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(2) ‘Earthquake-resistant design of NZ infrastructure: This field trip will involve visiting several buildings that have been constructed in Christchurch that make use of a range of different structural systems for designing buildings to mitigate the effects of earthquakes (such as base isolation, steel and concrete buildings), and also geotechnical foundation design to mitigate the effects of liquefaction.
Project duration:
The programme runs for 10 weeks in the following blocks:
20th November - 21st Dec (5 weeks)
8th Jan - 9th Feb (5 weeks)
(there is some flexibility in these dates to satisfy prior constraints that people may have).
Scholarship amount and practical work:
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