The flyer for the seminar "Seismic Assessment of Existing Masonry Buildings" presented by Professor Sergio Lagomarsino from the University of Genoa. The seminar demonstrated recent European research into modelling strategies, target performances and acceptance criteria for seismic assessment of masonry buildings.
A video of the seminar "Seismic Assessment of Existing Masonry Buildings" presented by Professor Sergio Lagomarsino from the University of Genoa on 27 February 2014 at the University of Canterbury. The seminar demonstrated recent European research into modelling strategies, target performances and acceptance criteria for seismic assessment of masonry buildings.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on Manchester Street. The corner of the building has cracks running through the masonry.
A photograph of a car, crushed by falling masonry, on Lichfield Street.
A photograph of a car, crushed by falling masonry, on Lichfield Street.
A colour photograph showing detail of the damage to the exterior masonry of Manchester Courts, following the 4 September 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of masonry removed from Cranmer Courts on the corner of Montreal and Kilmore Streets.
Police walking down Manchester Street in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Masonry from several buildings has fallen onto the road.
A photograph of the cracks in the masonry of the Durham Street Methodist Church.
A view looking south down Manchester Street in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Several vehicles have been crushed by falling masonry.
A photograph of a piece of masonry removed from the Cranmer Centre. Carved words in the masonry read, "Dono 1968. Stephen Smith 68-72 Vicky Duncan".
Wooden bracing holding up the remaining masonry of this wall of the Cramner Centre (formerly Christchurch Girls' High School). Above the bracing, the masonry has fallen away.
A photograph of broken masonry on the footpath in front of the Cranmer Courts, behind a cordon fence.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Registry Building on the corner of Montreal and Worcester Streets. Masonry around the gable has collapsed onto the footpath below. Steel bracing has been used to hold up the remaining masonry. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Registry Building on the corner of Montreal and Worcester Streets. Masonry around the gable has collapsed onto the footpath below. Steel bracing has been used to hold up the remaining masonry. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
Rubble beneath a masonry house on Peterborough Street.
A photograph of masonry from the Guthrey Centre.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on the corner of Welles and Manchester Streets. Masonry from the top floor of the building has come away and windows have been broken.
A photograph of the badly damaged Canterbury Provincial Chambers on Durham Street. The roof and upper walls of the Stone Chamber have collapsed, the masonry falling onto the footpath below.
Police standing at the intersection of Manchester Street and Gloucester Street in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Masonry from several buildings has fallen onto the road.
A photograph of cracks in the masonry of the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. The cracks formed as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of the Cranmer Courts on the corner of Kilmore and Montreal Streets. A chimney and fallen masonry lie on the ground in front.
An infographic listing recommendations of a report on masonry.
A photograph of fallen masonry from 112 Centaurus Road.
A photograph of masonry details removed from the Cranmer Centre.
A photograph of a crane removing masonry from the Cranmer Centre.
A photograph of a crane removing masonry from the Cranmer Centre.
A photograph of a crane removing masonry from the Cranmer Centre.
A photograph of a crane removing masonry from the Cranmer Centre.
A photograph of a crane removing masonry from the Cranmer Centre.