A photograph of the east side of the Odeon Theatre, showing the severe damage at the back of the theatre.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Crichton Cobbers demolition".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Crichton Cobbers demolition".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Crichton Cobbers demolition".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Crichton Cobbers demolition".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Crichton Cobbers demolition".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Crichton Cobbers demolition".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Crichton Cobbers demolition".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Worcester Boulevard, CBD".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Knox Church from Victoria Street".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Knox Church from Victoria Street".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Knox Church from Victoria Street".
The University of Canterbury's CEISMIC project is building a digital archive of earthquake-related information
A photograph of a damaged building. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Hereford Street".
Shands Emporium standing alone on Hereford Street, the buildings on either side of it demolished.
Construction workers' vehicles on High Street. In the background, high-reach excavators demolish a building.
The partially-demolished BNZ building, with the former site of the ANZ in the background.
The rear of the old City Council building on Tuam Street, seen from Cashel Street.
A sculpture on Poplar Lane visible from High Street after the surrounding buildings were demolished.
A photograph looking across to Hereford Street from a cleared building site on Cashel Street.
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 photograph looking north down Liverpool Street towards buildings in the distance on Manchester Street.
A photograph looking north down Liverpool Street towards buildings in the distance on Manchester Street.
A photograph of shipping containers at the back of partially-demolished buildings on Tuam Street.
Volunteers setting up one of the painted pianos on the site of a demolished building.
A photograph taken near the intersection of Manchester Street, Lichfield Street and High Street. The old Post Office building, now housing C1 Espresso, can be seen in the distance with Ronnie Van Hout's sculpture on the roof. Coloured shipping containers support the remaining front facade of the Excelsior Hotel building.
A photograph taken near the intersection of Manchester Street, Lichfield Street and High Street. The old Post Office building, now housing C1 Espresso, can be seen in the distance with Ronnie Van Hout's sculpture on the roof. Coloured shipping containers support the remaining front facade of the Excelsior Hotel building.
A photograph of a mural by Chris Finlayson and Dean Blundell on the side of the Manchester Street car park. The artwork gives the illusion that unconventional vehicles are parked in the parking building. The vehicles include an aeroplane, steam train, helicopter, tractor, steamroller, excavator, and two old-fashioned cars.
The current seismic design practice for reinforced concrete (RC) walls has been drawn into question following the Canterbury earthquakes. An overview of current research being undertaken at the University of Auckland into the seismic behaviour of RC walls is presented. The main objectives of this research project are to understand the observed performance of several walls in Christchurch, quantify the seismic loads on RC walls, and developed improved design procedures for RC walls that will assist in revisions to NZS 3101. A database summarising of the performance of RC wall buildings in the Christchurch CBD was collated to identify damage modes and case-study buildings. A detailed investigation is underway to verify the seismic performance of lightly reinforced concrete walls and an experimental setup has been developed to subject RC wall specimen to loading that is representative of a multi-storey building. Numerical modelling is being used to understand the observed performance of several case-study RC walls buildings in Christchurch. Of particular interest is the influence that interactions between walls and other structural elements have on the seismic response of buildings and the loads generated on RC walls.