New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering

One of the earliest specialist groups of the Institution, reflecting the importance of seismic engineering in this country. The Society has strong international affiliations, and has run a number of major international conferences: in 1965 the 3rd World Conference on Earthquake Engineering was held in New Zealand, and the group has also been host to the South Pacific Regional Conference, and the Pacific Conferences of 1987, 1991 and jointly with the Australian Society, in 1995.

A principal activity is the maintenance of a pool of experts in diverse disciplines able to travel at short notice to the sites of damaging earthquakes in countries comparable to New Zealand to learn first hand of the response of building structures and lifelines.

The society, which publishes a quarterly bulletin, has earned high repute both in this country and overseas. Among its members there are engineers in many disciplines, particularly structural and foundation engineers, together with geologists, scientists and many others interested in earthquake engineering.

The objects of the society are to further those of the International Association for Earthquake Engineering as applicable to New Zealand, and to foster the advancement of the science and practice of earthquake engineering.

Website: http://www.nzsee.org.nz

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