A photograph of a detail of the house at 6 Saint Davids Street in Lyttelton.
A photograph of a detail on the rubble from the earthquake-damaged Fisher's Building.
Detail of a house where some panels around the front door have been replaced by boards.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Detail to the front entrance of the cathedral.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Detail to the front entrance of the cathedral.
Detail of '185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake.
Detail of '185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake.
Detail of fence around the site of the demolished St. John's Anglican Church on Latimer Square.
A photograph of a detail on the rubble from the earthquake-damaged Fisher's Building.
A photograph of a detail on the rubble from the earthquake-damaged Fisher's Building.
Detail of the interior of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.
Detail of the interior of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.
Detail of the interior of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.
Detail of the interior of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.
Existing New Zealand (NZ) building stock contains a significant number of structures designed prior to 1995 with non-ductile reinforced concrete (RC) columns. Recent earthquakes and research show that columns with such details perform poorly when subjected to seismic demand, losing gravity load carrying capacity at drift levels lower than the expected one. Therefore, in order to have a better understanding of existing RC columns in NZ, the history of these elements is investigated in this paper. The evolution of RC column design guidelines in NZ standards since the 1970s is scrutinized. For this purpose, a number of RC columns from Christchurch buildings built prior to 1995 are assessed using the current code of practice.
Details of the new Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority are announced and Senior Labour MPs meet in Dunedin.
Details of an interior door of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.
A photograph of details above the front door of Cecil House on Manchester Street.
Detail of the ceiling domes inside the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Detail of the cairn of rocks in Cathedral Square".
A photograph of detail above a window of the Odeon Theatre on Tuam Street.
Detail of a house which has been damaged by the earthquakes and is on a noticeable lean.
Detail of a damaged house that has sunk to one side, showing damage to the roof tiles.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Detail of the sculpture on top of the cathedral.
Detail of the deconstruction of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The windows in the building has been removed.
Detail of the damage to the Canterbury Provincial Chamers, where part of the brick facade has crumbled.
Detail of damage to Beaufort House on Latimer Square. Wooden braces are used to support the walls.
Detail of damage to Beaufort House on Latimer Square. Wooden braces are used to support the walls.
Detail of the ceiling domes inside the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.
Detail of a spiral staircase inside the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.