A photograph of concrete blocks and steel beams reinforcing a brick building on Hereford Street.
A photograph of concrete blocks and steel beams reinforcing a brick building on Hereford Street.
A digitally manipulated photograph of twisted reinforcing rods amongst the rubble from the demolition of QEII. The photographer comments, "These rarely seen worms live in the pressurised earth under the foundations of buildings. They need a damp soil and be under at least 100 pounds of pressure per square inch. After the destructive force of an earthquake they swiftly rise to the surface through gaps in the rubble. Unfortunately they quickly die and then crystallise as hard as iron in the dry low pressure air".
Damage to a column on 145 Hereford Street.
Workers reinforcing a brick building in Lyttelton.
Reinforcing the apex of the clocktower gable.
A photograph of reinforcing under the bridge on Bridge Street.
A photograph of reinforcing under the bridge on Bridge Street.
An infographic showing a proposed method of reinforcing ChristChurch Cathedral.
An infographic showing a proposed method of reinforcing ChristChurch Cathedral.
The old Civic Council Chamber's west wall reinforced with heavy steel bracing.
A photograph of wooden beams reinforcing a facade of the Cranmer Courts building.
Plywood and ties reinforcing a chimney on the roof of the Arts Centre.
Damage to a building on Hereford Street. Concrete has flaked away around steel reinforcing rods.
A photograph of a gable of the Arts Centre which has been reinforced with wooden bracing.
A photograph of the Switched on Gardener on Tuam Street. The second storey has been reinforced with straps.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A concrete crusher with workmen salvaging reinforcing steel from the debris, Hereford Street".
A digitally manipulated image of building rubble.
A photograph of businesses on Tuam Street. The second storey of the Switched On Gardener building is being reinforced with straps.
A large concrete beam, still partially connected by reinforcing rods to the partially-demolished building it came from lies across an entranceway.
The intersection of Lichfield Street, High Street and Manchester Street. Shipping containers are reinforcing the facade of the Excelsior Sports Bar building.
A photograph of the badly-damaged McKenzie & Willis building on the corner of Tuam Street and High Street. Scaffolding is reinforcing part of the facade.
Damage to the Durham Street Methodist Church. The windows have been boarded up, and the wall is reinforced with steel bracing to prevent any future damage.
A photograph of the back of badly-damaged McKenzie & Willis building on the corner of Tuam Street and High Street. Scaffolding is reinforcing part of the facade.
A close up of the peaked roof of Christ Church Cathedral. The capping stones of the gable end have been damaged. Steel reinforcing wire can be seen protruding from the stone.
Twisted reinforcing rods tangled in a pile of rubble. The photographer comments, "It is a horrible sight when a transformer runs out of electricity. Anyone got any jumper cables?".
A close up of the peaked roof of Christ Church Cathedral. The capping stones of the gable end have been damaged. Steel reinforcing wire can be seen protruding from the stone.
Damage to a car parking building on Lichfield Street. Part of the concrete wall has crumbled, exposing steel reinforcing rods within, and damaging an artwork painted on the wall.
A photograph of the interior of the car park of the Hotel Grand Chancellor. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The reinforced column (right) and slumped car park floor".
A photograph of the interior of the car park of the Hotel Grand Chancellor. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The reinforced column (right) and slumped car park floor".
