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Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Donations to the Canterbury earthquake fund now total about $11 million. It comes as the Government announced early details of a recovery plan for people wanting money to fix their damaged homes or start rebuilding.
Update on Canterbury quake recovery
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Eleven million dollars has been donated so far to the Canterbury Earthquake Appeal. It comes as the Government announced early details of a recovery plan for people wanting money to fix their damaged homes or start rebuilding.
Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 641
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Detail of wooden bracing supporting a two-storey building on the corner of Barbadoes and Worcester Streets. The house has been fenced off and on the walls are the words "Do not demolish".
Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 1703
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Detail of building rubble, road cones and bits of furniture that have been left in an empty site on the corner of Armagh and Durham Street. A digger sits in the background.
Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 1896
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Detail of the damage to a building on Colombo Street. Some of the windows are missing, and cracks are clearly visible on the wall. The front has been protected by a tarp.
Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2292
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Portaloos on the Pine Mound, part of Festival of Flowers. Each portaloo was decorated with various floral features. Detail of the portaloo which has been decorated in Canterbury colours, red and black.
Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2536
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Detail of the artwork 'Tony De In The Door (Government Life Building Studio Series' by Mike Hewson. These were installed on damaged buildings, this one being a building opposite the Cranmer Courts.
Close Up of the Damage
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Detail of damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Large cracks can be seen in the stonework of the walls and above the columns.
Ande Whall Demin Co.
Other, National Library of New Zealand
Site of Christchurch-based handmade denim clothing company. Includes details of available stock, fitting guides, and photo gallery. Archive section of the site shows production models available prior to the Christchurch Earthquake.
Walton, Warner and Co.
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
In yet another segue (there’s clearly a theme to my blogs this year), today on the blog we’re going to go into more detail on something we touched on in last fortnight’s blog. Last time on the blog we broke … Continue reading →
Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (291)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a detail in an archway, removed from above a window of the Cranmer Centre and placed on a pallet in front of the building.
Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (325)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a detail of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (411)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a detail in an archway, removed from above a window of the Cranmer Centre and placed on a pallet in front of the building.
Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (330)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a detail of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (323)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a detail of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (339)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a detail of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (334)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a detail of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (338)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a detail of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (333)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a detail of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
EQC privacy breach worse than first reported
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Commission has admitted its privacy breach was almost 10 times worse than it had said, with the details of all 83-thousand clients in its Canterbury Home Repair programme being emailed out.
Police air their frustrations at inquiry into CTV response
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The first police officer at the scene of the collapsed and burning CTV building has recounted harrowing details of his efforts in the hours after the February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch.
Minister responds on scale of EQC privacy breach
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Commission has admitted the details of all 83-thousand clients in its Canterbury Home Repair programme have been accidentally emailed to the wrong place, not just the almost 10 thousand it said on Friday
Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 299
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Detail of spray painted codes on a gate outside a house, left after it had been cleared by a USAR team. This system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked.
Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (328)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a detail of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2533
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Detail of some deconstruction work on the Crowne Plaza Hotel, with a digger, truck and skip in the background. On the cordon fence is a sign that says 'Cafe decadence Victoria St open now'.
Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 368
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Detail of scaffolding in front of a damaged building, viewed from the side. This building housed Satchmo Hairdressing on Victoria Street. The street has been cordoned off with Police and Army personnel guarding the entrace.
Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (337)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a detail of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (336)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a detail of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
Photograph of the Cranmer Centre, 40 Armagh Street (332)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a detail of a finial from the top of one of the spires of the Cranmer Centre, removed and placed on the ground in front.
Seismic Behaviour of Grouted Connections in Precast Concrete Panels
Research papers, The University of Auckland Library
Following the 2010/2011 Canterbury (New Zealand) earthquakes the seismic design of buildings with precast concrete panels has received significant attention. Although this form of construction generally performed adequately in Christchurch, there were a considerable number of precast concrete panel connection failures. This observation prompted a review of more than 4700 panel details to establish representative details used in both existing and new multi-storey and low rise industrial precast concrete buildings. The detailing and quantity of each reviewed connection type in the sampled data is reported, and advantages and potential deficiencies of each connection type are discussed. Following the Canterbury earthquakes, it was observed that brittle failure had occurred in some grouted metal duct connections used for precast concrete wall panels, resulting in recommendations for more robust detailing of this connection type. A set of experimental tests was subsequently performed to investigate the in-plane seismic behaviour of precast concrete wall panel connections. This testing comprised of seven reversed cyclic in-plane tests of fullscale precast concrete wall panels having wall-to-foundation grouted metal duct connections. Walls with existing connection detailing were found to perform adequately when carrying low axial loads, but performance was found to be less satisfactory as the axial load and wall panel length increased. The use of new recommended detailing was observed to prevent brittle connection response and to improve the robustness of the reinforcement splice. A parametric investigation was conducted using the finite element method to predict the failure mode of metal duct connections. From the results of the parametric study on metal duct connections it was identified that there were three possible failure modes, being reinforcement fracture, concrete spalling without metal duct pull out, and concrete spalling with metal duct pull-out. An alternative simple analytical method was proposed in order to determine the type of connection failure without using a time-consuming finite element method. Grouted sleeves inserts are an alternative connector that is widely used to connect wall panels to the foundations. The two full-scale wall panels were subjected to reversed cyclic in-plane demands until failure of either the connection or the wall panel. Wall panel failure was due to a combination of connection reinforcement pulling-out from the coupler and reinforcement fracture. In addition, non-embedded grouted sleeve tests filled with different quality of grout were conducted by subjecting these coupler assemblages to cyclic and monotonic forces.