Publications


Dr. Davidson is author of over 70 technical papers. The following are selected to illustrate his range of interests.

  1. “Seismic Design of Storage Tanks”, Bull. Of NZ Nat. Soc. For Earthquake Engineering Nov. 2009.

  2. “Retrofit of Seismically Isolated Structures for Near-field Ground Motion using Additional Viscous Damping”, Bull. NZSEE, Vol. 38, No. 2 June 2005 pp.106 – 118.

  3. “Testing and Codification of Partially Grout-filled Nominally-reinforced Concrete Masonry Subjected to In-plane Cyclic Loads”, The Masonry Society Professional Journal. Vol 19 No. 1 Sept 2001.

  4. “Evaluation of Earthquake Risk Buildings with Masonry Infill Panels”, Proceedings NZSEE Technical Conference, Mar. 2001. pp4.02.1-4.02.8

  5. ” Displacement Focussed Force Based Design”, Proceedings Australasian Structural Engineering Conference, April. 2001. pp 223-229.

Dr Barry Davidson


  1. Brooke, N. J. (2018) Revision of Part C5 Technical Guidelines for Engineering Assessments of Concrete Buildings. in Proc. Concrete New Zealand Conference, Hamilton, New Zealand.

  2. Brooke, N. J. (2018) On Hollowed Ground. EG Mag. Eng. N. Z. 2018(4), pp.42–43.

  3. Brooke, N. J. and Elwood, K. J. (2018) Summary of Proposed Changes to Section C5 of the Seismic Assessment Guidelines. in Proc. NZSEE Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

  4. Hare, J., Bull, D. K., Elwood, K. J., Henry, R. S., and Brooke, N. J. (2018) Precast Double Tee Support Systems - 10 Years On. in Proc. Concrete New Zealand Conference, Hamilton, New Zealand.

  5. Henry, R. S., Parr, M., Brooke, N. J., Elwood, K. J., Liu, A., and Bull, D. K. (2018) Progress Towards Experimental Validation of Precast Floor Retrofit Solutions. in Proc. Concrete New Zealand Conference, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Dr Nicholas Brooke


  1. Al-Ani, M., Rogers, R. A., and Brooke, N. J. (2008) Performance of Low-Dose Steel Fibre Reinforced Double Tee Beams. in 8th International Symposium on Utilization of High-Strength and High-Performance Concrete, Tokyo, Japan. pp.27–29.

  2. Buckle, I. G., Al-Ani, M., & Monzon, E. (2011). Seismic isolation design examples of highway bridges. NCHRP Project, 20-27.

  3. Al-Ani, M., Rogers, R., & Ingham, J. (2012). Assessment of shear stress limits in New Zealand design standards for high-strength concrete bridge beams (No. 501).

  4. Al-Ani, M., Ingham, J., & Wiles, P. (2013). Assessment of shear stress limits on high-strength, prestressed concrete bridge beams. In NZ Concrete Industry Conference 2013. New Zealand Concrete Society.

  5. Wei, C., Al-Ani, M., & Buckle, I. G. (2013). An improved simplified method for the analysis of seismically isolated highway bridge with heavy substructure. In 7th National Seismic Conference on Bridges and Highways, Oakland, CA.

Dr Moustafa Al-Ani


  1. O’Hagan, J. T., and Stuart, T. J. (2021). “The Effects of the Extent of Cracking on the Design of Reinforced Concrete Wall Structures.” Proc. SESOC Conference, Hamilton, New Zealand.

  2. McBride, A. P., Stuart, T. J., Davidson, J., Le Pelley, D., Flay, R. G. J., and Li, Y. F. (2016) Integration of Wind Tunnel Pressure Results with the Structural Model for a Large Roof in New Zealand. in Proc. 18th Australasian Wind Engineering Society Workshop, McLaren Vale, Australia.

  3. Bradley, D. S., Brooke, N. J., and Stuart, T. J. (2016) Development of a Beam-Column Joint Model for Use in the CTV Building Earthquake Response Analysis. presented at the NZSEE Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand. pp.12.

  4. Blain, A.S., Stuart T.J. and Davidson, B.J., “Design Approach for the Seismically Isolated Powder Dryer Factory at Pahiatua”, Proceedings NZSEE Technical Conference, April, 2015.

  5. Bradley, D S (2012) CPEng: A Mark of Quality? in Proc. SESOC NZ Conference. Auckland, New Zealand.

  6. Stuart, T J (2012) Seismic Assessment of the Mangatangi Spillway Shaft Using Inelastic Time History Analysis. in Proc. SESOC NZ Conference. Auckland, New Zealand.

  7. Bradley, D S and Stuart, T J (2008) Learning Experiences. SESOC Journal. 21(1).

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