Earthquake Commission : EQC.

Other, National Library of New Zealand

Information about the EQC's work to provide natural disaster insurance to residential property owners. Canterbury earthquake related information can be found in the archived instances from September 2010-

beehive.govt.nz : the official website of the New Zealand Government.

Other, National Library of New Zealand

This website provides official information about Ministers, their portfolios and major initiatives. The site also includes full-text news items, press releases (including releases about the Budget), speeches and newsletters. Earthquake related information can be found in the archived instances from September 2010-

Nicky Wagner MP for Christchurch Central.

Other, National Library of New Zealand

Site of the National Party MP for Christchurch Central. Communicates her political activities and parliamentary speeches. Includes updates about Christchurch earthquake recovery and rebuild.

2008 UCSA Tea Party Photograph 12

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a crowd of students outside the UCSA building during the 2008 end-of-year Tea Party event.

2008 UCSA Tea Party Photograph 7

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a crowd of students outside the UCSA building during the 2008 end-of-year Tea Party event.

2008 UCSA Tea Party Photograph 1

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a crowd of students outside the UCSA building during the 2008 end-of-year Tea Party event.

Hunter Hills Fault Zone study - Earthquake hazard assessment

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

This report was the first report in the district series, and has a different format to later reports. It includes all natural hazards, not only earthquake hazards. It describes earthquake, flooding, meteorological, landslide and coastal hazards within Hurunui district and gives details of historic events. It includes district-scale (1:250,000) active fault and flood hazard maps. The report describes an earthquake scenario for a magnitude 6.9 earthquake near Cheviot, as well as flooding, meteorological, landslide, coastal erosion, storm surge, and tsunami scenarios. See Object Overview for background and usage information.

Updated probabilistic seismic hazard assessment for the Canterbury region:…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

This study updated the 1999 Earthquake hazard and risk assessment study Stage 1 Part B: Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment and Earthquake scenarios for the Canterbury region, and historic earthquakes in Christchurch report. It incorporated new fault data, a new distributed seismicity model and new methods for estimating Modified Mercalli intensities. See Object Overview for background and usage information.

2008 UCSA Tea Party Photograph 18

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a band playing to a crowd of students outside the UCSA building during the 2008 end-of-year Tea Party event.

2008 UCSA Tea Party Photograph 15

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a musician onstage at the 2008 end-of-year Tea Party event.

2008 - Engineering Bridge Challenge Photograph 1

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a student standing on a bridge across the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2011 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

2008 - Engineering Bridge Challenge Photograph 2

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of students falling through a bridge into the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2008 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

2008 UCSA Tea Party Photograph 16

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of students on the balcony of the UCSA building during the 2008 end-of-year Tea Party event.

2008 UCSA Tea Party Photograph 4

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a crowd of students outside the UCSA building during the 2008 end-of-year Tea Party event.

2008 UCSA Tea Party Photograph 11

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a crowd of students outside the UCSA building during the 2008 end-of-year Tea Party event.

2008 UCSA Tea Party Photograph 10

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a crowd of students outside the UCSA building during the 2008 end-of-year Tea Party event.

2008 UCSA Tea Party Photograph 5

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a crowd of students outside the UCSA building during the 2008 end-of-year Tea Party event.

2008 UCSA Tea Party Photograph 6

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a crowd of students outside the UCSA building during the 2008 end-of-year Tea Party event.

2008 UCSA Tea Party Photograph 2

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a crowd of students outside the UCSA building during the 2008 end-of-year Tea Party event.

Defining moments in nature : natural events, natural disasters, natural ha…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A brochure covering natural events, natural disasters, natural hazards and risk. It asks, 'what are they?' and 'what do they mean?'

Earthquakes - The Q Files

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A brochure covering the causes of earthquakes, how earthquakes could affect Canterbury, and public preparedness.

2008 UCSA Tea Party Photograph 9

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a band playing to a crowd of students outside the UCSA building during the 2008 end-of-year Tea Party event.

Earthquake hazard assessment for Waimate, Mackenzie and part Waitaki distr…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

This report describes the earthquake hazard in Waimate and Mackenzie districts and the part of Waitaki district within Canterbury, and gives details of historic earthquakes. It includes district-scale (1:500,000) active fault, ground shaking zone, liquefaction and landslide susceptibility maps. The report describes earthquake scenarios for a magnitude 7.2-7.4 Ostler Fault earthquake near Twizel, a magnitude 8 Alpine Fault earthquake, and a magnitude 6.9 Hunters Hills Fault Zone earthquake near Waimate. See Object Overview for background and usage information.

2008 UCSA Tea Party Photograph 17

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a crowd of students outside the UCSA building during the 2008 end-of-year Tea Party event.

2008 UCSA Tea Party Photograph 13

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a crowd of students outside the UCSA building during the 2008 end-of-year Tea Party event.

Canterbury region earthquake source identification and characterisation

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

This study updated and superseded Earthquake hazard and risk assessment study Stage 1 Part A: Earthquake source identification and characterisation (Pettinga et al, 1998). It compiled and tabulated all relevant available information on earthquake sources in Canterbury and updated the active faults database with new fault locations and information. See Object Overview for background and usage information.

2008 UCSA Tea Party Photograph 3

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a crowd of students outside the UCSA building during the 2008 end-of-year Tea Party event.

2008 UCSA Tea Party Photograph 8

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a band playing to a crowd of students outside the UCSA building during the 2008 end-of-year Tea Party event.

2008 UCSA Tea Party Photograph 14

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a crowd of students outside the UCSA building during the 2008 end-of-year Tea Party event.

Experimental Study of Prestressed Timber Columns under Bi-directional Seis…

Research papers, University of Canterbury Library

Structural members made of laminated veneer lumber (LVL) in combination with unbonded post-tensioning have recently been proposed, which makes it possible to design moment-resisting frames with longer spans for multi-storey timber buildings. It has been shown that prefabricated and prestressed timber structures can be designed to have excellent seismic resistance, with enhanced re-centring and energy dissipation characteristics. The post-tensioning provides re-centring capacity while energy is dissipated through yielding of mild steel dissipating devices. This paper summarizes an experimental investigation into the seismic response of LVL columns to bi-directional seismic loading, performed as part of a research programme on timber structures at the University of Canterbury. The experimental investigation includes testing under both quasi-static cyclic and pseudo-dynamic protocols. The results show excellent seismic performance, characterized by negligible damage of the structural members and small residual deformations, even under the combined effect of loading in two directions. Energy is dissipated mostly through yielding of external dissipators connecting the column and the foundation, which can be easily removed and replaced after an earthquake. Since post-tensioning can be economically performed on site, the system can be easily implemented in multi-storey timber buildings