Damaged buildings

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Damaged buildings visible from St Asaph Street.

Damaged building

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Photos taken in Lyttelton following the February 22 earthquake. File ref: CCL-2011-03-05-After-The-Earthquake-P1110429 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries

Damaged buildings (2)

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Damaged buildings visible from St Asaph Street.

Damaged buildings (3)

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Damaged buildings visible from St Asaph Street.

Damaged buildings on Hereford Street

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Damaged buildings on Hereford Street.

Damage to building on Colombo Street

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Damage to building on Colombo Street.

Damaged building on Colombo Street

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Damaged building on Colombo Street, with the Copthorne Hotel and Forsyth Barr buildings in the background.

Damage to buildings on Manchester Street (5)

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Damage to buildings on Manchester Street.

Damage to buildings on Manchester Street (2)

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Damage to buildings on Manchester Street.

Damage to buildings on Manchester Street (6)

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Damage to buildings on Manchester Street.

Building and bridge pounding damage observed in 2011 Christchurch earthqua…

Research papers, University of Canterbury Library

This paper describes pounding damage sustained by buildings and bridges in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. Approximately 6% of buildings in Christchurch CBD were observed to have suffered some form of serious pounding damage. Almost all of this pounding damage occurred in masonry buildings, further highlighting their vulnerability to this phenomenon. Modern buildings were found to be vulnerable to pounding damage where overly stiff and strong ‘flashing’ components were installed in existing building separations. Soil variability is identified as a key aspect that amplifies the relative movement of buildings, and hence increases the likelihood of pounding damage. Pounding damage in bridges was found to be relatively minor and infrequent in the Christchurch earthquake.

Damaged buildings on Madras Street

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Damaged buildings on Madras Street, looking east towards Latimer Square.

Damage to Canterbury Public Library building

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File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-001 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

Damage to Canterbury Public Library building

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File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-004 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

Damage to the Smiths City car park building

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Damage to the Smiths City car park building.

Damage to the Christchurch School of Music building

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Damage to the Christchurch School of Music building.

Damaged buildings on Madras Street (3)

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Damaged buildings on Madras Street, looking east towards Latimer Square.

Damaged buildings on Madras Street (2)

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Damaged buildings on Madras Street, looking east towards Latimer Square.

Damage to the Brannigans building

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Damage to the Brannigans building, on the corner of Oxford Terrace and Gloucester Street.

Damage to the Christchurch School of Music building (2)

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Damage to the Christchurch School of Music building.

Damage to buildings on Manchester Street

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Damage to buildings on Manchester Street, seen through the cordon fence.

Damage to the dome of the Post Office Building

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Damage to the dome of the Post Office Building.

Damage to the Community of the Sacred Name building

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Damage to the Community of the Sacred Name building.

Damage to buildings on Manchester Street (3)

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Damage to buildings on Manchester Street, seen through the cordon fence.

Damage to the dome of the Post Office Building (2)

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Damage to the dome of the Post Office Building.

Damage to the Community of the Sacred Name building (2)

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Damage to the Community of the Sacred Name building.

Damage to the former Christchurch City Council building

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Damage to the former Christchurch City Council building on Tuam Street.

Child standing beside a damaged building on Colombo Street

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Child standing beside a damaged building on Colombo Street, with the Copthorne Hotel and Forsyth Barr buildings in the background.

Damage to the Canterbury Public Library building

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File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-024 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

Damage to the Canterbury Public Library building

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File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-014 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.