Transcript of Daniel Johnson's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Martin's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Eric's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Jacqui's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Lorraine's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Roman's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Lorraine Savory's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of John Brownie's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Audrey Read's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Leith Graydon's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Richard is a retired High School Art/Design teacher who is now making architectural models of houses and public buildings - some destroyed in the Christchurch earthquakes.
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 video about the Student Volunteer Army delivering chemical toilets and building sandbag walls in Avondale after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The sandbag walls are being built along the banks of the Avon River to prevent flooding caused by land subsidence.
A photograph of street art on a building between Brighton Mall and Beresford Street. There is a shopping trolley in front of the artwork.
A PDF copy of The Star newspaper, published on Friday 9 November 2012.
A PDF copy of The Star newspaper, published on Wednesday 14 November 2012.
Christchurch firefighters who were sent to the CTV and Pyne Gould Corporation buildings after Tuesday's massive earthquake share some remarkable stories of bravery and survival.
The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission hearing into the collapse of the Canterbury Television Building has ended for the week after four days of compelling evidence.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the wall of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the wall of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the wall of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the side of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the wall of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the wall of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the wall of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the side of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the side of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the wall of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street.
A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the wall of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street.
A lack of building inspections and the engineers to carry them out has come under further scrutiny at the Royal Commission of inquiry into the Canterbury earthquakes.