquefaction occurred in natural clean sand deposits, but also in silty (fines-containing) sand deposits of fluvial origin. Comprehensive research efforts have been subsequently undertaken to identify key factors that influenced liquefaction triggering and severity of its manifestation. This research aims at evaluating the effects of fines content, fabric and layered structure on the cyclic undrained response of silty soils from Christchurch using Direct Simple Shear (DSS) tests. This poster outlines preliminary calibration and verification DSS tests performed on a clean sand to ensure reliability of testing procedures before these are applied to Christchurch soils.