Members : Awards

Otto Glogau Award

This award is offered annually to the author or authors presenting the best paper during the three years ending 30 June preceding the date of the award.

Those eligible are authors, whether members or non-members of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, of any paper published in the Bulletin of the NZSEE within the previous three years: also, authors of any paper published elsewhere within the previous three years, provided at least one is a member of the Society, and the paper is nominated in writing to the Management Committee by a member of the NZSEE at least one month prior to the date of the award being presented.

The criteria for selection of the Otto Glogau Award are merit and the degree to which the paper advances the objects of the Society. However, when papers of equal merit are being considered for the award, preference will be given to authors who have not yet received the award

Two years must pass from the date of the award before an author is again eligible to receive the award. (For multi-authored papers, the term “author” in this paragraph refers to all authors)

The award is in the form of a sum of money to purchase books, plus a certificate.

Now calling for 2007 Nominations

Nominations including a copy of the paper as published should reach the Secretary at P O Box 2193 Wellington or secretary@nzsee.org.nz by 1 March 2008

Pre-1998(brief list) 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

2004: (presented at the NZSEE AGM, 11 March 2005)

Hollowcore Floor slab performance following a severe earthquake", presented to the 2003 FIB Conference, Athens, May

by Jeff Matthews, Des Bull and John Mander

Citation:

This paper told the world about the performance of hollowcore slab testing when incorporated with a 2-way perimeter ductile frame. The performance of the slab using the then current detailing commonly used in New Zealand was poor with collapse of the slab units.

The testing sub-assemblage incorporated full-scale beams, columns and slabs in complex testing rig able to load the structure in both horizontal directions while keeping the column drifts the same at mid-column height. The testing modelled the prototype as close to reality as was possible without placing a scale model on a shaking table.

The results of the testing were the basis for amendments made to the NZ Concrete standard in 2003. The paper is extremely well written with clear, concise photographs and figures. The authors richly deserve to be awarded the NZSEE Otto Glogau Award for 2004.

2003: (presented at the NZSEE AGM, 11 March 2005)

The tri-set of papers on the Earthquake Hazard and Risk Assessment of the Canterbury region all in NZSEE Bulletin, Vol. 34, No 4, Dec 2001.

Paper 1: Earthquake hazard and risk assessment study for the Canterbury Region: Outline of programme development

by Peter Kingsbury, Jarg Pettinga & Russ Van Dissen

Paper 2: Earthquake source identification and characterisation for the Canterbury Region, South Island NZ

by Jarg Pettinga, Msark Yetton, Russ Van Dissen & Gaye Downes,

Paper 3: Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment of the Canterbury Region.

by Mark Stirling, Jarg Pettinga, Kelvin Berrymann and Mark Yetton

Citation:

The triset of papers that document the Environment Canterbury seismic hazard assessment collectively represent a benchmark for this country. Never before has a territorial authority undertaken to quantify the earthquake hazards in such a thorough and systematic fashion. The study was well thought out by the Environment Canterbury managers, and the projects well formulated and carried out by the various specialists. The work is a shining example of how multidisciplinary multiorganisational groups can work together to a common cause and produce a first rate study that goes well beyond anything previously done in the area. The triset is thoroughly deserving of the Otto Glogau Award for 2003.

2002: (presented at the NZSEE AGM, 11 March 2005)

Recent Studies of Historical Earthquake-Induced Landsliding Ground Damage and MM Intensity in NZ

Graham Hancox, Nick Perrin and Grant Dellow in NZSEE Bulletin, Vol. 35, No 2, June 2002.

Citation:
The paper is a commendable recipient of the 2002 award. It represents the first substantial effort to: (1) pull together all earthquake-induced
landslide (EIL) observations in the country; (2) understand the physical
factors that control EIL size and distribution in New Zealand, and; (3)
quantify the relationship between earthquake shaking intensity and EILs.

It will serve as a valuable resource for hazard and risk assessments well into the future.

2002 Recipients

The 1942 Wairarapa, New Zealand, Earthquakes: Analysis of Observational and Instrumental Data
by Gaye Downes, David Dowrick, Russ Van Dissen, John Taber, Graeme Hancox, Euan Smith Published in: Volume 34, No. 2, June 2001 Bulletin of the Society

Citation:
This paper is a comprehensive analysis of a sequence of three events of greater than Magnitude 6 occurring within a six-month period in the Wairarapa in 1942.

The careful presentation of historical records, reports and photographs along with recent analysis beckons parallels with a modern reconnaissance report. The detailed consideration of the effects on buildings and lifelines sends a thoughtful message about the significant effect that the same earthquakes would have on the Wellington region if they occurred in the modern context. The importance of taking the possibility of a similar sequence of strong earthquakes into account in loss modelling and response and recovery planning is also highlighted.

The information, findings and discussion presented in this paper is of interest to people of all disciplines represented by the Society's membership.

2001 Recipient

Performance based seismic design
by M. J. N. Priestley,
Proceedings of the 12th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Auckland, NZ, 30 January - 4 February, Paper No. 2831. This paper was later published in the NZSEE Bulletin as: Priestley, M. J. N., 2000, Performance based seismic design. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 33, No. 3, p. 325-346.

