A story submitted by Mark Darbyshire to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Patti-Ann Oberst to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Liza Rossie to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by David to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Georgia to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by J Bell to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Joanna Orwin to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Sharon Stevens to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Sheryl Fairbairn to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Fiona to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Nicky Taylor to the QuakeStories website.
A crane lifting material off the roof the damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street.
A photograph of a damaged wall captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The earthquake-damaged wall of a property at 107A Courtenay Drive in Kaiapoi".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to 129 and 131 Manchester Street. Bricks around the windows have crumbled, falling onto the street below and damaging the awnings.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Extensive damage can be seen on the north-west and south-west corners of the building, and cracking is visible underneath the dome.
Damage to a house in Richmond. Large cracks run along the edges of this internal wall, and pictures on the wall are crooked. The photographer comments, "Internal damage to walls".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 28 March 2011 entitled, "This week...".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 3 August 2012 entitled, "Scrap Basket Quilt Number Six".
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As a result of the Canterbury earthquakes, over 60% of the concrete buildings in the Christchurch Central Business District have been demolished. This experience has highlighted the need to provide guidance on the residual capacity and repairability of earthquake-damaged concrete buildings. Experience from 2010 Chile indicates that it is possible to repair severely damaged concrete elements (see photo at right), although limited testing has been performed on such repaired components. The first phase of this project is focused on the performance of two lightly-reinforced concrete walls that are being repaired and re-tested after damage sustained during previous testing.
For the first time in November 2011, Christchurch residents finally had the opportunity to see the earthquake-damaged city centre on the Red Zone bus tours organised by CERA. Damage to buildings can be seen out the window.
A photograph of earthquake-damaged buildings along Manchester Street near Struthers Lane. The front of the buildings have crumbled, the bricks falling onto the footpath in front, damaging the awnings.
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 8 September 2010 entitled, "Exhaustion and fear".
A story submitted by Hilary Lakeman to the QuakeStories website.