SESOC deliver a pathway in ‘Securing the future’
Recently, the SESOC2017 conference was held in Wellington – the fourth to be hosted in New Zealand with the theme ‘Securing the future.’ During this event, both local and international…
HERA mourns the loss of Associate Professor John Butterworth
We’re saddened to share the passing of University of Auckland’s Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering John Butterworth. Passing away after a long illness on 4 September – we…
A major milestone struck in our seismic testing on stainless
We’re pleased to announce that the first test on stainless steel connection was successfully performed 28 July 2017 at the University of Auckland’s testing lab. Answering what we believe is…
Statistics House investigation – lessons learned
The Statistics House investigation has highlighted that had the Kaikoura earthquake have happened at a different hour – lives would have been lost. Now more than ever, urgent action is…
We remember February 22, 2011
Today marks six years since the devastating Christchurch earthquake of 22 February 2011, a seismic event that continues to not only affect the local region itself, but New Zealand as…
Resource – Welding of seismic grade reinforcing bar
Reinforced concrete structures often use the “seismic” grade of reinforcing bar 500E (to AS/NZS 4671). The designation “500E” means the reinforcing rebar must meet specific requirements in regards to mechanical…
Post: Kaikoura earthquake – we need your insight
The 14th November Kaikoura earthquake was a sequence of ruptures with a combined magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale, and struck 15 kilometres north-east of Culverden, 95 km from…
HERA says farewell to a seismic engineering pioneer – Dr Robin Shepherd
We are saddened to advise that Dr Robin Shepherd – our founding Director from 1979 to 1980 passed away peacefully at age 83 in Los Angeles, California. Robin received his…
Pursuing IP commercialisation for promising seismic damage resistant system for modular steel structures
HERA has recently made a decision to assist the commercialisation for a seismic damage-resistant system for modular steel structures developed by Dr. John Jing in his PhD thesis. He’s received…
University of Auckland Science Tower – SCNZ
Creating a distinctive landscape to stand the test of time Brought to us by: SCNZ Duration: 2010 Location: Auckland, New Zealand SCNZ help to illustrate the integral role that structural…
Meet Audsley Jones
If you’ve been to Christchurch in the past five years, the chances are you’ve seen some form of diagonal steel bracing in one or more of the city’s buildings. The…
HERA at the 10th Pacific conference on earthquake engineering
The New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering and the Australian Earthquake Engineering Society co-hosted the Tenth Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering (PCEE 2015) in Sydney, Australia. The conference was held…