Christchurch resident Martin Howman was not shy about detonating 900 pounds of gelignite explosives under the homes of his former neighbors. For a long time he was one of the few people still living ...
ALL OVER: Builder Pete Stewart looks at the damage to a historic home on Repton St in Merivale he was restoring after the September 2010 earthquake. It is now red-stickered. . Photo: KATE GERAGHTY / ...
Foundations will become more expensive for houses built on liquefaction-prone soil across New Zealand, not just in Canterbury. Rules about specially designed foundations for new homes on ...
Floating on land: this storm drain was pushed up through the road in Christchurch by liquefaction caused by the 2010 Canterbury earthquake. (Courtesy: Martin Luff/CC BY-SA 2.0) Contrary to ...
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Please find attached a diagram on liquefaction hazards and the effects in Christchurch Provides good background for earthquake stories. The argument for this is that we have a 'bias' towards ...
image: Soil liquefaction is a ground response during earthquakes in which the ground turns from solid into a fluid medium similar to quicksand and detrimental to structures. The 2010 Canterbury ...
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