Carparking Structure Tuam Street
A close-up photograph of damaged building structures on Armagh Street.
Fences surrounding a damaged structure next to the Avon River in Avonside.
Cracks in the concrete structure of the Lichfield Street car parking building.
Cracks in the concrete structure of the Lichfield Street car parking building.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Arts Centre, heavy steel supporting structure securing the clock tower - Worcester Street".
This paper presents preliminary field observations on the performance of selected steel structures in Christchurch during the earthquake series of 2010 to 2011. This comprises 6 damaging earthquakes, on 4 September and 26 December 2010, February 22, June 6 and two on June 13, 2011. Most notable of these was the 4 September event, at Ms7.1 and MM7 (MM as observed in the Christchurch CBD) and most intense was the 22 February event at Ms6.3 and MM9-10 within the CBD. Focus is on performance of concentrically braced frames, eccentrically braced frames, moment resisting frames and industrial storage racks. With a few notable exceptions, steel structures performed well during this earthquake series, to the extent that inelastic deformations were less than what would have been expected given the severity of the recorded strong motions. Some hypotheses are formulated to explain this satisfactory performance. http://db.nzsee.org.nz/SpecialIssue/44%284%290297.pdf
A damaged building on Colombo Street, near the Tuam Street intersection. The brick facade has collapsed, exposing the wooden structure beneath.
Detail of damage to the Hotel Grand Chancellor, showing how the building has crushed against the car park structure beside it.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Damage to a structure on the side of the Avon River photographed from Dallington Terrace".
A close-up photograph of the Colombo Street bridge between Oxford Terrace and Cambridge Terrace. Part of the bridge's lower structure has buckled.
A close-up photograph of the Colombo Street bridge between Oxford Terrace and Cambridge Terrace. Part of the bridge's lower structure has buckled.
Damage to the new support structure for the widening of the Ferrymead bridge. A gap is visible between the support post and the surrounding area.
Damage to the Strange's Building on High Street. The stone facade of the upper storey has collapsed, exposing the wooden and brick structures beneath.
Damage to the Strange's Building on High Street. The stone facade of the upper storey has collapsed, exposing the wooden and brick structures beneath.
Damage to the Strange's Building on Lichfield Street. The stone facade of the upper storey has collapsed, exposing the wooden and brick structures beneath.
A PDF copy of The Star newspaper, published on Saturday 30 April 2011.
Damage to St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square. The tower has collapsed, exposing its structure. The building's roof has been weather proofed with plywood.
Damage to St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square. The tower has collapsed, exposing its structure. The building's roof has been weather proofed with plywood.
The badly-damaged Knox Presbyterian Church on the corner of Victoria Street and Bealey Avenue. The brickwork on the gables has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure underneath.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The upper part of the corner structure has collapsed, and the cross on the roof is on a lean.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The upper part of the corner structure has collapsed, and the cross on the roof is on a lean.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The upper part of the corner structure has collapsed, and the cross on the roof is on a lean.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The upper part of the corner structure has collapsed, and the cross on the roof is on a lean.
The badly-damaged Knox Presbyterian Church on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street. The brickwork in the gables has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure underneath.
The badly-damaged Knox Presbyterian Church on the corner of Victoria Street and Bealey Avenue. The brickwork on the gables has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure underneath.
The badly-damaged Knox Presbyterian Church on the corner of Victoria Street and Bealey Avenue. The brickwork on the gables has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure underneath.
The brick wall of a building in Redcliffs that has cracked and fallen away in some places. Sections of the wall have buckled out from the building's structure.
A house undergoing renovations has exposed building frames and structures. Aprons hanging from the fence depict the Cathedral drawn in the style of the Edmonds Baking Powder logo, with the slogan "Christchurch, sure to rise".
A house undergoing renovations has exposed building frames and structures. Aprons hanging from the fence depict the Cathedral drawn in the style of the Edmonds Baking Powder logo, with the slogan "Christchurch, sure to rise".