Water New Zealand attended the annual partner workshop on
the 5th December. A number of interesting projects have or are
nearing completion that members may be interested in, some of these projects
are :
- Open Slat for Seismic Resilience
Evaluation of Buildings – A tool for assessing the expected safety, damage and
recovery of modern buildings
- UC Triaxial Permeameter – A tool for testing the
seismic performance of earth dams including seepage. (needed an explanation)
- Characterisation and screening of New Zealand
stopbank networks – To inform knowledge gaps, relative service and condition
levels, risk exposure, management and policy needs.
- Three Waters Resilience Guideline – A Beca
project, finalising first draft now.
- Implementation Framework for improved renewals
planning – An Opus project, A guidance document to improve pipeline renewals
planning for gravity wastewater pipelines through evidence based decision
making.
New Projects
- National Pipe Data Portal – aims to collate and
share data on a national basis in order to improve the models used to determine
the useful life of pipes and the risk profile of the 3 waters networks across
the country.
- Share wave Velocity – defining a NZ approach as
opposed to some of the undesirable practises being used.
- Earthquake Ground Motion for Engineering Practises
in NZ – NZS1170.5 defining a NZ methodology.
- Valentine’s Day Study – CCTV study in to how the
repairs are holding up in New Brighton. Following the earthquake that occurred
in 2016.
For more information view the latest Pipe Renewals Project update, visit the Quake Centre Online Resources
Portal http://resources.quakecentre.co.nz/3-waters/
or contact Noel.Roberts@waternz.org.nz