A zip file of an interactive 360-degree panoramic photograph in HTML5 format. The photograph was taken in Kaiapoi, on the Williams Street Bridge on 1 September 2012.
A photograph of a damaged bridge. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Askeaton Drive, Kaiapoi".
A photograph of a damaged bridge. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Askeaton Drive, Kaiapoi".
The 22 February 2011, Mw6.2 Christchurch earthquake is the most costly earthquake to affect New Zealand, causing an estimated 181 fatalities and severely damaging thousands of residential and commercial buildings. This paper presents a summary of some of the observations made by the NSF-sponsored GEER Team regarding the geotechnical/geologic aspects of this earthquake. The Team focused on documenting the occurrence and severity of liquefaction and lateral spreading, performance of building and bridge foundations, buried pipelines and levees, and significant rockfalls and landslides. Liquefaction was pervasive and caused extensive damage to residential properties, water and wastewater networks, high-rise buildings, and bridges. Entire neighborhoods subsided, resulting in flooding that caused further damage. Additionally, liquefaction and lateral spreading resulted in damage to bridges and to stretches of levees along the Waimakariri and Kaiapoi Rivers. Rockfalls and landslides in the Port Hills damaged several homes and caused several fatalities.