Abstract: A series of reinforced concrete wall tests were conducted at the University of Auckland to address the lack of experimental data on flexure-dominant lightly reinforced concrete walls that are common in multistorey buildings ...

Abstract: Self-centering precast concrete walls have been found to provide excellent seismic resistance. Such systems typically exhibit low energy dissipation, requiring supplementary dissipating components to improve their seismic ...

Abstract: Prior to the 2010–2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence in New Zealand, buried pipes were thought to be tested with respect to all expected significant loadings as specified by material standards, such as AS/NZS 1477 for ...

Abstract: Reinforced concrete (RC) buildings constructed before introducing ductile design requirements may exhibit undesirable seismic behavior. One such vulnerability is the lack of confinement to end regions that may lead to ...

Abstract: This study investigates a novel retrofitting technique to prevent premature axial failure and collapse of RC walls during earthquakes, attributed to inadequate compressive strain capacity in boundary regions. The technique ...

Abstract: A shake-table test of a 2-story full-scale low-damage concrete wall building was conducted on the multifunctional shake-table array at Tongji University to validate the system-level dynamic response of this type of building. ...

Abstract: The 2010/2011 Canterbury (New Zealand) earthquakes caused significant damage to buried pipeline infrastructure. Observations of damaged pipes that were made during either repair or replacement were used to define representative ...

Abstract: The 2010/2011 Canterbury (New Zealand) earthquakes caused significant damage to buried pipeline infrastructure. Observations of damaged pipes that were made during either repair or replacement were used to define representative ...