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| Title | Summary | Categories | Link | hf:doc_categories | hf:doc_author | hf:doc_tags |
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| Waves and pathways: a data driven approach to site-specific overtopping analysis | The Te Ara Tupua Ngā Ūranga ki Pito-One Project comprises a 4.5 km shared (pedestrian/cycling) pathway between Ngā Ūranga and Pito-One in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington with dual outcomes of rail/road … | Water | water-au | beetham-eddie-au chan-jonathan-au flocard-francois-au paine-michael-au shand-tom-d-au taylor-verity-au | 2023-au | |
| Waves and pathways: a data driven approach to site-specific overtopping analysis | The Te Ara Tupua Ngā Ūranga ki Pito-One Project comprises a 4.5 km shared (pedestrian/cycling) pathway between Ngā Ūranga and Pito-One in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington with dual outcomes of rail/road … | Water | water-au | beetham-eddie-au chan-jonathan-au flocard-francois-au paine-michael-au shand-tom-d-au taylor-verity-au | 2023-au | |
| Vegetation for wave overtopping mitigation : a laboratory and numerical investigation | Modern-day coastal engineering faces two key challenges: firstly, providing adequate protection under anthropogenic increases in sea level, and secondly, reducing environmentally detrimental engineering practices that are further driving changes to … | Water | water-au | blakely-holly-au shand-tom-d-au whittaker-colin-au | 2023-au | |
| Greening the grey – incorporating ecological enhancement into the Te Ara Tupua pathway | The Te Ara Tupua Ngā Ūranga ki Pito-One (Ngauranga to Petone) Project comprises a 4.5 km shared (pedestrian/cycling) pathway between Ngā Ūranga (Ngauranga) and Pito-One (Petone) in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington. … | Water | water-au | bell-jacqui-au bull-leigh-au burke-sean-au hetet-len-au miller-aaron-au paine-michael-au shand-tom-d-au | 2023-au | |
| Innovative design approaches on a major transport infrastructure project at the coast : the Te Ara Tupua experience | Delivery of major transport infrastructure projects at the coast requires a careful balance between numerous project drivers, including cost, program, environmental, regulatory and stakeholder considerations. These often-conflicting drivers have the … | Water | water-au | foster-mark-au shand-tom-d-au | 2023-au | |
| Using physical model testing to inform coastal design in complex wave environments | The 10 km stretch of foreshore between two of New Zealand’s largest cities Wellington and Hutt City is a crucial infrastructure corridor combining cycleway, road and rail, as well as … | Water | water-au | blanchard-leandre-au chan-jonathan-au flocard-francois-au paine-michael-au shand-tom-d-au | 2023-au | |
| A multi-model workflow for assessing multi-scale beach dynamics | Urban beaches in semi-sheltered harbor environments are highly valued public spaces that require detailed understanding of coastal dynamics for appropriate management. Understanding the dynamics these environments is challenging due historic … | Water | water-au | beetham-eddie-au blakely-holly-au kennedy-david-m-au mccarroll-jak-au perry-ben-au shand-tom-d-au | 2023-au | |
| Ōpōtiki Harbour development – innovation in environmental management plans | The Ōpōtiki Harbour Development (“OHD”) is the first river port to be constructed in over 100 years in New Zealand. Te Whakatōhea have developed an offshore mussel farm and onshore … | Water | water-au | hansen-reuben-au jones-hayley-au partner-lance-d-au wyeth-david-au | 2023-au | |
| Xbloc and earthquakes – a multi-modal approach to determining revetment performance and repair | The use of single layer, concrete armour units for coastal edge protection in place of rock is becoming increasingly common. Revetments constructed from these units can provide benefits of a … | Water | water-au | chan-jonathan-au davis-brian-au flocard-francois-au kennedy-andrew-i-au paine-michael-au shand-tom-d-au storie-luke-b-au taylor-verity-au yohannes-mikias-au | 2023-au | |
| Wave overtopping of coastal infrastructure in New Zealand: field measurement techniques and triggers for adaptation | Wave overtopping occurs as waves pass over the coastal edge and flow onto the land behind. This can result in a hazard to vehicles and pedestrians and flooding or damage … | Water | water-au | quilter-peter-w-au shand-tom-d-au whittaker-colin-au | 2023-au | |
