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June 2011 Earthquake - Photograph 14
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Damage to a house in Richmond. Bricks have fallen from the walls onto the driveway. The photographer comments, "More movement caused the brick cladding to fall off the building".
Christchurch earthquake kills 185
Articles, Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
At 12.51 p.m. on Tuesday 22 February 2011, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake caused severe damage in Christchurch and Lyttelton, killing 185 people and injuring several thousand.
UC Civil and Natural Resources Engineering Photograph 021
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A photograph of a section of road lying on the Greendale Fault line which has large cracks caused by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
UC Civil and Natural Resources Engineering Photograph 087
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A photograph of the Pills for Thrills building on Worcester Street which suffered damage from a fire caused by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 033
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The foundations of the historic Kaiapoi Railway Station building, which were damaged in the 4 September 2010 earthquake causing the building to lean towards the river.
BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 101
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Damage to the footpath and curbing on Charles Street in Kaiapoi. The curb has slumped next to the sump, causing cracking and the displacement of tiles.
Mark Lincoln Photograph 004
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People walking a dog on Avonside Drive step over a hump in the footpath caused by the buckling of the ground. Flooding and liquefaction can be seen on the road surface in the distance.
Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 079
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A photograph of the earthquake damage to a block of buildings on Worcester Street. One of the buildings has also suffered damage from a fire caused by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Umut Akguzel Photograph 108
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A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on Riccarton Road. The top storey has collapsed causing rubble to spill onto the footpath, crushing a car. The area surrounding the building has been cordoned off.
Umut Akguzel Photograph 109
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A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on Riccarton Road. The top storey has collapsed causing rubble to spill onto the footpath, crushing a car. The area surrounding the building has been cordoned off.
BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 111
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Corcoron French Lawyers on Williams Street in Kaiapoi. Liquefaction has caused the building to sink on the right side. This is shown by the fence which now sits at an angle.
BeckerFraserPhotos June 2011 photograph 335
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Sand volcanoes" in the Heathcote Estuary. The volcanoes were caused by liquefaction, where the soil lost its strength and water erupted out of the hole, taking silt with it.
BeckerFraserPhotos June 2011 photograph 334
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Sand volcanoes" in the Heathcote Estuary. The volcanoes were caused by liquefaction, where the soil lost its strength and water erupted out of the hole, taking silt with it.
BeckerFraserPhotos June 2011 photograph 338
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Sand volcanoes" in the Heathcote Estuary. The volcanoes were caused by liquefaction, where the soil lost its strength and water erupted out of the hole, taking silt with it.
Kim Wright WEMO Photograph 061
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A photograph of an excavator on the side of a road in Canterbury. This stretch of road is near the Greendale fault line which caused the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
BeckerFraserPhotos June 2011 photograph 339
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Sand volcanoes" in the Heathcote Estuary. The volcanoes were caused by liquefaction, where the soil lost its strength and water erupted out of the hole, taking silt with it.
BeckerFraserPhotos June 2011 photograph 332
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A "sand volcano" in the Heathcote Estuary. The volcano was caused by liquefaction, where the soil lost its strength and water erupted out of the hole, taking silt with it.
BeckerFraserPhotos June 2011 photograph 333
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Sand volcanoes" in the Heathcote Estuary. The volcanoes were caused by liquefaction, where the soil lost its strength and water erupted out of the hole, taking silt with it.
BeckerFraserPhotos April 2011 photograph 024
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Sandbags placed along the river bank to prevent flooding onto the road. The earthquake caused the ground in this area to subside, making it susceptible to flooding.
BeckerFraserPhotos April 2011 photograph 022
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Sandbags placed along the river bank to prevent flooding onto the road. The earthquake caused the ground in this area to subside , making it susceptible to flooding.
Photograph by Neil Macbeth 055
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People walking amongst silt in Hagley Park shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. These silt deposits were caused by the soil liquefying during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The water flowed out, bringing sand with it.
BeckerFraserPhotos October 2010 photograph 003
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A typical "sand volcano" caused by liquefaction where the soil loses its strength during the earthquake and the silt rises upwards, ejecting out of a hole like magma in a volcano.
Photograph by Neil Macbeth 056
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People walking amongst silt in Hagley Park shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. These silt deposits were caused by the soil liquefying during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The water flowed out, bringing sand with it.
Umut Akguzel Photograph 117
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A photograph of the damaged Joes Garage building on Hereford Street. The second storey wall has collapsed, causing rubble to spill onto the footpath. A car has been crushed by fallen debris .
BeckerFraserPhotos June 2011 photograph 337
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Paradise ducks search for food among 'sand volcanoes' in the Heathcote Estuary. The volcanoes were caused by liquefaction where the soil lost its strength and water erupted out of the hole, taking silt with it.
Natalie Kerschner WEMO Photograph 114
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A photograph of a silt volcano. Silt volcanoes are caused by liquefaction, when the soil loses its strength during the earthquake and the silt rises upwards, ejecting out of a hole like magma in a volcano.
Guideline 064: Design of an Automated Flushing Siphon System
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A guideline to inform designers on the design of an Automated Flushing Siphon System as a means to reduce the frequency of blockages on the wastewater network caused by pipe dips and flat grades.
Ray Whelan WEMO Photograph 17
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A photograph of a building on Worcester Street which suffered fire damage after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The earthquake caused an electrical fire in the building which has blackened the front side of it.
Sand volcanos cover Rydal Street
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This has made a huge mess for the residents to clean up. I heard on the news that homes have been damaged by subsidence in areas of earthquake-caused liquefaction like this.
UC Civil and Natural Resources Engineering Photograph 022
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A photograph of people examining a section of road lying on the Greendale Fault line which has large cracks caused by the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Police tape and cones have been used to close off the road.