Alistair Russell
B.E. (1st class Hons) (Auckland)
University of Auckland
PhD Candidate
2006 – 2009
Supervisor: Associate Professor Jason Ingham
Area of interest:
Unreinforced Masonry buildings in New Zealand.
Currently undertaking research into the state of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings in New Zealand,
and their seismic capacity, with a view to providing accurate assessment so that cost effective
retrofit solutions can be implemented.
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| Alistair enjoys diving |
One of the many URM buildings in Auckland |
Publications:
Russell, A., Ingham, J., and Griffith, M. (2006). "Comparing New Zealand’s Unreinforced Masonry Details with those Encountered in Other Seismically Active Countries." 7th International Masonry Conference, 30 October - 1 November, London, UK.
Russell, A. P., Mahmood, H., and Ingham, J. M. (2007). "Assessment of the material properties of New Zealand’s unreinforced masonry building stock." The Third International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, 10-12 September, Cape Town, South Africa.
Russell, A. P., Mahmood, H., and Ingham, J. M. (2007). "Pseudo-static in-plane testing of typical New Zealand unreinforced masonry walls." 8th Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering. 5-7 December, Singapore.
Tonks, G., Russell, A. P., and Ingham, J. M. (2007). "Heritage Unreinforced Brick Masonry Buildings in New Zealand - The Retention of Architectural Qualities in a Seismic Environment." Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 13-16 June, Rethymno, Crete, Greece.
Russell, A. P., and Ingham, J. M. (2008). "Architectural Trends in the Characterisation of Unreinforced Masonry in New Zealand." 14th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference (14IBMAC)". 17-20 February, Sydney, Australia.