The building located at 3 Prince Albert Road, Dunedin has been evaluated herein in detail. The detailed seismic assessment was performed using the widely accepted NSZEE guidelines, University of Auckland published guidelines and technical literature published in United States, and Europe.
For accurate assessment, as-built material properties and shear strength of underlying soil type profile were determined by performing a series of onsite bed joint shear sliding tests and Scala penetrometer tests. These values were then used to assess the overall structural capacity of the building and the strength of individual components.
