MBIE Research & Technical Definition of 'Rubble' in regard to foundations

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From: Jake Preston

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
Given that update 10 of the Technical Guidance documents found
on your website here: https://www.building.govt.nz/building-co... contains reference to 'rubble' foundations, how does MBIE define rubble in reference to a foundation?

Secondly, what technical research has MBIE conducted with regard to the solutions provided in the guidance and their applicability to rubble foundations? Please provide copies of the research undertaken along with any documents where MBIE has examined rubble type foundations, or relied on others research, around the subject of rubble foundations.

Yours faithfully,

Jake Preston

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DOIA 1819-0047

 

Dear Jake,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 10/07/2018 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment, Given that update 10
of the Technical Guidance documents found  on your website here:
https://www.building.govt.nz/building-co...
contains reference to 'rubble' foundations, how does MBIE define rubble in
reference to a foundation?

 

Secondly, what technical research has MBIE conducted with regard to the
solutions provided in the guidance and their applicability to rubble
foundations? Please provide copies of the research undertaken along with
any documents where MBIE has examined rubble type foundations, or relied
on others research, around the subject of rubble foundations.

 

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Dear Mr Preston

 

Please accept our apologies as the email address we had used was
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Dear Mr Preston

 

Attached is a response to your Official Information Act 1982 requests of
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