WEMO ERT Team Set 3 - April 2011 - Photograph 08

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A photograph of the first page of a copy of a Level 1 Rapid Assessment Form. The form was used by the Civil Defence to document the earthquake damage to buildings in central Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

WEMO ERT Team Set 3 - April 2011 - Photograph 05

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A photograph of the second page of a copy of a Level 2 Rapid Assessment Form. The form was used by the Civil Defence to document the earthquake damage to buildings in central Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

WEMO ERT Team Set 3 - April 2011 - Photograph 06

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A photograph of the third page of a copy of a Level 2 Rapid Assessment Form. The form was used by the Civil Defence to document the earthquake damage to buildings in central Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

WEMO ERT Team Set 3 - April 2011 - Photograph 04

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A photograph of the first page of a copy of a Level 2 Rapid Assessment Form. The form was used by the Civil Defence to document the earthquake damage to buildings in central Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

US Embassy Photograph 78

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Structural Engineers from the New Zealand and Los Angeles County Fire Department Urban Search and Rescue teams performing assessments of buildings on High Street near Manchester Street.

US Embassy Photograph 77

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Structural Engineers from the New Zealand and Los Angeles County Fire Department Urban Search and Rescue teams performing an assessment of the Kenton Chambers Building on Hereford Street.

US Embassy Photograph 75

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Structural Engineers from the New Zealand and Los Angeles County Fire Department Urban Search and Rescue teams performing an assessment of the Kenton Chambers Building on Hereford Street.

Performance of masonry buildings during the 2010 Darfield (New Zealand) ea…

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The M7.1 Darfield earthquake shook the town of Christchurch (New Zealand) in the early morning on Saturday 4th September 2010 and caused damage to a number of heritage unreinforced masonry buildings. No fatalities were reported directly linked to the earthquake, but the damage to important heritage buildings was the most extensive to have occurred since the 1931 Hawke‟s Bay earthquake. In general, the nature of damage was consistent with observations previously made on the seismic performance of unreinforced masonry buildings in large earthquakes, with aspects such as toppled chimneys and parapets, failure of gables and poorly secured face-loaded walls, and in-plane damage to masonry frames all being extensively documented. This report on the performance of the unreinforced masonry buildings in the 2010 Darfield earthquake provides details on typical building characteristics, a review of damage statistics obtained by interrogating the building assessment database that was compiled in association with post-earthquake building inspections, and a review of the characteristic failure modes that were observed.

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 228

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A faded yellow sticker stuck to the window of a house on Avonside Drive. It has been issued by the Christchurch City Council and reads, "Restricted Use. No entry except on essential business. Warning: This building has been damaged and its structural safety is questionable. Enter only at own risk. Subsequent aftershocks or other events may result in increased damage and danger, changing this assessment. Re-inspection may be required. The damage observed from external inspection is as described below." It goes on to set out the conditions for entry to the building and information about the inspector. The sign is so faded that the handwritten information is almost illegible.

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2011 photograph 227

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A yellow sticker on the door of a house in Worcester Street reading, "Restricted use. No entry except on essential business. Warning: This building has been damaged and its structural safety is questionable. Earthquake aftershocks present danger. Enter only at own risk. Subsequent events may result in increased damage and danger, changing this assessment. Reinspection may be required. The damage is as described below: partial collapse of longitudinal walls". Following on from this are the specific conditions that must be complied with to enable entry into the property, the inspector's identification details, and the date and time the building was inspected. At the bottom the form reads, "Do not remove this placard. Placed by order of the territorial authority Christchurch City Council".