Ruth Gardner's Blog 20/05/2014: Facing Failure

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 20 May 2014 entitled, "Facing Failure".

Towards Understanding Mechanisms of Failure in the Port Hills and Banks Pe…

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Slides from the presentation by Dr Marlene Villeneuve (Department of Geological Sciences) on "Towards Understanding Mechanisms of Failure in the Port Hills and Banks Peninsula".

Christchurch Press Infographic: 22 November 2011 (1)

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An infographic listing buildings where failure resulted in loss of life in the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

You Know the Drill

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Workers operate a drilling rig, sampling soil as part of EQC's geotechnical investigation of TC3 land. The photographer comments, "The work of getting 'soil' samples from all the areas marked as green/blue zones in Christchurch. These areas may be susceptible to liquefaction if a major earthquake occurs. The soil samples were a failure as all they found was sand".

Fairfax Video, March 2014 (5)

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A video of an interview with New Zealand Fire Service Chief Executive and National Commander Paul Baxter, about the findings of the coronial inquest into the CTV building deaths. Coroner Gordon Matenga found that failures by the Fire Service and Urban Search and Rescue did not contribute to the deaths of eight students at the CTV site in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Baxter talks about the importance of acknowledging the families of the deceased, and the changes and improvements that have been made by the New Zealand Fire Service since the collapse of the CTV building.