A sign on the door of a shop reading, "I have been reclosed again by the Council due to buckled retaining wall in basement. My landlord is getting wall braced for all our safety. I hope to reopen in 2/3 weeks. I will try and keep you informed by note on shop glass. Ross".
After my visit at the hospital for physiotherapy on my hand I took a walk around the city on my way home. Demolition of the Victoria Square apartments February 12, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand. www.s...
A detailed presentation prepared by SCIRT IST's commercial manager to inform Delivery Team commercial managers about the processes and requirements relating to SCIRT's commercial model.
An early presentation which summarises SCIRT's commercial model in a simple way.
An extract from SCIRT's Alliance Agreement, detailing the terms of compensation.
A document which describes development and success of the SCIRT commercial model.
The connections between walls of unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings and flexible timber diaphragms are critical building components that must perform adequately before desirable earthquake response of URM buildings may be achieved. Field observations made during the initial reconnaissance and the subsequent damage surveys of clay brick URM buildings following the 2010/2011 Canterbury, New Zealand earthquakes revealed numerous cases where anchor connections joining masonry walls or parapets with roof or floor diaphragms appeared to have failed prematurely. These observations were more frequent for the case of adhesive anchor connections than for the case of through-bolt connections (i.e. anchorages having plates on the exterior façade of the masonry walls). Subsequently, an in-field test program was undertaken in an attempt to evaluate the performance of adhesive anchor connections between unreinforced clay brick URM walls and roof or floor diaphragm. The study consisted of a total of almost 400 anchor tests conducted in eleven existing URM buildings located in Christchurch, Whanganui and Auckland. Specific objectives of the study included the identification of failure modes of adhesive anchors in existing URM walls and the influence of the following variables on anchor load-displacement response: adhesive type, strength of the masonry materials (brick and mortar), anchor embedment depth, anchor rod diameter, overburden level, anchor rod type, quality of installation and the use of metal foil sleeve. In addition, the comparative performance of bent anchors (installed at an angle of minimum 22.5o to the perpendicular projection from the wall surface) and anchors positioned horizontally was investigated. Observations on the performance of wall-to-diaphragm connections in the 2010/2011 Canterbury earthquakes and a snapshot of the performed experimental program and the test results are presented herein. http://hdl.handle.net/2292/21050
Surveyors marking out Kirkwood Village, used as temporary teaching and office space for the University of Canterbury. The photographer comments, "The University restarts its teaching, and the techies in e-learning move out of NZi3. Surveyors mark out the temporary staff office buildings on the running track".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Out of the Box, a new furniture shop in Sumner operating out of a container".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Out of the Box, a new furniture shop in Sumner operating out of a container".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Out of the Box, a new furniture shop in Sumner operating out of a container".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 16 August 2016 entitled, "Not Coming Out".The entry was downloaded on 3 November 2016.
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 15 April 2011 entitled, "What turned out to be my Earthquake Quilt...".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 7 March 2012 entitled, "Benefits of a giant sort out.....".
A plan which sets out how SCIRT will carry out internal communication over the life of its programme of work. The first version of this plan was produced on 24 January 2011.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Dallington Terrace. Dirty groundwater is pumped into the Siltbuster, the silt filtered out, and clean water pumped out into the river".
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 25 February 2011, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which time is out of joint".The entry was downloaded on 17 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 1 March 2011, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which she gets out and about".The entry was downloaded on 14 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 25 February 2011, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which time is out of joint".The entry was downloaded on 14 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 1 March 2011, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which she gets out and about".The entry was downloaded on 17 April 2015.
A pdf copy of a post from the One Voice Te Reo Kotahi blog. The post is titled, "Notes from last forum are out".
The Forsyth Barr building stands alone, the buildings around it demolished. The photographer comments, "High-rise buildings look totally out of proportion when there's nothing around them to give them context. The jutting out part of this one makes it look unbalanced".
A pdf copy of a post from the One Voice Te Reo Kotahi blog. The post is titled, "We just sent out an email to NGOs on our register".
Workers pumping out sewage along Ashgrove Terrace.
A photograph of street art on a fence near the roundabout of St Martins Road and Gamblins Road. The message "Keep calm and carry on" has been crossed out and replaced with "Now panic and freak out".
A pdf copy of a post from the One Voice Te Reo Kotahi blog. The post is titled, "One Voice Te Reo Kotahi Sector Forum: 'Questions regarding CERA transitioning out in 2016'".
Two surveyors carry out work on Colombo Street.
A photograph of earthquake repairs underway in the quad of Christ's College on Rolleston Avenue. A sign on the gate read, "Quake repairs, keep out". Tape reading, "Danger keep out" has been draped across both gates . In the background is a crane, several workers in high-visibility clothing, and building supplies.
A photograph of three petrol pumps at a BP station. One of the pumps has been covered by a piece of paper with a sticker reading, "out". Underneath the sticker, the paper reads, "Available - diesel only. Due to high demand (following the Canterbury Earthquake) we are currently out of petrol".
This one was really flowing out of the ground.