We invite you to join us for the Keith Robinson Event in Geotechnical Engineering that is being hosted with generous support from the Keith Robinson Geotechnical Student Experience Fund. Please RSVP if you would like to attend.
The event features a keynote address by Professor Misko Cubrinovski on “Learning from Earthquake Case Histories“. Engineers employ a wide range of tools and methodologies, including field investigations, laboratory testing, physical modelling of soil – structure interaction, and theoretical and analytical approaches in earthquake geotechnical engineering practice. A critical element that provides a reality check for these engineering methods is field evidence and observations of how ground and structures have actually performed during past earthquakes (i.e., case histories). This presentation draws on exceptionally well-documented geotechnical case histories from recent earthquakes in New Zealand. Particular emphasis is placed on soil liquefaction, to highlight some unique insights and learning opportunities that case histories offer to the geotechnical engineering profession and to society at large. Research findings and lessons from these case histories informed and supported community recovery efforts following the 2010–2011 Christchurch earthquakes.
Misko Cubrinovski is Professor of Geotechnical and Earthquake Engineering at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. His career spans more than 40 years in academia and engineering practice across Macedonia, Japan, and New Zealand. Professor Cubrinovski’s expertise is in earthquake geotechnical engineering, with special focus on soil liquefaction, the seismic response of earth structures, and soil-structure interaction. He has served as a geotechnical specialist and advisor on more than 50 major engineering projects. His honours include the Ishihara Lecture Award (ISSMGE), the Ralph B. Peck Award (ASCE), the Norman Medal (ASCE), and major awards from the New Zealand Geotechnical Society (NZGS) and the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering (NZSEE).
The event commences with light refreshments (5:45–6:15pm) and, following a tribute to Keith Robinson that includes recognition of undergraduate and graduate student winners of the Keith Robinson newly-endowed prizes (6:15-6:30pm), Professor Misko Cubrinovski will give his keynote address (6:30-7:30pm).