A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the wall of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street. This section of the artwork depicts a woman in a doorway.
A photograph of eight students falling through a bridge they have constructed across the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.
Existing New Zealand (NZ) building stock contains a significant number of structures designed prior to 1995 with non-ductile reinforced concrete (RC) columns. Recent earthquakes and research show that columns with such details perform poorly when subjected to seismic demand, losing gravity load carrying capacity at drift levels lower than the expected one. Therefore, in order to have a better understanding of existing RC columns in NZ, the history of these elements is investigated in this paper. The evolution of RC column design guidelines in NZ standards since the 1970s is scrutinized. For this purpose, a number of RC columns from Christchurch buildings built prior to 1995 are assessed using the current code of practice.
A photograph of street art on the wall of a building on Manchester Street. This section of the artwork depicts two elephants. The photograph believes that the artwork was created by the artist Owen Dippie.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the wall of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street. This section of the artwork depicts symbols and cartoon characters in bubbles.
A photograph of a mural on a wall in the former site of a building on Norwich Quay in Lyttelton. Sections of reinforcing steel and other construction material have been laid up against the mural.
A photograph of a bridge being placed across the Avon River outside the UCSA building in 2015. A number of students will walk across the bridge as part of the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the wall of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street. This section of the artwork depicts a skeleton wearing a Totoro costume.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the wall of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street. This section of the artwork depicts a skeleton wearing a Totoro costume.
A photograph of a mural on a wall in the former site of a building on Norwich Quay in Lyttelton. There is a portacom on the site, and construction material is leaning against the mural.
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 24 September 2015 entitled, "Sociology of the City {Part 4(4) Sociology 355}".The entry was downloaded on 2 November 2016.
A photograph of street art on the side of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street. At the base of the artwork is a block with the message "Sign of the Kiwi" painted on it.
A photograph of section of an artwork on the wall of a building between New Brighton mall and Beresford Street. The section depicts a native bird standing on a rock in front of a kowhai tree.
A photograph of a mural on a wall in the former site of a building on Norwich Quay in Lyttelton. A skip, several pallets, and other construction material have been placed in front of the mural.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the side of the Funky Pumpkin building in New Brighton. This section of the artwork includes the Funky Pumpkin logo and other symbols in bubbles.
A photograph of street art on a wall near the intersection of Colombo Street and Battersea Street. The artwork was created by Richard Van Den Berg in 1988, and exposed by the demolition of the neighbouring building.
A photograph of street art on a wall near the intersection of Colombo Street and Battersea Street. The artwork was created by Richard Van Den Berg in 1988, and exposed by the demolition of the neighbouring building.
A photograph of eight students standing in the Avon River outside the UCSA building, having just fallen through a bridge they had constructed. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the side of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street. This section of the artwork depicts the head of a man in military uniform.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the side of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street. This section of the artwork depicts the head of a man in military uniform.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the side of the Funky Pumpkin building in New Brighton. This section of the artwork includes the Funky Pumpkin logo and other symbols in bubbles.
A photograph of eight students standing in the Avon River outside the UCSA building, having just fallen through a bridge they had constructed. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the wall of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street. A message in this section reads, "Thank you , New Brighton. Transitional Economic Zone of Aotearoa".
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the wall of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street. A message in this section reads, "Peace. The best things in life... aren't things".
A photograph of street art. The artwork is on the wall surrounding Waltham Pool and faces towards Wilsons Road. Behind the pool gate is a pile of building material covered in a tarpaulin and weighted down with tyres.
A photograph of street art between New Brighton Mall and Hawke Street. The artwork is a mural of several pieces including tag writing, a flower, and melting icecream. There are two people on the footpath next to the building.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the wall of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street. The section depicts the video game character Sonic the Hedgehog and is captioned, "Sonic by Rei".
A photograph of street art on a building between Brighton Mall and Beresford Street. The artwork depicts a stylised face, with the words, "Such a lovely place bro!". There is a wire cordon fence in front of the wall.
A photograph of street art on a building between Brighton Mall and Beresford Street. The artwork depicts a stylised face, with the words, "Such a lovely place bro!". There is a wire cordon fence in front of the wall.
Perimeter Moment resisting steel frames (PMRSFs) are a commonly used seismic resisting system, placed around the perimeter of the building for maximum torsional stiffness. They are typically designed as “strong column weak beam” systems with fixed column bases. When subjected to severe earthquake demand, sufficient to push the beams into the inelastic range, it is expected that plastic hinging at the column bases will occur. However, the response of PMRSF systems to the severe 2010/2011 Christchurch earthquake series did not generate column base hinging in systems which exhibited beam yielding.