Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:28 13:32:13)

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A photograph of street art on the wall of a building near the Wunderbar in Lyttelton. The artwork depicts Stonehenge and a rising sun in red.

Driving Innovative Thinking in the New Zealand Construction Industry

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A paper delivered at Building a Better New Zealand (BBNZ 2014) Conference. The paper examines the relationship between innovation and productivity improvement in the construction industry.

Rosalee Jenkin Photograph 12

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A photograph looking north-east along Williams Street in Kaiapoi. Scaffolding has been constructed up the sides of the buildings on both corners of Charles Street.

New Zealand contributions to the global earthquake model’s earthquake cons…

Research papers, The University of Auckland Library

The Global Earthquake Model’s (GEM) Earthquake Consequences Database (GEMECD) aims to develop, for the first time, a standardised framework for collecting and collating geocoded consequence data induced by primary and secondary seismic hazards to different types of buildings, critical facilities, infrastructure and population, and relate this data to estimated ground motion intensity via the USGS ShakeMap Atlas. New Zealand is a partner of the GEMECD consortium and to-date has contributed with 7 events to the database, of which 4 are localised in the South Pacific area (Newcastle 1989; Luzon 1990; South of Java 2006 and Samoa Islands 2009) and 3 are NZ-specific events (Edgecumbe 1987; Darfield 2010 and Christchurch 2011). This contribution to GEMECD represented a unique opportunity for collating, comparing and reviewing existing damage datasets and harmonising them into a common, openly accessible and standardised database, from where the seismic performance of New Zealand buildings can be comparatively assessed. This paper firstly provides an overview of the GEMECD database structure, including taxonomies and guidelines to collect and report on earthquake-induced consequence data. Secondly, the paper presents a summary of the studies implemented for the 7 events, with particular focus on the Darfield (2010) and Christchurch (2011) earthquakes. Finally, examples of specific outcomes and potentials for NZ from using and processing GEMECD are presented, including: 1) the rationale for adopting the GEM taxonomy in NZ and any need for introducing NZ-specific attributes; 2) a complete overview of the building typological distribution in the Christchurch CBD prior to the Canterbury earthquakes and 3) some initial correlations between the level and extent of earthquake-induced physical damage to buildings, building safety/accessibility issues and the induced human casualties.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:22 14:41:08)

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A photograph of a detail of street art on a building in New Brighton. The artwork consists of political and earthquake-related newspaper clippings pasted to a brick wall.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:22 14:41:17)

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A photograph of a detail of street art on a building in New Brighton. The artwork consists of political and earthquake-related newspaper clippings pasted to a brick wall.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:22 14:21:11)

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A photograph of a section of an artwork on the wall of a building between New Brighton Mall and Beresford Street. The section depicts a range of native birds.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:22 14:21:16)

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A photograph of section of an artwork on the wall of a building between New Brighton mall and Beresford Street. The section depicts two native birds on tree branches.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:22 14:21:14)

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A photograph of section of an artwork on the wall of a building between New Brighton mall and Beresford Street. The section depicts a kokako on a tree branch.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:22 14:21:32)

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A photograph of section of an artwork on the wall of a building between New Brighton mall and Beresford Street. The section depicts two native birds standing on rocks.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:28 13:23:44)

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A photograph of a mural on a wall in the former site of a building on Norwich Quay in Lyttelton. Construction material has been laid up against the mural.

QuakeStory 730

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A story submitted by Rosalee Jenkin to the QuakeStories website.

2015 - Engineering Bridge Challenge Photograph 9

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A photograph of students falling through a bridge into the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:02:20 14:08:12)

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A photograph of street artwork depicting a fantail sitting on a branch. The piece is on the side of a building at Waltham Park and Pool, located on Waltham Road.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:28 13:19:18)

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A photograph of street art on a wall along Oxford Street in Lyttelton. The street art depicts buildings that were lost in Lyttelton after the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:28 13:19:44)

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A photograph of street art on a wall along Oxford Street in Lyttelton. The street art depicts buildings that were lost in Lyttelton after the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:28 13:19:30)

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A photograph of street art on a wall along Oxford Street in Lyttelton. The street art depicts buildings that were lost in Lyttelton after the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:28 13:19:41)

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A photograph of street art on a wall along Oxford Street in Lyttelton. The street art depicts buildings that were lost in Lyttelton after the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:28 13:19:15)

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A photograph of street art on a wall along Oxford Street in Lyttelton. The street art depicts buildings that were lost in Lyttelton after the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:28 13:19:26)

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A photograph of street art on a wall along Oxford Street in Lyttelton. The street art depicts buildings that were lost in Lyttelton after the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes.

Rosalee Jenkin Photograph 15

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A photograph of the BNZ on the corner of Charles Street and Williams Street in Kaiapoi. A sign on the building reads, "Kaiapoi, Up and Running", with a smiley face.

QuakeStory 726

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A story submitted by Lyndsay Fenwick to the QuakeStories website.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:22 14:38:25)

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A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the wall of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street. This section of the artwork depicts a butterfly.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:22 14:20:26)

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A photograph of street art on a building between Brighton Mall and Beresford Street. The artwork depicts a woman's face. There is a wire cordon fence in front of the wall.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:28 13:22:49)

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A photograph of a mural on a wall in the former site of a building on Norwich Quay in Lyttelton. Sections of reinforcing steel have been laid up against the mural.

2015 - Engineering Bridge Challenge Photograph 12

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A photograph of two students walking on a bridge across the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

2015 - Engineering Bridge Challenge Photograph 14

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A photograph of three students standing on a bridge across the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:22 14:35:20)

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A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the wall of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street. This section of the artwork depicts a castle.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:22 14:35:30)

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A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the wall of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street. This section of the artwork depicts a landscape.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:22 14:35:26)

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A photograph of a section of a piece of street art on the wall of a building between Brighton Mall and Hawke Street. This section of the artwork depicts a landscape.