Publications

The Society has a variety of publications available, including various Press Releases and Public submissions, along with the Society's quarterly BULLETIN which is of interest to all those involved with earthquakes and their effects.

All publications can be ordered from the Society's Secretary.

NZSEE Bulletin

The Society's quarterly Bulletin plays an important role in furthering the advancement of the science and practice of earthquake engineering, and provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and expertise. ( ... Details)

Assessment and Improvement of the Structural Performance of Buildings in Earthquake

Final with Corrigendum 1 now available. (PDF, 5.25 Mb)

This recent NZSEE publication marks a new milestone in the understanding and practical assessment of older buildings and their likely behaviour when subject to earthquake.

The recent revision of the Building Act requires Territorial Authorities to develop policies on earthquake prone buildings in their areas of jurisdiction, defined in Section 131 of the Building Act, 2004. The Department of Building and Housing issued a Policy Guidance document for Territorial Authorities in June 2005 and its Appendix 2 refers to the grading scheme that has been presented and explained in this latest NZSEE publication.

Although not required by the Act, the grading scheme nevertheless provides a simple way of determining the earthquake risk grade of buildings for Territorial Authorities. Further, through its use it is likely to raise awareness of the risk from earthquake more generally. This in turn will enable market forces to work in a manner that will reduce earthquake risks as owners of adversely affected buildings improve their buildings over time to ensure that they remain commercially attractive.

NZSEE Conference Proceedings

The following proceedings for previous conferences are now available on this web site:

The 2007 Annual NZSEE Technical Conference held in Palmerston North;
The 2006 Annual NZSEE Technical Conference held in Napier;
The 2005 Annual NZSEE Technical Conference held in Wairakei, Taupo;
The 2004 Annual NZSEE Technical Conference held in Rototua;
The 7^th Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering held in Christchurch;
The 2002 Annual NZSEE Technical Conference held in Napier;
The 2001 Annual NZSEE Technical Conference held in Wairakei, Taupo; and
The 12^th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering held in Auckland (updating index)

Other Publications

NZSEE study groups have developed published many state-of-the-art earthquake engineering guides for practicioners. Some of these are being updated and will be available here once complete. These include:

Architectural Design for Earthquake: a guide to the design of non-structural elements, which includes CPD activity for architects.
The 1986 NZSEE Recommendations for Seismic Design of Storage Tanks has been updated and will be republished during 2008.