
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cranmer Bridge Club.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cranmer Bridge Club.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cranmer Bridge Club.
Demolition crane near the Bridge of Remembrance. File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-043 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 27 February 2011 entitled, "Scenes Around the Barbadoes Street Bridge".
This paper describes pounding damage sustained by buildings and bridges in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. Approximately 6% of buildings in Christchurch CBD were observed to have suffered some form of serious pounding damage. Almost all of this pounding damage occurred in masonry buildings, further highlighting their vulnerability to this phenomenon. Modern buildings were found to be vulnerable to pounding damage where overly stiff and strong ‘flashing’ components were installed in existing building separations. Soil variability is identified as a key aspect that amplifies the relative movement of buildings, and hence increases the likelihood of pounding damage. Pounding damage in bridges was found to be relatively minor and infrequent in the Christchurch earthquake.
A photograph of the damaged underside of a bridge of a motorway in Christchurch.
Warped railings on the damaged Dallington bridge.
A sagging, damaged bridge across the Kaiapoi River in Kaiapoi. Fences have been erected around the bridge to stop people using it. The bridge connects Raven Quay and Charles Street.
A sagging, damaged bridge across the Kaiapoi River in Kaiapoi. Fences have been erected around the bridge to stop people using it. The bridge connects Raven Quay and Charles Street.
A photograph of a damaged bridge. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Little Hagley Park".
The damaged Bridge of Remembrance on Cashel Street. The bridge is surrounded by scaffolding. A security fence placed around the site to restrict access.
The damaged Bridge of Remembrance on Cashel Street. The bridge is surrounded by scaffolding. A security fence placed around the site to restrict access.
The Bridge of Remembrance behind cordon fencing. Damage on Cashel Mall can be partially seen through the bridge.
The Anzac Drive bridge. The path underneath has slumped quite dramatically and the abutment is severely warped.
A photograph of a damaged slipway. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Pleasant Point Yacht Club".
A photograph of a damaged slipway. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Pleasant Point Yacht Club".
A photograph of a damaged slipway. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Pleasant Point Yacht Club".
A photograph of a damaged wharf. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Pleasant Point Yacht Club".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Anzac Drive Bridge".
An earthquake-damaged bridge, the approach to which has slumped. The photographer comments, "Due to lateral spread and the land slumping the road leading to this bridge has moved down greatly. Just imagine making the street lamps upright and how much that section of road would rise up at the end. When you go over bridges in the east side of Christchurch it is quite a climb up and a big drop down on the other side. The bridges in most cases coped very well, but not so the land leading to them".
Cars driving over the damaged Gayhurst Road Bridge. The approach to the bridge has been re-sealed, but gaps at the sides of the road show the relative movement of bridge and land.
Cars driving over the damaged Gayhurst Road Bridge. The approach to the bridge has been re-sealed, but gaps at the sides of the road show the relative movement of bridge and land.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the footpath near the Montreal Street bridge over the Avon River.
Passers-by looking at the damage to Cashel Mall from the cordon in front of the Bridge of Remembrance.
A photograph of damage to the road on Bridge Street.
A photograph of damage to the road on Bridge Street.
A photograph of damage to the road on Bridge Street.
A photograph of damage to the road on Bridge Street.
A photograph of damage to the road on Bridge Street.