WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 223

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to a concrete beam inside a building. The wall around the beam has been removed to access the beam. Concrete near the bottom of the beam has crumbled and the steel reinforcement inside is now exposed.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 212

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to a beam inside the basement of the Copthorne Hotel. A section of the concrete beam has crumbled to reveal the steel reinforcement underneath.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 218

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A photograph of emergency management personnel inspecting the earthquake damage to a concrete beam inside a building. The concrete near the bottom of the beam has crumbled and the steel reinforcement inside is now exposed.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Digger grasping a concrete beam while demolishing the former Druids Building, 239 Manchester Street".

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 213

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A photograph of a damaged support beam in the basement of the Copthorne Hotel. A section of the concrete has crumbled, exposing the steel reinforcement underneath.

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A photograph of the exposed beams of Knox Church.

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Wooden beams and bolts secure a Cranmer Court window.

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A photograph of the exposed beams of Knox Church.

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Wooden beams and bolts secure a Cranmer Court window.

BeckerFraserPhotos July 2011 photograph 313

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A photograph of the exposed beams of Knox Church.

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A photograph of the exposed beams of Knox Church.

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A photograph of the exposed beams of Knox Church.

BeckerFraserPhotos July 2011 photograph 250

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A photograph of an excavator on a building site.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 150

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A photograph of a room in the PricewaterhouseCoopers Building on Armagh Street. Sections of the concrete beam above the window have crumbled and the pieces of concrete have fallen onto the desk and floor below.

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A crack in a concrete beam of the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2011 photograph 152

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A roof beam on the footpath outside the Durham Street Methodist Church.

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Damage to Wharetiki House. Wooden beams are all that remain of the roof.

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Damage to Cranmer Courts. The top of this facade has fallen away, exposing the beams behind.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St Luke's Church, Kilmore Street - detail of exposed roof beams".

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 149

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the concrete beams in a room in the PricewaterhouseCoopers Building. Sections of the concrete have crumbled to reveal the steel reinforcement underneath. A number of the ceiling panels are missing and another is hanging loose. Some of the bars that hold the ceiling panels are also hanging loose.

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2011 photograph 150

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A tangle of metal pipes and a roof beam on the footpath outside the Durham Street Methodist Church.

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2011 photograph 149

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A tangle of metal pipes and a roof beam on the footpath outside the Durham Street Methodist Church.

Performance of Earthquake Damage Beams Repaired via Epoxy Injection

Research papers, University of Canterbury Library

The purpose of this research is to investigate men’s experiences of the 2016 7.8 magnitude Kaikōura earthquake and Tsunami. While, research into the impacts of the earthquake has been conducted, few studies have examined how gender shaped people’s experiences of this natural hazard event. Analysing disasters through a gender lens has significantly contributed to disaster scholarship in identifying the resilience and vulnerabilities of individuals and communities pre- and post-disaster (Fordham, 2012; Bradshaw, 2013). This research employs understandings of masculinities (Connell, 2005), to examine men’s strengths and challenges in responding, recovering, and coping following the earthquake. Qualitative inquiry was carried out in Northern Canterbury and Marlborough involving 18 face-to-face interviews with men who were impacted by the Kaikōura earthquake and its aftermath. Interview material is being analysed using thematic and narrative analysis. Some of the preliminary findings have shown that men took on voluntary roles in addition to their fulltime paid work resulting in long hours, poor sleep and little time spent with family. Some men assisted wives and children to high ground then drove into the tsunami zone to check on relatives or to help evacuate people. Although analysis of the findings is currently ongoing, preliminary findings have identified that the men who participated in the study have been negatively impacted by the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake. A theme identified amongst participants was an avoidance to seek support with the challenges they were experiencing due to the earthquake. The research findings align with key characteristics of masculinity, including demonstrating risky behaviours and neglecting self or professional care. This study suggests that these behaviours affect men’s overall resilience, and thus the resilience of the wider community.

removing the chimney

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The chimney busted right through the wooden beam holding up the roof. I'm told it may an alarming noise.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "239 Manchester Street".

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A close-up view of damage to Cranmer Courts. The top of this facade has fallen away, exposing the beams behind.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Former Druids Building, 239 Manchester Street".

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 150

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Bracing made of steel beams and concrete blocks that has been applied to the wall of St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square.

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2011 photograph 151

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "About the largest piece of the roof beams with its steel brace, lying on the footpath - Durham Street Methodist Church".

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Colombo Street bridge, badly damaged in the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The large steel beams supporting the bridge are distorted".