By Michael Nuth
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1 April 2020, Build 177, Feature article
The sudden closure of public buildings and amenities due to seismic risk can have a negative effect on local communities. BRANZ is part of a joint team aiming to help local authorities make well-informed decisions about earthquake-prone buildings.
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By Dr Muhammad Rashid, Greg Preston
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1 October 2022, Build 192
Engineers have come a long way in ensuring that the skeleton of a building does not fracture in an earthquake. However, work is now needed for our buildings to also remain functional. Research identified an opportunity to improve how we design, specify and procure the non-structural parts of a building.
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By Amber Ruckes, Savannah Brown
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1 June 2021, Build 184, Feature article
A project is establishing a database of wharenui to help identify the possibility of creating seismic strengthening practices suitable for wharenui and their whānau as a part of developing the Earthquake-prone Buildings Act.
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By Michael Nuth, Charlotte Brown, David Brunsdon, John Hopkins, Emma Hudson-Doyle
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1 December 2021, Build 187
Councils are having to take decisions about whether to close earthquake-prone buildings, which can have an adverse impact on local communities. A new decision-making framework will help ensure a measured risk assessment.
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By Angela Liu
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1 August 2019, Build 173, Feature article
A national research programme looking into precast concrete floor performance in earthquakes is likely to result in revised guidelines for seismic assessment and retrofit of buildings with precast floors.
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By Dael Climo
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1 December 2014, Build 145
A university research project is using data from the Canterbury earthquakes to evaluate methods and models that predict expected damage to multi-storey reinforced concrete buildings during earthquakes.
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By Ian Page
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1 April 2016, Build 153, Feature article
BRANZ has done a lot of work on the costs and benefits of mitigating common natural hazards in housing. While some options are cost-effective, others hardly justify the expenditure.
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By Professor Tim Sullivan
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1 April 2021, Build 183, Feature article
University of Canterbury (UC) research has shown that some building façade systems may lose weathertightness after small earthquakes, even though provisions are in place to ensure good façade performance. Are changes needed to the standard?
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By Liam Wotherspoon, Professor Tim Sullivan
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1 June 2020, Build 178, Feature article
A team working on the built environment in the Resilience to Nature’s Challenges National Science Challenge is developing new assessment, design and decision systems to help improve the resilience of our built environment.
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By Dr Enrique del Rey Castillo
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1 April 2022, Build 189, Feature article
Extensive research at the University of Auckland on carbon fibre-reinforced polymers (CFRP) helps understand how this material can be used for seismic strengthening, increasing existing buildings’ resilience.
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