NicksPlace Photograph 256

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Toppled headstones in a cemetery.

BeckerFraserPhotos July 2011 photograph 033

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A photograph of toppled potted plants outside a shop on Manchester Street.

Christchurch Earthquake 22/02/11

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Toppled statue of polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott, Worcester Street near Oxford Terrace.

Mark Lincoln Photograph 157

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Liquefaction silt fills the stream running through Porrit Park, and trees have toppled over.

Mark Lincoln Photograph 158

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Liquefaction silt fills the stream running through Porrit Park, and trees have toppled over.

Mark Lincoln Photograph 080

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Damage in a cemetery. A large headstone has toppled, and its base has "Danger, keep out" tape wrapped around it.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 433

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A collapsed brick fence at Mona Vale. The fence has toppled backwards off its foundations. Behind, the railway track can be seen.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 434

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A collapsed brick fence at Mona Vale. The fence has toppled backwards off its foundations. To the right, the railway track can be seen.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 196

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A photograph of a cabinet which has toppled on the ground floor of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The ground and furniture is also covered in plaster from above.

Mark Lincoln Photograph 141

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The damaged Liquidity bar on Oxford Terrace, seen from across the river. Part of the parapet has collapsed, damaging the awnings below, and large planters in the outdoor seating area have toppled over.

Mark Lincoln Photograph 140

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The damaged Liquidity bar on Oxford Terrace, seen from across the river. Part of the parapet has collapsed, damaging the awnings below, and large planters in the outdoor seating area have toppled over.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 39

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A photograph of toppled scaffolding outside a block of buildings on Manchester Street. In the background an excavator is sitting on top of a pile of rubble while it demolishes one of the buildings.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 199

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A photograph of a sitting area on the ground floor of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. A plate and magazines has fallen off the coffee table and a chair has toppled over. In the background, a piece of the ceiling under the stairs is hanging loose.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 061

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to a brick wall of a building on Acton Street. Large sections of the wall have fallen away. The remaining section has large cracks between the bricks. A boat which was being stored inside has toppled over and is now sticking out of the building.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 145

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A photograph of an earthquake-damaged house. Wooden bracing has been placed in between the house and the fence, with wires connecting the top of the bracing to the peak of the roof. Emergency management personnel are in the driveway to the right. In the foreground a section of the brick fence at the front of the property has toppled.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 063

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A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on Acton Street. The closest section of the outer wall has collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the pavement in front. A boat which was being stored inside has toppled over and is now sticking out of the building. Several cars, also stored inside the building, are visible.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 225

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to Munn's the Man store on Armagh Street. The outer wall of the top storey has collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the car park below. Wire fences placed around the building have toppled over. Steel bracing has been set up inside the building to hold the roof up.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 059

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team examining an earthquake-damaged building on Acton Street. The closest section of the outer wall has collapsed, and the bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the pavement in front. A boat which was being stored inside has toppled over and is now sticking out of the building.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 057

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team examining an earthquake-damaged building on Acton Street. The closest section of the outer wall has collapsed, and the bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the pavement in front. A boat which was being stored inside has toppled over and is now sticking out of the building.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 058

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team examining an earthquake-damaged building on Acton Street. The closest section of the outer wall has collapsed, and the bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the pavement in front. A boat which was being stored inside has toppled over and is now sticking out of the building.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 060

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team examining an earthquake-damaged building on Acton Street. The closest section of the outer wall has collapsed, and the bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the pavement in front. A boat which was being stored inside has toppled over and is now sticking out of the building.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 04

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A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team inside an earthquake-damaged house. The wall to the left has collapsed and has been covered with plastic sheeting. Bricks and other rubble cover the floor of the room. A chest of drawers with clothing still inside has toppled to the left and is resting on the rubble.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 062

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team examining an earthquake-damaged building on Acton Street. The closest section of the outer wall has collapsed, and the bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the pavement in front. A boat which was being stored inside has toppled over and is now sticking out of the building. Several cars, also stored inside the building, are visible.

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.