A photograph of Ironside House on Montreal Street.
A photograph of Ironside House on Montreal Street.
A photograph of Ironside House on Montreal Street.
A photograph of Ironside House on Montreal Street.
A photograph of graffiti on a damaged house.
A photograph of the former site of a house at 466 Oxford Terrace. The house was demolished after the land was zoned Red. Grass has begun to grow on the site. The house number has been spray-painted on the footpath in front.
Very little research exists on total house seismic performance. This testing programme provides stiffness and response data for five houses of varying ages including contributions of non-structural elements. These light timber framed houses in Christchurch, New Zealand had minor earthquake damage from the 2011 earthquakes and were lateral load tested on site to determine their strength and stiffness, and preliminary damage thresholds. Dynamic characteristics were also investigated. Various loading schemes were utilised including quasi-static loading above the foundation, unidirectional loading through the floor diaphragm, cyclic quasi-static loading and snapback tests. Dynamic analysis on two houses provided the seismic safety levels of post-quake houses with respect to local hazard levels. Compared with New Zealand Building Standards all the tested houses had an excess of strength, damage is a significant consideration in earthquake resilience and was observed in all of the houses. A full size house laboratory test is proposed.
Damage to the Croydon House B&B Hotel.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Avon House.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Avon House.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Avon House.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Avon House.
A photograph of Cecil House on Manchester Street.
Fallen bricks from a damaged house in Somerfield.
Damaged house in Somerfield protected by a tarpaulin.
A photograph of a house with a damaged chimney.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Avon House.
175ml can of Maxwell House original beverage.
175ml can of Maxwell House original beverage.
A view across Armagh Street to several damaged buildings including the Croydon House Bed and Breakfast Hotel. Liquefaction has covered the footpath and the houses have been cordoned off with emergency tape.
A photograph of the damaged Englefield Lodge. The garden is overgrown with weeds. A pile of bricks and a road cone are placed against the wall of the house.
A photograph of the footpath outside the former site of Donna Allfrey's house on Oxford Terrace. Allfrey's house was demolished after her land was zoned Red.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in Christchurch. The front and side of the house has collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the garden, exposing the rooms inside.
A photograph of the house at 428 Oxford Terrace. Plywood has been placed over the door. The house number has been spray-painted on the plywood.
Rubble in front of a two-storey house on Peterborough Street, the brick side wall of which has fallen away, exposing the rooms inside. Further rubble from a neighbouring house lies in the foreground.
A photograph of the former sites of several houses on Bangor Street. The houses were demolished after the land was zoned Red.
The cracked foundations of a house on Charles Street in Kaiapoi. Planks have been removed from the front decking to allow access to the foundations.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Worcester Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "281 Worcester Street".
A house on Worcester Street where the side wall has collapsed, exposing the interior.