Nisbet, Alistair, 1958- :New foundation prerequisites for ChCh? 3 November…

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The EQC (Earthquake Commission) has developed new standards and designs to help rebuild Christchurch after the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. The Department of Building and Housing have produced some generic building foundation and floor designs that can be used for residential homes being built or repaired on liquefied, tilting, unsettled and/or damaged land. (RebuildChristchurch.co.nz) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Rebekah Rogers WEMO Photograph 041

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A photograph of a volunteer at the temporary emergency management offices at the Mainland Foundation Ball Park.

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A photograph of a foundation stone from the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church at 163 Papanui Road. The stone reads, "AD 1894".

Central City Tour, 4 April 2011 - Photograph 14

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Damage to a house in Richmond. The foundation is cracked, and a gap is visible between the foundation and the house. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Broken foundations, River Rd".

Rebekah Rogers WEMO Photograph 042

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A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office working at a table in the temporary emergency management offices at the Mainland Foundation Ball Park.

Central City Tour, 4 April 2011 - Photograph 13

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Damage to a house in Richmond. The foundation is cracked, and a gap is visible between the foundation and the house. The photographer comments, "River Rd, between Stanmore Rd and Fitzgerald Ave".

BeckerFraserPhotos September 2011 photograph 367

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "House shifted on its foundations, Gayhurst Road".

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Foundation posts in the ground, waiting to be built on.

Central City Tour, 4 April 2011 - Photograph 01

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Damage to a house in Richmond. Large gaps are visible between the floor and the foundation, and between the foundation and the patio. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. Our house - patio is heading west - or the sunroom is heading east".

Photograph number UC 11-0128-10

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A foundation dug for the path down the middle of the Oval Village.

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A red-stickered house where cracks can be clearly seen in the foundation.

Jim Baltaxe WEMO Photograph 070

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house on Woodham Road. The house has come off its foundations as the bricks wall have crumbled, spilling onto the footpath in front. Road cones have been placed along the street to warn road users.

Photograph number UC 11-0090-29

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A worker pouring contrete into the foundation of a temporary classroom on the Ilam Oval.

BeckerFraserPhotos September 2011 photograph 287

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hereford Street - foundation stone from the building known as Kenton Chambers".

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The foundation stone removed from the Church Hall at 165 Papanui Road. The stone reads, "A.D.1902".

Cantabrians turn to gambling to combat stress

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The Problem Gambling Foundation says people in Christchurch are turning to gambling to combat stress after the city's major earthquakes.

BeckerFraserPhotos October 2011 photograph 033

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cannon Hill Crescent".

Nisbet, Alistair, 1958- :'See! Major foundation issues!' 5 November 2011

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Relates to the three new categories for residential foundation design that have been developed and will be required for repairing and rebuilding homes in Canterbury following the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. The 'zones' referred to in the cartoon are the colours designated to different degrees of damage to particular areas or buildings in Christchurch after the earthquakes. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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Cement is piped from the trucks to the foundations where it is poured into the foundation posts when building the Ilam village.

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Cement is piped from the trucks to the foundations where it is poured into the foundation posts when building the Ilam village.

June 2011 Earthquake - Photograph 16

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Damage to a house in Richmond. Stucco cladding is badly cracked around the foundation. The photographer comments, "Stucco cladding was broken around the bay window, next to the foundations".

BeckerFraserPhotos September 2011 photograph 258

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gloucester Street - salvaged from demolition of the Christchurch Star building".

Friends Helping Friends

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A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Friends Helping Friends".

Photograph number UC 11-0201-06

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Misko Cubrinovski, Civil Engineer, photographed with liquefaction and lateral spreading on Oxford Terrace. Misko's area is geotechnical earthquake engineering and foundation engineering, and he will feature in a UC in the News pull out supplement inThe Press.

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Cracks in the concrete foundation and wooden walls of a house on Avonside Drive. The photograph shows where the metal frame of the house's conservatory has come apart, and shards of glass from it can be seen on the footpath.

The Gap

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A large crack where the foundation of a building has moved away from the adjoining carpark. The photographer comments, "The gap between Robbies restaurant and bar in New Brighton and the car park after the Christchurch Earthquake".

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 321

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The empty conservatory of house on Avonside Drive that has been abandoned due to damage from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The metal frame of the conservatory has bent and sections of glass have broken. Cracks can be seen in the building's foundation.

Bike Ride in the East Side - Photograph 44

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Damage to a house in Richmond. The foundation is all that remains of one room, and the exposed interior wall has been covered with builders' paper for protection. The photographer comments, "Revisiting our abandoned house. Back door and the floor of the sunroom".

Bike Ride in the East Side - Photograph 43

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Damage to a house in Richmond. The foundation is all that remains of one room, and the exposed interior wall has been covered with builders' paper for protection. The photographer comments, "Revisiting our abandoned house. Temporary protection after the sunroom was demolished".

What Lies Beneath?

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A broken concrete floor slab in a residential property. The photographer comments, "Now that our house is to be rebuilt some time in the distant future, I decided to relay the loose and broken tiles. I took some photos to show what lies beneath".