Safety Initiative: Early warning system of ground and structural movement
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A document describing the early warning system to alert team members of ground and structural movement at the Arch.
A document describing the early warning system to alert team members of ground and structural movement at the Arch.
A web story about the return of the stone lions to the Memorial Arch.
A presentation prepared by one of the site engineers restoring the Memorial Arch and Bridge of Remembrance, outlining the damage to the structures, the repair designs and the construction methodologies.
A document describing the use of a remotely operated hydraulic jaw crusher to avoid the need to make confined space entries.
A presentation prepared by SCIRT's Downer Communciation Lead, providing an overview of the community engagement carried out by the Downer Team during the restoration of the Bridge and Arch.
A web story about a site visit to the Bridge and Arch by local school pupils.
A document describing the confined spaces "dummy run".
A document describing Downer's use of column seismic clamps to prevent additional damage to the Arch columns.
A document describing Downer's approach to containing bentonite when drilling micro piles for the new Arch foundations.
A web story about the model design work by Christ's College pupils.
A document which describes the process that SCIRT took to restore the Bridge of Remembrance and Memorial Arch.
A poster which was prepared to go with the award application for the Canterbury Heritage Awards 2016.
Posters which describe the earthquake damage, planned restoration methods and historic information about the Bridge of Remembrance and Memorial Arch. These posters were hung on the fencing around the Bridge and Arch to inform the public about the work taking place.
A series of communication updates provided by SCIRT's Downer Delivery Team to the Christchurch City Council. These updates detailed the progress of the Arch and Bridge restoration. The updates were produced between 28 June 2013 and 8 September 2015.
A copy of the award application for the Canterbury Heritage Awards 2016.
A document describing Downer's planned approach for neutralising the high pH of any potential bentonite or grout discharge into the Avon river.
A paper presented at the New Zealand Concrete Industry Conference 2015 about the design and construction challenges faced when strengthening the Memorial Arch.
A document describing the use of 3D modelling for construction methodology.
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 17 March 2011 entitled, "Tomorrow we have a memorial service in Christchurch....".
A PDF copy of a page on the EQ Recovery Learning site which linked to a YouTube video. This short video provides an insight into the design and location of the Canterbury Earthquake Memorial, due to be completed in February 2017. We meet its designer Grega Vezjak, who shares his vision for the Memorial
A digital photograph in PDF format with caption. Image looking East, on Kingsford St. Memorial Day remembrance flowers, on the side of the street.
A digital photograph in a PDF format with caption. Image showing the view of the Avondale bridge during the 2012 Earthquake Memorial, looking East.
A digital photograph in a PDF format with caption. Image showing one of the spectators on the Avondale bridge, a few minutes before the 2012 Earthquake Memorial, looking North-East.
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 30 December 2015 entitled, "I saw it with my own eyes {9/11 Memorial, Statue of Liberty}".The entry was downloaded on 3 November 2016.
A PDF copy of The Star newspaper, published on Wednesday 11 December 2013.
A PDF copy of The Star newspaper, published on Friday 28 September 2012.
A PDF copy of five postcards commemorating the 22 February earthquake. The front of each postcard reads, "22 February. Today we reflect". The postcards were used at River of Flower events and the Bloom Exhibition.
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 27 January 2013 entitled, "For Lytteltonwitch".
A copy of a letter from Hugo Kristinsson which was sent to Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, on 2 March 2014 . The letter was sent on behalf of Empowered Christchurch, as a response to the letter read by the Prince at the official Civic Memorial Service on the 22 February 2014. Kristinsson thanks the Prince for his letter and updates him on the progress of the rebuild. He expresses his respect for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth for their compassion in the early 1940s to the victims of bombing raids during the war and acknowledge's Prince William and Prince Harry's philanthropy through The Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry and The Princes' Charities Forum. Lastly he implores the Prince and the Duchess of Cambridge to visit residents from the 'low-lying seaside side of the city' who 'feel that their plight has been trivialised by the authorities in favour of prestigious big-budget projects'.
A PDF copy of The Star newspaper, published on Wednesday 6 November 2013.