NicksPlace Photograph 160

Images, UC QuakeStudies

The Kaiapoi New World construction site.

NicksPlace Photograph 159

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The Kaiapoi New World construction site.

BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 033

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Fencing in Poplar Lane cuts one side off from the other, but a City Council sign reads "Businesses open as usual during construction", indicating the stores and bars are still open.

Implications of the 2010 Darfield (Christchurch, NZ) earthquake for Austra…

Research papers, The University of Auckland Library

The 2010 Darfield earthquake is the largest earthquake on record to have occurred within 40 km of a major city and not cause any fatalities. In this paper the authors have reflected on their experiences in Christchurch following the earthquake with a view to what worked, what didn’t, and what lessons can be learned from this for the benefit of Australian earthquake preparedness. Owing to the fact that most of the observed building damage occurred in Unreinforced Masonry (URM) construction, this paper focuses in particular on the authors’ experience conducting rapid building damage assessment during the first 72 hours following the earthquake and more detailed examination of the performance of unreinforced masonry buildings with and without seismic retrofit interventions.