Christchurch Earthquake Photos and Captions
See the Images: Selected images of the M6.3 Christchurch Earthquake February 22, 2011 (5.5 MB PDF)
Christchurch Satellite Imagery
Figure 1. Figure 1 shows satellite imagery of Christchurch two days after the M6.3 earthquake hit. To use this imagery, you’ll need to install Google Earth. After you have it installed, open the following files: Central and Northern Christchurch (1KB KMZ) Southern Christchurch (1 KB KMZ) You can turn this image layer on and off […]
Map of Retrofitted Buildings in Christchurch
See the Retrofitted Buildings Inventory: 2011 Christchurch Earthquake – Retrofitted URM Buildings
Christchurch Earthquake – an overview
Read the Report: Christchurch Fact Sheets – Compiled (1.0 MB PDF)
The 09/03/2010 Darfield Earthquake and its Aftershocks, Including the 02/21/2011 Christchurch Event
Review the Slides: The 09/03/2010 Darfield Earthquake and its Aftershocks, Including the 02/21/2011 Christchurch Event (4.1 MB PDF)
Photos of Building Damage
Figure 1. Close-up view of severely damaged. Figure 2. Christchurch Catedral- Destruction of the power. Figure 3. Christchurch Catedral- destruction of the stone masonry tower. Figure 4. Close-up view of strengthened gable wall that survived the shaking. Figure 5. Content damage. Figure 6. Damage to reinforced concrete block masonry building. […]
A tale of two earthquakes – the Christchurch sequence of 2010-2011
Read the Presentation: A tale of two earthquakes – the Christchurch sequence of 2010-2011 (4.5 MB PDF)
Safety Assessment Efforts in Canterbury
New Zealand’s safety assessment protocols for buildings are similar to those in the U.S. for placing red (unsafe), yellow (restricted access) or green (inspected) placards on buildings so we were somewhat familiar and generally helpful in documentation of the placarding and in making decisions. Responsibility for each team’s decisions were principally delegated to Certified Professional Engineers from other […]
Observations on House Safety Evaluations
Read the Report: House Performance Report (0.070 MB PDF)
Briefing on Safety Assessment Progress
63,823 buildings have been assessed. Of those, 1,55 residential building have been posted red so far. 340 out of 849 heritage buildings have been posted red. Of the commercial buildings placarded, 730 are red, 756 yellow, and 2029 are green. Controversies about the deconstruction of a few heritage buildings are brewing. 24 buildings have been approved […]