A story submitted by Georgia to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by J Bell to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Sharon Stevens to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Sheryl Fairbairn to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Fiona to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Nicky Taylor to the QuakeStories website.
Unreinforced masonry (URM) is a construction type that was commonly adopted in New Zealand between the 1880s and 1930s. URM construction is evidently vulnerable to high magnitude earthquakes, with the most recent New Zealand example being the 22 February 2011 Mw6.3 Christchurch earthquake. This earthquake caused significant damage to a majority of URM buildings in the Canterbury area and resulted in 185 fatalities. Many URM buildings still exist in various parts of New Zealand today, and due to their likely poor seismic performance, earthquake assessment and retrofit of the remaining URM building stock is necessary as these buildings have significant architectural heritage and occupy a significant proportion of the nation’s building stock. A collaborative research programme between the University of Auckland and Reid Construction Systems was conducted to investigate an economical yet effective solution for retrofitting New Zealand’s existing URM building stock. This solution adopts the shotcrete technique using an Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC), which is a polyvinyl alcohol fibre reinforced mortar that exhibits strain hardening characteristics. Collaborations have been formed with a number of consulting structural engineers throughout New Zealand to develop innovative and cost effective retrofit solutions for a number of buildings. Two such case studies are presented in this paper. http://www.concrete2013.com.au/technical-program/
A story submitted by Michelle Paterson to the QuakeStories website.
Summary of oral history interview with Peggy Kelly about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Transcript of Libi Carr's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Colleen's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 12 December 2011, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 10 October 2011, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
A photograph submitted by Jenny to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Hereford Street a couple of minutes after the quake. Dust from collapsed buildings visible in the background looking towards High Street.".
A photograph submitted by Grant Fife to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "February Quake. Cranmer Court apartments 03/04/2011. The February quake was too much for the already damaged buildings.".
A photograph submitted by Raymond Morris to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Domo store (McKenzie and Willis) 236 Tuam St. is one of many paintings completed by artist Raymond Morris of earthquake demolished buildings.".
A story submitted by Hilary Lakeman to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Tim Kerr to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Jo Wicken to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Celina Elliott to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Ian Longhorn to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Sue Freeman to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Julie Lee to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Mark Buckley to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Peter Low to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Dee Dawson to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Catherine to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Kerry Grant Donnelly to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Philip Broderick Willis to the QuakeStories website.