Precast Seismic Structural Systems / Microsoft / Pyne Gould Corporation / /
Country
New Zealand / /
Currency
USD / / /
Event
Natural Disaster / /
Facility
The Nelson Marlborough Institute / University of Canterbury / The Alan MacDiarmid building / University of Canterbury.1 LOSD / Building Code / Technology building / /
IndustryTerm
insurance administration / supplemental damping devices / flexural steel plates / conventional structural systems / structural steel members / low-damage technologies / steel buildings / acceptable solutions / low-damage building technologies / structural systems / sustainable building product / external steel elements / rubber bearings / energy dissipation / Low-damage solutions / steel structures / low-damage technology / damage building technologies / construction technologies / steel / /
NaturalFeature
South Island / /
Organization
Christchurch Women’s Hospital / Structural Engineers Association of California / Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority / Freemasonry / Christchurch Mail Centre / Royal Commission / masonry / Institute of Technology / Department of Building and Housing / University of Canterbury / /
Person
Andrew Buchanan / Sean Gledhill / Andrew Charleson / Rajesh Dhakal / Carl Devereux / / /
Position
General / Professor / /
ProvinceOrState
California / /
Technology
5.2 Low-damage technologies / Low-damage building technologies / damage building technologies / Pres-Lam technology / low-damage technologies / low-damage technology / 1.4 Low-damage technologies / construction technologies / building technologies / /
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