Matthew Ireland
University of Canterbury
B.E. (Hons), M.E. in Civil Engineering
2005 – 2006
Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Stefano Pampanin (primary), Professor Des Bull
Area of interest:
Assessment of the seismic response of existing pre-1970’s reinforced
concrete structural walls. Proposal of a selective weakening approach for
a performance based seismic retrofit.
Publications:
Ireland, M.G. (2007) "Development of a Selective Weakening Approach for the Seismic Retrofit of Reinforced Concrete Structural Walls." M.E. Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Canterbury. Supervised by Assoc. Prof Stefano Pampanin and Prof Des Bull pdf
Ireland, M. G., Pampanin, S., and Bull, D. K., (2007) "Experimental Investigations of a Selective Weakening Approach for the Seismic Retrofit of R.C. Walls." Proc. of NZSEE 2007 Conference, Wairakei, New Zealand. pdf [coming soon]
Ireland, M. G., Pampanin, S., and Bull, D. K., (2006) "Concept and Implementation of a Selective Weakening Approach for the Seismic Retrofit of R.C. Buildings." NZSEE Conference, Napier, New Zealand, CDROM, 2006:Paper 9. [reprinted with permission] pdf
Contact details:
Matthew Ireland
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch
New Zealand 8020
email: mgi17@student.canterbury.ac.nz