Advanced Training on Seismic Assessment and Repair of Existing Buildings

Geotechnical Module
23-24 September 2015
Scope – Day 1
09:30 – 09:45 Registration. Tea on arrival

09:45 – 10:00 Welcome and Introduction Team

10:00 – 10:55 1: The Christchurch, New Zealand earthquakes Rori

10:55 – 11:05 Interval

11:05 – 12:00 2: Geotechnical Investigations – Part 1 Hamish

12:00 – 12:30 Lunch

12:30 – 1:25 3: Geotechnical Investigations – Part 2 Hamish

1:25 – 1:35 Interval

1:35 – 2:30 4: Review of Soil Mechanics Paul

2:30 – 3:00 Afternoon tea

3:00 – 3:55 5: Seismic Design Issues Hamish

3:55 – 4:05 Interval

4:05 – 5:00 6: Retaining Walls Hamish/Paul

Scope – Day 2
09:30 – 09:45 Registration. Tea on arrival

09:45 – 10:00 Review Day 1 Team

7: Seismic Soil Mechanics – Liquefaction

10:00 – 10:55 Bishal
Assessment

10:55 – 11:05 Interval

7: Seismic Soil Mechanics – Liquefaction Bishal

11:05 – 12:00
Assessment – Worked Example

12:00 – 12:30 Lunch

12:30 – 1:25 8: The Canterbury Geotechnical Database Rori

1:25 – 1:35 Interval

1:35 – 3:30 10: Agriculture Building Site Visit Team

3:30 – 3:45 Afternoon tea

3:45 – 4:30 11: Slope Stability Rori

4:30 – 5:00 Review, Feedback, Closing, Thank you Team

Presenters
Mr Hamish Nelson, CPEng

Consulting Geotechnical Engineer

BEng (Geol), MEngSci (Geot)

20 years experience

Worked in Australia, New Zealand,
UK and Indonesia
Ms Rori Green, PE

Consulting Geological Engineer

BS, MS Geological Engineering

21 years experience

Worked in USA, New Zealand, Fiji,
Iceland, Panama, Peru
Presenters
Mr. Bishal Subedi, CPEng

Consulting Geotechnical Engineer

BE (Civil), MPhil (Geotechnical)

19 years experience
Dr. Paul Jaquin

Consulting Structural & Geotechnical
Engineer

BS, MS, PhD Civil Engineering

Worked in Scotland, Sweden, New
Zealand, Bhutan

I went to New Zealand 10 years ago.

I miss Nepal:
“जहाँ ढुंगा ढुंगामा दे वताको वास छ
जहाँ थु का थ ु कामा वगको आभाष छ
यो दे श मेरो हो यो दे श मेरो हो”
Structural & Geotechnical Engineers
Structural Geotechnical
Design Codes Well-developed Serve more as guidelines
Material strength Well-defined Defining these is one of the
properties (manufactured materials) main problems
Size and shape Relatively simple and well- Often discontinuous and
defined known only on the basis of
investigations
Deformation Small strains, often taken Often large strains, non-
properties to be linear elastic linear, inelastic

Structural Engineers follow complex design rules to A Science

come up with “neat” designs

Geotechnical Engineers come up with acceptable

designs that meet the functional requirements, often with An Art
grossly inadequate information