Module 2: Geotechnical investigations for earthquake engineering
About this document
Introduction
Module 2 of the geotechnical guidelines provides guidance on appropriate investigations to assess the ground conditions to support the seismic design of new structures.
Contents
Developed jointly by MBIE and the New Zealand Geotechnical Society, the module is part of the Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Practice series and relates specifically to earthquake site investigation.
Other modules
Earthquake geotechnical engineering practice series
Resources
Other resources that are available include:
- Standards and publications can be purchased from the ASTM International website
- New Zealand Geotechnical Database for geotechnical data
- Soil and rock field logging guidelines on the New Zealand Geotechnical Society website.