The Award Committee's citation reads:

"This paper is the excellent State-of-the-Art address given by Prof Priestley at the 12th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering in Auckland last year.

The paper underpins a new, and evolving, framework for seismic design. In contrast with current forced-based design methods, displacement is placed up front in the design stage.

It is quite likely that seismic design in the future will use the framework postulated here by Prof Priestley."

2000 Recipient

Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis of New Zealand
by Mark Stirling, Steve Wesnousky and Kelvin Berryman
published in the New Zealand Journal of Geology & Geophysics 1998 , Volume 41, pages 355-375.

The Award Committee's citation reads:

"This paper presents probabilistic seismic hazard maps for New Zealand that are based on the distribution and long-term recurrence behaviour of over 150 active faults and the spacial distribution of earthquakes observed in historic time.

The work presented in this paper shows the marked geographic variability of seismic hazard throughout the country, and is a significant advance on the now classic work of Smith & Berryman of the mid-80's.

This work, and Mark's ongoing improvements of it, will no doubt form an integral part of future loadings codes"

1999 Recipient

The 1855 Wairarapa, New Zealand, earthquake - analysis of historical data
by Rodney Grapes, Victoria University of Wellington, and Gaye Downes, Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences published in the Society's Bulletin Volume 30, No.4, December 1997, Pages 271-368

The Award Committee's citation reads:
"This paper, which fills an entire issue of the Bulletin, is an impressive work where nearly 200 historical accounts are examined and assessed in order to determine the effects of the magnitude 8+ Wairarapa earthquake of 1855. The documents examined include contemporary diaries, letters and journals, newspaper reports and articles, archives, memoranda and reports of the Wellington Provincial Government.

Other than the published accounts of Sir Charles Lyell in 1856, this is the first comprehensive account of the effects of this important New Zealand Earthquake-the largest to strike New Zealand in historical time.

One shudders to think of the havoc that will result when Wellington is visited by a repeat of the 1855 earthquake. But there will be a repeat, someday, and as such this paper presents an invaluable account of the 1855 earthquake, its effects, and the damage that resulted.

This paper addresses the following in detail:

Mainshock location and magnitude; felt intensity distribution; descriptive account of the effects of the earthquake on people and man-made structures; effects on the environment from strong shaking such as fissuring, liquefaction, lateral spreading, subsidence and landslides, and from tectonically produced uplift, subsidence and faulting: biological effects: tsunami and seiche; aftershock occurrence; and social response and recovery."

1998 Recipient

Attenuation of Peak Ground Acceleration in New Zealand Earthquakes
by Zhao, J.X., Dowrick, D.J.,and McVerry, G.H.,
published in the Society's Bulletin Volume 30: 133 -158.

The Award Committee's citation reads: "In this paper, attenuation expressions for peak ground accelerations for New Zealand Earthquakes are developed. These expressions are robust, and are the first to be published that are based primarily on New Zealand data. The attenuation expressions based on New Zealand data are significantly different from early "industry standard" expressions that were based mainly on western North America data.

The authors are to be commended for their paper that summarises, and brings to fruition, over three decades of strong motion data collection and analysis in New Zealand.

Pre-1998 Recipients - Brief List

1997
J H Wood and G R Martin: "Evaluation of Seismic Design Parameters for the Museum of New Zealand Site"

1995
T J Larkin and S Marks: "The Seismic Analysis of Sandy Sites"

1994
J B Berrill, R O Davis and I F McCahon: "Christchurch seismic hazard pilot study"

1993
R Van Dissen, K R Berryman, J R Pettinga and N L Hill: "Paleoseismicity of the Wellington-Hutt Valley segment of the Wellington fault"

1992
M Nishiyama: "Seismic design of prestressed concrete buildings"

1991
L T Pham: "A base-isolation design using spherically-ended rollers and telescopic shock absorbers".

1990
R C Fenwick and L M Megget: "Seismic behaviour of a reinforced concrete portal frame sustaining gravity loads".

1989
T Paulay and W J Goodsir: "The ductility of structural walls".

1988
T Andriono and R Park: "Seismic design considerations of the properties of NZ manufactured steel reinforcing bars".

1987
D D Spurr: "An economic solution for stabilising a slender arch roof".

1986
M J N Priestley and D R Brunsdon: "Assessment of seismic performance characteristics of reinforced concrete buildings constructed between 1936 and 1975.

1985
P R Boardman, B J Wood and A J Carr: "Union House: a cross-braced structure with energy dissipators".

1984
All 19 members of the Bridge Study Group: Printed in Bulletin, Vol. 13, No. 3.

1983
M J N Priestley: "Seismic design of masonry buildings - background to the draft masonry design code DZ 4210".

1982
L M Megget: "Analysis and design of a base-isolated reinforced concrete frame building".

1981
A Buchanan: "Diagonal beam reinforcing for ductile frames".

1980
W Smith: "Statistical estimates of the likelihood of earthquake shaking throughout New Zealand".

1979
R W G Blakeley, R Cooney and L M Megget: "Seismic shear loading at flexural capacity in cantilever wall structures".

1978
R Park and T Paulay: "Ductile reinforced concrete frames - some comments on the special provisions for seismic design of ACI 318/71 and on capacity design".