| Ōpōtiki Harbour development – construction challenges at the end of a sand spit | The Ōpōtiki Harbour Development involves stabilising the entrance of the Waioeka River to allow reliable and safe access for maritime activity. Te Ara Moana a Toi (“A path to the … | Water | water-au | murray-scott-au partner-lance-d-au pearce-grant-w-au wyeth-david-au | 2023-au | |
| Future proofed tunnels at Karang-a-hape Road Station | Karangahape Road Station will be a new underground station on the Contract C3 of City Rail Link project in Auckland. The C3 comprises of 3.5 km twin-tunnel underground rail underneath … | Land + Buildings | land-buildings-au | howard-j-c-au howard-katerina-au | 2021-au | |
| Shear behaviour of a heavily-overconsolidated claystone deposit | Claystone deposits are commonly intercepted in road slope cuttings, for example in Southern Queensland and thus the understanding of the shear behaviour of these deposits is important for geotechnical engineers … | Land + Buildings | land-buildings-au | dissanayake-ajith-au sivakumar-siva-au wijeyakulasuriya-vasantha-au | 2023-au | |
| Geotechnical application and benefits of performance-based design | The New Zealand Building Code (like many others) is a performance-based standard; however, the application of performance-based design is rare in practice. Typical design practice considers the capacity of individual … | Land + Buildings | land-buildings-au | robinson-james-au storie-luke-b-au van-ballegooy-sjoerd-au | 2023-au | |
| Design and construction of rammed aggregate piers for Te Kaha – Canterbury’s new multi-use arena | Geopier Rammed Aggregate Piers® (RAPs) are a ground improvement technology that creates a densified column of aggregate surrounded by a stiffened matrix soil. This paper describes the design and construction … | Land + Buildings | land-buildings-au | bowen-hayden-au | 2023-au | |
| Performance and sustainability options assessment of a building with a concrete raft foundation overlying liquefiable soil | Communication and interaction between the project structural and geotechnical engineers are critical to obtain an efficient building solution for the site, building owner and occupants. This is particularly important at … | Land + Buildings | land-buildings-au | guy-mcdougall-au jamie-thompson-au mark-thomas-au sjoerd-van-ballegooy-au | 2022-au | |
| Optimisation of a falling toe for river mouth scour protection – results from a physical model study | River mouths are often highly dynamic environments, fluctuating in location and depth with riverine and coastal processes. Where river training structures restrict the river to a fixed location, these structures … | Water | water-au | bruce-w-melville-au colin-whittaker-au eddie-beetham-au grant-w-pearce-au jonathan-clarke-au josh-joubert-au lance-d-partner-au tom-d-shand-au zihao-tang-au | 2021-au | |
| Co-design of an innovative urban shellfish restoration project | A public open space on the Tāmaki Makaurau waterfront known as ‘Te Wānanga’ has been constructed as part of a wider transformation of the Tāmaki Makaurau downtown area. The project … | Water | water-au | alex-foxon-au alex-vink-au jarrod-walker-au marcus-cameron-au richelle-kahui-mcconnell-au susan-jackson-au | 2021-au | |
| Design of controlled modulus columns without load transfer platform | Ground improvement by means of Controlled Modulus Columns (CMCs) usually involves the construction of a Load Transfer Platform (LTP) over the CMCs, especially for construction of low embankments over soft … | Land + Buildings | land-buildings-au | william-t-eom-au | 2022-au | |
| Temporarily permanent – creating the stage for the 36th Americas Cup | In June 2017 Emirates Team New Zealand defeated Oracle Team USA, seizing the opportunity to host the 36th America’s Cup on the Waitematā Harbour in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Auckland last … | Water | water-au | bridget-allan-au jennifer-hart-au joe-greene-au niksa-sardelic-au tom-d-shand-au william-ingle-au | 2021-au | |
| Physical modelling of complex overtopping flows at Ōhau Point, Kaikōura and development of mitigation measures | A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Kaikōura coastline in November 2016 causing widespread uplift and landslides closing State Highway 1 and Main North Rail Line. Ōhau Point was the location … | Water | water-au | francois-flocard-au mathieu-deiber-au matt-j-blacka-au patrick-knook-au steve-procter-au tom-d-shand-au | 2021-au | |
| Hydrodynamic modelling of tsunami inundation behaviour in urban environments | Tsunami pose a significant risk to many urban centres in New Zealand. Having methods to assess the extent and flow regimes of tsunami allow the development of appropriate mitigation measures. … | Water | water-au | pablo-higuera-au scott-murray-au tom-d-shand-au | 2021-au | |
