Christchurch

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911Construction / Base isolation / Structural system / Christchurch / Structural engineering / Civil engineering / Earthquake engineering

[removed]Case studies The Royal Commission heard evidence from Ms Devine and from Mr Grant Wilkinson, Managing Director of Ruamoko Solutions Ltd, about three recently built or forthcoming base-isolated buildings in New Z

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Language: English - Date: 2012-07-10 22:59:04
912Engineering / Earthquake engineering / Building materials / Concrete / Limit state design / Reinforced concrete / Christchurch earthquake / Masonry / Seismic retrofit / Construction / Civil engineering / Structural engineering

Section 5: General observations of damage This section of the Report illustrates common types of damage to primary structure that were observed in the buildings constructed between the 1930s and 1970s. It follows with s

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Language: English - Date: 2012-07-10 22:18:03
913Earthquake engineering / Structural engineering / Seismology / Earthquakes / Seismic analysis / Seismic hazard / Earthquake / Limit state design / Richter magnitude scale / Civil engineering / Construction / Engineering

A. The Christchurch Women’s Hospital was the first base-isolated building in the South Island, opened in[removed]The lead rubber bearings located at the underside of the lower ground floor add flexibility to the building

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Language: English - Date: 2012-07-10 00:02:06
914Plate tectonics / Canterbury Region / Canterbury earthquake / Earthquake / Christchurch earthquake / Greendale Fault / Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami / Seismic hazard / Aftershock / Seismology / Geology / Mechanics

[removed]The September earthquake On 4 September 2010, at 4:35am, an earthquake of 7.1Mw struck Christchurch and the surrounding Canterbury region. Its epicentre was about 40km west of Christchurch, on a previously unknow

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Language: English - Date: 2012-07-10 21:40:21
915Seismology / Structural engineering / Christchurch Central City / Earthquakes / Soil liquefaction / Christchurch earthquake / Seismic analysis / Seismic hazard / Earthquake / Civil engineering / Earthquake engineering / Construction

A. Silt crater resulting from liquefaction after the 22 February 2011 earthquake (source: George Kuek) B. Rupture in a Christchurch park as the result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake (source: Ministry of Civil Defence

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Language: English - Date: 2012-07-10 21:30:28
916Canterbury Region / Christchurch / Royal Commission / Earthquake / Canterbury earthquake / Christchurch earthquake / Regions of New Zealand / Seismology

Royal Commission of Inquiry into Building Failure caused by Canterbury Earthquakes Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of New Zealand and her Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender o

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Language: English - Date: 2011-10-10 19:24:23
917Christchurch / Hotel Grand Chancellor /  Christchurch / Christchurch earthquake / Hotel Grand Chancellor / Earthquakes

Section 3: Hotel Grand Chancellor During the February earthquake, a shear wall located on the ground floor of the Hotel Grand Chancellor (HGC) at 161 Cashel Street failed. The failure came close to causing a catastrophi

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Language: English - Date: 2012-07-10 21:59:23
918Christchurch earthquake / Richter magnitude scale / Peak ground acceleration / Earthquakes / Port Hills Fault / June 2011 Christchurch earthquake / Canterbury earthquake / Seismology / Mechanics / Regions of New Zealand

2.6 Earthquakes[removed]Earthquake magnitude The magnitude of earthquakes has been described by various magnitude scales, of which the most well known is the Richter scale. Other earthquake magnitude scales are calculated

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Language: English - Date: 2012-07-10 21:32:36
919Christchurch / CONFER / Software

Peppers Clearwater adds a unique flavour to conferencing With its picturesque setting, wide open spaces and variety of meeting rooms, Peppers Clearwater Resort is the perfect conference venue in Christchurch for corporat

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Language: English - Date: 2014-10-15 02:29:57
920Structural engineering / Base isolation / Seismic analysis / Christchurch earthquake / Earthquake Engineering Research Institute / Earthquake / Earthquake resistant structures / Seismic retrofit / Civil engineering / Construction / Earthquake engineering

Section 4: Professional and regulatory implementation 4.1 Department of Building and Housing (DBH) At present the low-damage technologies discussed in this Report are not provided for in the Building Code as prescribed

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Language: English - Date: 2012-07-10 23:16:36
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