Following the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake a comprehensive damage survey of the unreinforced masonry (URM) building stock of Christchurch city, New Zealand was undertaken. Because of the large number of aftershocks associated with both the 2011 Christchurch earthquake and the earlier 4 September 2010 Darfield earthquake, and the close proximity of their epicentres to Christchurch city, this earthquake sequence presented a unique opportunity to assess the performance of URM buildings and the various strengthening methods used in New Zealand to increase the performance of these buildings in earthquakes. Because of the extent of data that was collected, a decision was made to initially focus exclusively on the earthquake performance of URM buildings located in the central business district (CBD) of Christchurch city. The main objectives of the data collection exercise were to document building characteristics and any seismic strengthening methods encountered, and correlate these attributes with observed earthquake damage. In total 370 URM buildings in the CBD were surveyed. Of the surveyed buildings, 62% of all URM buildings had received some form of earthquake strengthening and there was clear evidence that installed earthquake strengthening techniques in general had led to reduced damage levels. The procedure used to collect and process information associated with earthquake damage, general analysis and interpretation of the available survey data for the 370 URM buildings, the performance of earthquake strengthening techniques, and the influence of earthquake strengthening levels on observed damage are reported within. http://15ibmac.com/home/
Information about the Waimakariri District Council and its services. Earthquake information captured in the 2015 harvest
Provides history, business, community and tourist information. Also includes information relating to the earthquake recovery.
Blog of Ruth Gardner, focusing on life in Christchurch, including references to the Christchurch earthquakes and their aftermath.
Showcases creative long drop toilets that Christchurch residents have installed following the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
Earthquake related information can be found in the archived instances from September 2010-
The Earthquake Recovery Minister says he's sick of insurance companies giving baseless excuses for delaying earthquake claims in Christchurch .
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 14 November 2010 entitled, "Excessive Earthquakes".
A brochure covering the causes of earthquakes, how earthquakes could affect Canterbury, and public preparedness.
A video titled, "Earthquake Reflections: Three years on...", produced by the IHC's Christchurch Earthquake Reflection Group.
Transcript of Roarz's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
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An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 5 September 2010 entitled, "State of emergency day 2".
A story submitted by David Hopkins to the QuakeStories website.
A PDF copy of a frequently asked question page from the union.org.nz website, answering the question, "Has the Government extended the Earthquake Support Subsidy and Earthquake Job Loss Cover?".
Transcript of Perry Hyde's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Summary of oral history interview with Laurence about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with Lindsey James about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Transcript of Julie Gray's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Siobhan Storey's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Alex Evans's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Annie's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Jude Campion's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Sharon Whillis's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Richard Giles's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Suzanne Bateup's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Dr Niall Hamilton's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Patricia Griffin-Godfrey's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Bertha Tobias's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.