| Developments in the mapping of coastal erosion susceptibility/hazards | Areas susceptible to coastal erosion have traditionally been mapped as lines on a map. This was based on single values that were derived using a ‘building block’ approach. More recently, … | Water | water-au | marcus-cameron-au michael-paine-au susan-jackson-au | 2021-au | |
| Marine habitat enhancement and fauna management at Cobham Drive, Wellington | Cobham Drive, Wellington, is the site of a newly constructed footpath and cycleway with 430 m of associated erosion protection in the form of rock revetment. Habitat enhancement over and … | Water | water-au | marcus-cameron-au michael-paine-au susan-jackson-au | 2021-au | |
| Wave-structure-soil interaction for Te Wānanga, Auckland’s new waterfront | Te Wānanga, Auckland’s new waterfront public space, is part of the Downtown Infrastructure Development Programme, which aimed to revitalise the waterfront of downtown Auckland through a series of interconnected projects. … | Water | water-au | alex-vink-au andrew-brown-au emma-bullivant-au luke-b-storie-au | 2021-au | |
| The use of Trigger Action Response Plans to mitigate wave overtopping hazard on coastal infrastructure | Wave overtopping of coastal infrastructure such as rail, road and shared pathways can be hazardous to users and potentially threaten structural integrity and reliability. A Trigger Action Response Plan (TARP) … | Water | water-au | francois-flocard-au patrick-knook-au peter-w-quilter-au richard-reinen-hamill-au tom-d-shand-au | 2021-au | |
| Rawene Reserve landslips emergency response and stabilisation | The Rawene Reserve landslips occurred in 2017 and resulted in the partial loss of a sealed carpark behind the Mokoia Road shops in Birkenhead, Auckland. The landslips are inferred to … | Land + Buildings | land-buildings-au | john-seward-au simon-farquhar-au | 2022-au | |
| How calm is calm? Exploring the effect of the categorisation of calm winds on defining offensive odour risk. | Assessment of offensive odour risk in accordance with Environment Protection Authority of Victoria (EPA) Publication 1883 Guidance for assessing odour, June 2022 (EPA Publication 1883) is based on the downwind … | Waste + Resource Recovery | waste-resource-recovery-au | iain-m-cowan-au suk-yi-lo-au | 2022-au | |
| Anchor investigation in weak, soft, mudstone to assess the impacts of flush type and potential of underream methods | When installing anchors in weak argillaceous rocks selecting appropriate ultimate grout to ground bond strength parameters can be challenging, yet critical to ensure safe and rational anchor design. Literature notes … | Land + Buildings | land-buildings-au | danny-b-beasant-au | 2022-au | |
| Real world observations for sulfur dioxide and particulate matter due to the reduction in marine sulfur fuel content from Marpol Annex VI | On 1 January 2020, the allowable sulfur content of marine fuels, as capped under Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), fell from … | Waste + Resource Recovery | waste-resource-recovery-au | danny-b-beasant-au | 2022-au | |
| Ōpōtiki Harbour Development Project – Design of New Zealand’s first river training works in over 100 years | The Ōpōtiki Harbour Development Project involves stabilising the entrance of the Waioeka River to allow reliable and safe access for maritime activity. This project is the first major river training … | Water | water-au | eddie-beetham-au francois-flocard-au grant-w-pearce-au guy-mcdougall-au jonathan-clarke-au lance-d-partner-au patrick-knook-au tom-d-shand-au | 2021-au | |
| Combined numerical and physical modelling of waves for Ōpōtiki Harbour entrance design | The Ōpōtiki Harbour Development Project involves stabilising the entrance of the Waioeka River to allow reliable and safe access for maritime activity. This project is the first major river training … | Water | water-au | eddie-beetham-au francois-flocard-au grant-w-pearce-au jonathan-clarke-au lance-d-partner-au patrick-knook-au tom-d-shand-au | 2021-au | |
| Development of a prognostic meteorology for atmospheric dispersion modelling – a comparison of the various options used in Australia and New Zealand | Provision of accurate meteorology both at the surface and upper air levels is a key input for atmospheric dispersion models. At locations which are distant from observation stations in Australia … | Waste + Resource Recovery | waste-resource-recovery-au | iain-m-cowan-au richard-chilton-au | 2022-au |
