Guidance for Design Professionals on the 2022 NSHM

Today GNS Science has released the revised National Seismic Hazard Model (NSHM.) The Structural Engineering Society of New Zealand (SESOC), the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering (NZSEE) and the New Zealand Geotechnical Society (NZGS) have collaborated to publish an advisory document giving interim guidance to design professionals and their clients until such time as … Read moreGuidance for Design Professionals on the 2022 NSHM

New guidance released: Earthquake Design for Uncertainty

Managing uncertainty in earthquake engineering has always been a key challenge for New Zealand engineers and the theme of the recent NZSEE conference.  The uncertainty of earthquake demands has recently been given increased prominence due to the anticipated release of the new National Seismic Hazard Model (NSHM) for New Zealand, later in 2022. To assist … Read moreNew guidance released: Earthquake Design for Uncertainty

NZSEE Award Submissions

AWARDS UPDATE Monday 18th March Due to extenuating circumstances the Awards Submission website has been reopened. All Award Applications will now close at 11:59pm on Wednesday 20th March 2019 Lisa Moon Executive Officer AWARDS UPDATE The Award Submission website is inaccurately stating the applications have closed for some awards. We plan to reopen the website … Read moreNZSEE Award Submissions

2019 Call for Award Nominations / Applications

Nominations for annual NZSEE awards – Now Open All nominations close on Friday 15th March 2019. NZSEE 2019 Seismic Resilience Award for Design to Achieve Low Damage during Earthquakes (click here) 2019 QuakeCoRE/NZSEE Women in Earthquake Engineering Award click here) 2018 EQC/NZSEE Ivan Skinner Award click here) 2018 Otto Glogau Award  (click here ) NZSEE Research Scholarship 2019 (click … Read more2019 Call for Award Nominations / Applications

17WCEE Website now open

The 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (17WCEE) will be held in Sendai, Japan, September 14-18, 2020. Venue: Sendai International Center *Access: http://www.aobayama.jp/english/access/ Theme: Toward Resilient Society 17WCEE website is open URL: http://www.17wcee.jp/index.html 2. Get to know Sendai City Discover Sendai:http://sendai-travel.jp/ 3. 1st Circular is released! You can download it from the URL below. Please feel free … Read more17WCEE Website now open