20130403_2911_G12-10 IRD building and 185 white chairs Corner of Cashel and Madras streets, with the relatively new (built 2007) Inland Revenue Building and the white chair memorial to the 185 lives lost as a result of the 22/02/11 earthquake. The chairs sit on the site of the now demolished St Pauls Pacific Chuch and is diagonally across the i...
Following the 2010/2011 Canterbury 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 from 108 buildings to establish representative details used in both existing and new multi-storey and low rise industrial precast concrete buildings in three major New Zealand cities of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Details were collected from precast manufacturers and city councils and were categorised according to type. 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. The results of this survey provide a better understanding of the relative prevalence of common detailing used in precast concrete panels and guidance for the design of future experimental studies. http://www.nzsee.org.nz/publications/nzsee-quarterly-bulletin/
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Damage to buildings along Norwich Quay in Lyttelton. To the left is the Lyttelton Hotel with a crumbled top. Bricks have fallen on the awning and all along the footpath. To the right is a cafe that was damaged severely in the earthquake. The front wall of the top storey has crumbled onto the street, crushing a car. Wire fencing and road cones have been used to create a cordon around the buildings.
Damage to buildings along Norwich Quay in Lyttelton. To the left is the Lyttelton Hotel with a crumbled top. Bricks have fallen on the awning and all along the footpath. To the right is a cafe that was damaged severely in the earthquake. The front wall of the top storey has crumbled onto the street, crushing a car. Wire fencing and road cones have been used to create a cordon around the buildings.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition underway on the Manchester Courts Building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition underway on the Manchester Courts Building".
A graphic giving the status of significant buildings in central Christchurch.
An infographic showing a possible scenario for the CTV Building collapse.
The left-hand section of a timeline of the CTV building.
A page banner promoting an article titled, "(Re)building your future".
A graphic showing the types of building damage caused by earthquakes.
A map showing the locations of tall buildings to be demolished.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition underway on the Manchester Courts Building".
An infographic giving the status of Canterbury District Health Board buildings.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "R.G. Bell building in Charles Street".
A page banner promoting an article titled, "Inside the PGC building".
The right-hand section of a timeline of the CTV building.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Red sticker on Pills For Thrills building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Red sticker on Pills For Thrills building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Police check damaged building following Canterbury's earthquake".
Demolition of the old Millers building is just about complemented. On my walk around the city in the rain.. thought it may have stopped.. but didn't so I just kept walking! June 12, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand.
The first details surrounding the deaths of 18 people in the PGC building collapse in February's earthquake have been revealed at an inquest in Christchurch.
Surviors of the collapsed Pyne Gould building in Christchurch where 18 people died in February's earthquake have today relived their experiences on that day.
The Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Authority says today's aftershocks have caused up to 50 additional buildings in the city's redzone to collapse or partially collapse.
The Insurance Council is mounting a legal challenge against the Christchurch City Council over its rules regarding earthquake-prone buildings.
The Government has appointed the panel of experts that will investigate why so many buildings collapsed during Christchurch's February earthquake.
The Christchurch City Council says it needs Government money to help repair its earthquake damaged heritage and character buildings.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A new building, Westende Building on the corner of Manchester and Worcester Streets is nearing completion. Radio Network House (behind) to be demolished".
A scanned copy of the cover page of an issue of Canta published on 16 June 1961. The cover features an artist's impression of the new Student Union building.