Publications

Digital files of all publications are available upon request

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES

1. Dhakal, R., Ntritsos, N. & Cubrinovski, M. (2025). Evaluation of Liquefaction Ejecta Potential from Case Histories and Insights from Nonlinear Dynamic Analyses, Journal of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering, 152(1), doi.org/10.1061/JGGEFK.GTENG-14090.

2. Dhakal, R. & Cubrinovski, M. (2025). Key considerations for a simplified evaluation of liquefaction-induced settlement, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 199: 109669, doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2025.109669.

3. Cubrinovski, M. & Dhakal, R. (2025). Simplified procedure for estimating liquefaction-induced settlement, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 199: 109626, doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2025.109626.

4. Dhakal, R. & Cubrinovski, M. (2025). Liquefaction Response of Reclaimed Soils from Effective Stress Analysis, Soils and Foundations, 65(5), doi.org/10.1016/j.sandf.2025.101677.

5. Cappellaro, C., Dhakal, R. & Cubrinovski, M. (2024). Liquefaction Hazard of Wellington Reclamations Based on Simplified Analyses, Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 57(2), 97-116, doi.org/10.5459/bnzsee.1675.

6. Roy, J., Rollins, K.M., Dhakal, R. & Cubrinovski, M. (2023). A Comparative Study between the DPT and CPT in Evaluating Liquefaction Potential for Gravelly Soil at the Port of Wellington, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 149(11), doi.org/10.1061/JGGEFK.GTENG-10769.

7. Dhakal, R., Cubrinovski, M. & Bray, J.D. (2022). Evaluating the Applicability of Conventional CPT-Based Liquefaction Assessment Procedures to Reclaimed Gravelly Soils, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 155: 107176, doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2022.107176

8. Dhakal, R., Cubrinovski, M. & Bray, J.D. (2020). Geotechnical Characterization and Liquefaction Evaluation of Gravelly Reclamations and Hydraulic Fills (Port of Wellington, New Zealand), Soils and Foundations, 60(6): 1507-1531, doi.org/10.1016/j.sandf.2020.10.001.

9. Dhakal, R., Cubrinovski, M., Bray, J.D. & de la Torre, C. (2020). Liquefaction Assessment of Reclaimed Land at CentrePort, Wellington, Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 53(1), 1-12, doi.org/10.5459/bnzsee.53.1.1-12. [Otto Glogau Award]

REFEREED CONFERENCE PAPERS

1. Dhakal, R., Plata, R. & Cubrinovski, M. (2024). Liquefaction Response of a Pile-Supported Wharf on Liquefiable Gravelly Reclamations from 2D Nonlinear Dynamic Analyses, 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Milan, Italy, 30 June – 5 July 2024.

2. Dhakal, R. & Cubrinovski, M. (2024). Comparative Liquefaction Assessment of Gravelly Reclamations using the CPT, DPT, and Shear-Wave Velocity, 7th International Conference on Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterization, Barcelona, Spain, 18-21 June 2024.

3. Rollins, K., Roy, J., Walburger, A., Amoroso, S., Dhakal, R., Minarelli, L. & Marenghi, L. (2024). Interpretation of CPT tests in liquefiable gravel, 7th International Conference on Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterization, Barcelona, Spain, 18-21 June 2024.

4. Dhakal, R. & Cubrinovski, M. (2024). Liquefaction Response of Gravel-Sand-Silt Reclamations from 1D Effective Stress Analysis, 8th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Osaka, Japan, 7-10 May 2024.

5. Dhakal, R. & Cubrinovski, M. (2023). CPT-based evaluation of liquefaction-induced settlement for reclaimed gravelly soil, Canadian Conference - Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2023, Vancouver, Canada, 25-30 June 2023.

6. Dhakal, R. & Cubrinovski, M. (2023). CPT-based Evaluation of Relative Density for Reclaimed Gravel-Sand-Silt Mixtures, 14th Australia and New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics, Cairns, Australia, 2-5 July 2023.

7. Dhakal, R., Bray, J.D. & Cubrinovski, M. (2022). Sensitivity of CPT-based liquefaction assessment to sleeve friction depth correction, Proc. 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 2021, Sydney, Australia, 1-6 May 2022.

8. Dhakal, R., Cubrinovski, M. & Bray, J.D. (2022). Input Ground Motion Selection for Site Response Analysis at the Port of Wellington (New Zealand), Proc. 4th International Conference on Performance-based Design in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering (PBD-IV), Beijing, China, 15-17 July 2022.

9. Dhakal, R., Cubrinovski, M. & Bray, J.D. (2022). Application of the CPT for Liquefaction Assessment of Gravelly Reclamations at the Port of Wellington, Proc. 5th International Symposium on Cone Penetration Testing, CPT’22, Bologna, Italy, 8-10 June 2022.

10. Cappellaro, C., Cubrinovski, M. & Dhakal, R. (2022). Liquefaction risk analysis of reclaimed soil deposits in central Wellington, Proc. 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 2021, Sydney, Australia, 1-6 May 2022.

11. Dhakal, R., Cubrinovski, M. & Bray, J.D. (2021). Liquefaction of Reclaimed Soils in the Port of Wellington, New Zealand, Proc. 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Sendai, Japan, 27 September – 2 October 2021.

12. Cubrinovski, M. & Dhakal, R. (2021). Identification and Mitigation of Seismic Hazards from Inherited Vulnerabilities, Proc. 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Sendai, Japan, 27 September – 2 October 2021.

13. Cappellaro, C., Cubrinovski, M. & Dhakal, R. (2021). Risk Analysis of Native and Reclaimed Soil Deposits in Central Wellington, Proc. NZSEE Annual Technical Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, 14-16 April 2021.

14. Dhakal, R., Cubrinovski, M., Bray, J.D. & de la Torre, C. (2019). Site Characterization for Liquefaction Assessment of Gravelly Reclamations at CentrePort, Wellington, Proc. 7th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Rome, Italy, 17-20 June 2019.

15. Cubrinovski, M., Ntritsos, N., Dhakal, R. & Rhodes, A. (2019). Key aspects in the engineering assessment of soil liquefaction, Proc. 7th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Rome, Italy, 17-20 June 2019.

16. Dhakal, R., Cubrinovski, M., Bray, J.D. & de la Torre, C. (2019). Liquefaction Assessment of Reclaimed Gravelly Soils at CentrePort, Wellington, Proc. 2019 Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Auckland, New Zealand, 4-6 April 2019.

17. Dhakal, R., Cubrinovski, M., Bray, J.D. & de la Torre, C. (2019). Site Characterisation and Liquefaction Assessment for the Reclaimed Soils in CentrePort, Wellington, Proc. 13th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics, Perth, Australia, 1-3 April 2019.

18. Bray, J.D., Cubrinovski, M., Dhakal, R. & de la Torre, C. (2019). Seismic Performance of CentrePort, Wellington, Proc. Eighth International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 24-27 March 2019.

REPORTS AND ARTICLES

1. Ackerson, M., Beyzaei, C., Dhakal, R., Hess, K., Lin, Y.C., Ma, X., Makdisi, A. & Pascua, C. (2019). Environmental Impacts of Christchurch and Kaikoura Earthquakes: Lessons Learnt to Inform Resilient Strategies, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Learning From Earthquakes (LFE) Travel Study Program Report, New Zealand, 5-11 March 2019.

2. Dhakal, R. & Luo, D. (2017). Seismic Wave Inversion for Groundwater Tomography, Civil and Natural Resources Engineering Final Year Projects, University of Canterbury, October 2017, 8 pp.