John Berrill (Retired)

Position

Reader

Qualifications

BE, MS, PhD

Contact Details

Email: john.berrill@canterbury.ac.nz

Research

Geomechanics, Engineering seismology

Professional Affiliations, Activities and Achievements (last 5 years):

• Scientific Board Member and Lecturer, European School for Advanced Studies in Reduction of Seismic Risk (the ROSE school) Pavia Italy, 2000-present
• Editorial Board "ISET Journal of Earthquake Technology", 1998-present

Publications

Stafford, P. J., J. R. Pettinga and J. B. Berrill, Seismic Source Identification and Characterisation for Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analyses conducted in the Buller-NW Nelson Region, South Island, New Zealand, Journal of Seismology, (In Press)

Stafford, P. J.,  J. B. Berrill, and J. R. Pettinga, New Predictive Equations for Arias Intensity from Crustal Earthquakes in New Zealand, Journal of Seismology (In Press).

Berrill, J.B. and S. Yasuda, Liquefaction and Piled Foundations: Some Issues, Journal of Earthquake Eng.,v6 Special Issue 1, 2002:1-41

Davis, R.O. & Berrill, J.B., Correlation of pore pressure and dissipated energy in earthquakes - field verification, J. Geotech. Engrg,v127, 2001:269-74

Berrill, J.B, Christensen, S.A., Keenan, R.P., Okada, W & Pettinga, J.R., Case study of lateral spreading forces on a piled foundation., Geotechnique,v51, 2001:501-17

McManus, K.J. and Berrill, J.B, Soil Liquefaction Hazard in Christchurch, Proc. N.Z. Geotech. Soc. Symp, 2001:165-74

Davis, R.O. & Berrill, J.B., Liquefaction at the Imperial Valley Wildlife site, Bull. NZ Soc. for Earthquake Engrg,v34, 2001:91-106

Bamdad, A., Habibagahi, G. & Berrill, J.B., Liquefaction potential assessment using different neural and neuro-fuzzy networks: a comparative study, Proc. 15th Intl. Conf. Soil Mechanics and Geotech Engrg, Istanbul,v1, 2001:23-7

Davis, R.O. & Berrill, J.B., Wildlife Revisited., Proc John Booker Memorial Symp. (eds. Smith, D.W. & Carter, J.P.), Sydney, 2000:355-70

Yasuda S. & Berrill, J.B., Observations of the earthquake response of foundations in soil profiles containing saturated sands, Proc Geo Eng2000 Conf. Melbourne, 2000:CD Rom

Chambers, A.M., McManus, K.J., Yang, J., and Berrill, J.B, The Dynamic Behaviour of Drilled Shaft Micropiles, Civil Engineering Research Report, University of Canterbury,99-2, 1999:57

Berrill, J.B, Chapter X: Seismic Liquefaction and Lifelines, A.J.W Lamb (ed) Risk & Realities, 1997:47-70