Deborah Fitchett's Dreamwidth Blog 27/5/2011: In which a one-hour seminar …

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An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 27 May 2011, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which a one-hour seminar takes up the entire work-day".The entry was downloaded on 16 April 2015.

Deborah Fitchett's Livejournal Blog 27/5/2011: In which a one-hour seminar…

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An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 27 May 2011, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which a one-hour seminar takes up the entire work-day".The entry was downloaded on 13 April 2015.

Demolition Day - Photograph 15

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A house in Richmond being demolished. The interior of one of the rooms. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".

Demolition Day - Photograph 50

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A house in Richmond being demolished. A digger moves over the rubble. All but one corner has been demolished. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".

Demolition Day - Photograph 47

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A house in Richmond being demolished. A digger moves over the rubble. All but one corner has been demolished. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".

Demolition Day - Photograph 49

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A house in Richmond being demolished. A digger moves over the rubble. All but one corner has been demolished. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".

Demolition Day - Photograph 46

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A house in Richmond being demolished. A worker hoses down the rubble to prevent dust. All but one corner has been demolished. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".

QuakeStory Photo 445

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A photograph submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "My one year old son’s cot, five minutes after he woke up unusually early from his day sleep.".

Crack'd for Christchurch Photograph 008

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A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch breaking up pieces of china.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "September 2011. Another cracking day, one year after the first earthquake. From left: Marie Hudson and Robyn Black."

Canterbury Earthquake September 2010 - Photograph 29

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Damage to a house in Richmond. A brick chimney has visibly twisted and there are gaps between the bricks. The photographer comments, "One chimney is damaged but still standing - for now. (It was taken down on the morning of Day 2, just as well)".

Crack'd for Christchurch Photograph 009

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A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch, who have been breaking up pieces of china.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "September 2011. Another cracking day, one year after the first earthquake. From left: Marie Hudson, Robyn Black, and Sharon Wilson."

UC Civil and Natural Resources Engineering Photograph 104

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A photograph of a corner of the Civil Suite at the University of Canterbury after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The photograph was taken on the day when the staff were allowed to return to the building. One of the ceiling panels has fallen onto a desk below, exposing the insulation underneath.

Experimental Modal Identification of Structures under Earthquake Excitation

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Micro - electro - mechanical system (MEMS) based accelerometers are now frequently used in many different parts of our day - to - day lives. It is also increasingly being used for structural testing applications. Researchers have had res ervation of using these devices as they are relatively untested, but now with the wider adoption, it provides a much cheaper and more versatile tool for structural engineering researchers. A number of damaged buildings in the Christchurch Central Business District (CBD) were instrumented with a number of low - cost MEMS accelerometers after the major Christchurch earthquakes. The accelerometers captured extremely high quality building response data as the buildings experienced thousands of aftershocks. This d ata set was amongst one of only a handful of data set s available around the world which provides building response data subjected to real ground motion. Furthermore, due to technological advances, a much larger than usual number of accelerometers has been deployed making the data set one of the most comprehensive available. This data set is utilised to extract modal parameters of the buildings. This paper summarises the operating requirements and preference for using such accelerometers for experimental mod al analysis. The challenges for adapting MEMS based devices for successful modal parameters identification are also discussed.

All Right? Campaigns and Projects: 'Local Colour' - George

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A web image of a poster from 'Local Colour'. The image features George and reads, "I thought I wasn't affected by the quakes. But then one day I just ended up breaking down. All good now though." 'Local Colour' was a campaign by All Right? in collaboration with photographer Neil Macbeth, which aimed to raise emotional literacy in Christchurch. The image was used as a profile picture on the All Right? Facebook page on 27 August 2014 at 10:27pm.