A story submitted by Kane David to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Tim to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Holly to the QuakeStories website.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 8 December 2011 entitled, "Christmas Cones".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 9 July 2011 entitled, "Happy Holidays".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 26 September 2011 entitled, "Precipitous Pulleys".
A story submitted by Hamish to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Russell to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Sophie to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Eliza Matthews to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Steve Taylor to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Adele Geradts to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Yvonne to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Allie to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Rene to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Leonie to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Mrs B. to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Ashley Hitt-Schultz to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Owen to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Bernice to the QuakeStories website.
A video recording of a lecture presented by Associate Professor Misko Cubrinovski as part of the 2011 University of Canterbury Earthquake Lecture Series.
Canterbury Public Library viewed from near the Bridge of Rememberance,
December 2011
Wall art File Ref: CCL-2011-03-17-St Albans-IMG_0382 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
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December 2011
The sequence of earthquakes that has greatly affected Christchurch and Canterbury since September 2010 has again demonstrated the need for seismic retrofit of heritage unreinforced masonry buildings. Commencing in April 2011, the damage to unreinforced stone masonry buildings in Christchurch was assessed and recorded with the primary objective being to document the seismic performance of these structures, recognising that they constitute an important component of New Zealand’s heritage architecture. A damage statistics database was compiled by combining the results of safety evaluation placarding and post-earthquake inspections, and it was determined that the damage observed was consistent with observations previously made on the seismic performance of stone masonry structures in large earthquakes. Details are also given on typical building characteristics and on failure modes observed. Suggestions on appropriate seismic retrofit and remediation techniques are presented, in relation also to strengthening interventions that are typical for similar unreinforced stone masonry structures in Europe.