Engineering: Reports
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On creative design study in an engineering undergraduate course.
(University of CanterburyUniversity of Canterbury, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1979)This is a revised edition of Part I of a report of the same title first produced in 1974. The material has been enlarged and re-written to include developments since that year. The purpose of the work remains unchanged ... -
Some observation on the teaching of engineering design.
(University of CanterburyUniversity of Canterbury, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1985)Mechanical Engineering Design 3 - the final year course as presently existing in the Department - represents a developed state of that which obtained some years ago. The writer undertook to try to bring into the coursework ... -
GEOTECHNICAL RECONNAISSANCE OF THE 2016 Mw7.8 KAIKOURA, NEW ZEALAND EARTHQUAKE
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LIQUEFACTION EFFECTS AND ASSOCIATED DAMAGE AT THE PORT OF WELLINGTON
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The Simple Lateral Mechanism Analysis (SLaMA) for the seismic performance assessment of a case study building damaged in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake
(University of Canterbury, 2017)This report presents the simplified seismic assessment of a case study reinforced concrete (RC) building following the newly developed and refined NZSEE/MBIE guidelines on seismic assessment (NZSEE/MBIE, semi-final draft ... -
Cyclic Triaxial Testing on Undisturbed Samples of Rhyolitic Material from the Waikato Region
(2018)This report describes the suite of cyclic triaxial testing which has been undertaken at the University of Canterbury on undisturbed specimens of rhyolitic deposits from the locations of AP12a, AP13a and AP14a close to ... -
Managing fuse protection in low-voltage networks with distributed generation
(2019)New Zealand’s (NZ’s) uptake of inverter-based solar photovoltaic energy systems can affect fused protection in its 400 V low-voltage (LV) networks. This paper proposes some basic rules that can be applied generally to ... -
Recommendations for Ancillary Service Markets under High Penetrations of Wind Generation in New Zealand
(2019)This report analyses the demand for reserves, including Ancillary Services Frequency Keeping (FK) and Instantaneous Reserves (IR), under higher penetrations of wind generation in the New Zealand power system. Recommendations ... -
Energy and Capacity Requirements for a 90% renewable system in New Zealand
(2018)This paper investigates the operation of New Zealand’s electricity system replacing large thermal generation with different proportions of wind and geothermal generation. These portfolios are assessed with an implicit ... -
Energy and Capacity Requirements for a 90% renewable system in New Zealand
(2018)This paper investigates the operation of New Zealand’s electricity system replacing large thermal generation with different proportions of wind and geothermal generation. These portfolios are assessed with an implicit ... -
Urban tree diversity for sustainable cities - policy brief
(2016)The world is urbanising at an unprecedented rate – over half the world’s population live in cities. This proportion is even higher in Europe, where nearly three quarters of people live in cities. Globally, the ... -
Empowerment-Driven Single Agent Exploration For Locating Multiple Wireless Transmitters
(2018)Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have attracted significant interest in recent years, as they have shown to be effective in supporting a wide range of applications in many different areas, including logistics, search and ... -
Developing Innovative facades with Improved seismic and sustainability performance
(2017)Recent earthquakes have shown the vulnerability of conventional curtain wall glass claddings to seismic actions in large earthquakes. This paper undertakes an initial assessment of some innovative design concepts for ... -
Mixed-Use Urban Planning and Development
(Building Research Association New Zealand, 2017)Urban sprawl, commonly associated with car dependency, is a major worldwide concern for urban planners and policy makers, with “sustainable development” becoming a common policy goal in cities’ long-term plans. Mixed-use ... -
Proof of Concept Studies for the Practical Application of Joule Heating as a Phytosanitary Treatment for Export Pinus radiata (D. Don) Logs
(2013)Following initial feasibility work in 2007 [1] and a MAFBNZ funded project in 2009 [2], the Joule heating concept for log sterilization was incorporated into the STIMBR PGP project as section 1.5.2. This report details ...
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