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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Canterbury Earthquakes"”.
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Quake destruction / arts creation: arts therapy & the Canterbury earthquakes
… as beginning arts therapist during the Canterbury, New Zealand, earthquakes from 2010 to 2014. At the heart of these experiences lies my challenging dual-role as both quake-survivor and therapist – I was betwixt-and-between quake-destruction and arts-creation. I aimed to make sens/e of …
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Resilience through Building Back Better: Assessing Christchurch Recovery following the 2010/2011 Canterbury Earthquakes
… BBB in the recovery process after the 2010–2011 earthquakes in greater Christchurch, New Zealand. The BBB’s impact was assessed in terms of its five key components: built environment, natural environment, social environment, economic environment, and implementation process. This research …
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Stories of relocation to the Waikato: Spaces of emotion and affect in the 2010/2011 Canterbury earthquakes, Aotearoa New Zealand
… Waikato region of New Zealand as a result of the Canterbury earthquakes and aftershocks. It is argued that exploring relocation through the lens of emotion and affect can give rise to an understanding of the collective aspects of non-conscious, embodied and emotional life-worlds of relocatees. …
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Seismic Performance of Precast Concrete Flooring Systems
The 2010/2011 Canterbury earthquakes in New Zealand highlighted several concerns around the seismic performance of the support connections for precast concrete flooring systems. The objective of this research was to investigate the support connection detailing for these precast concrete flooring …
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Between the cracks: The intersection of individuals, social processes and creativity after the Canterbury earthquakes 2010-2012 : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Lincoln University
… and the social processes that followed the earthquakes of 2010 - 2012. Personal and contextual influences on creative ideas implemented for community or commercial benefit are also examined. Viewed as creative, unique approaches to post-disaster problem solving were celebrated locally, …
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Asset Management of Underground Cables Factoring Resilience
… have suffered significantly from damage due to earthquakes. For example, the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquakes caused widespread damage to underground cables, resulting in a massive power outage in the region. The damage and impact of seismic events on the life of underground cables are still …
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The Role of Central Government following the Lombok Earthquake 2018: the planning process and ownership and control of the Mataram City Post-Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Plan : A Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Planning at Lincoln University
… planning in Christchurch City following the Canterbury earthquakes 2011 is provided as an example and comparison. This research aims to analyse the planning process to develop a post-disaster recovery plan in Indonesia using Mataram City’s recovery plan following the Lombok Earthquakes 2018 …
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Unreinforced Masonry Precincts in New Zealand: History, Heritage, and Seismic Retrofit
… damage caused by natural disasters such as the Canterbury earthquake sequence (2010-2011) focused public sentiment on an overlooked historic construction typology: unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings. The findings of the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission (2012) highlighted a high …
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Wall-to-Floor Interaction in Reinforced Concrete Buildings
… reinforced concrete (RC) walls in the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquakes was attributed to an increase in the levels of axial load that the walls sustained during the earthquakes. Among other reasons, it was proposed that that the magnification in the axial loads was a consequence of the …
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Seismic Behaviour of Grouted Connections in Precast Concrete Panels
Following the 2010/2011 Canterbury (New Zealand) earthquakes the seismic design of buildings with precast concrete panels has received significant attention. Although this form of construction generally performed adequately in Christchurch, there were a considerable number of precast concrete panel …
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Seismic Assessment of Singly Reinforced Concrete Walls in Pre-1970s Multi-Storey Buildings
During the 2010/2011 Canterbury earthquakes in New Zealand, undesirable failure behavior was observed of the reinforced concrete walls in multi-storey buildings constructed before mid-1970s, which highlighted the structural vulnerabilities of older reinforced concrete walls. In this thesis, the …
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Spatial Variation of Magnitude Scaling Factors During the 2010 Darfield and 2011 Christchurch, New Zealand, Earthquakes
… the Darfield and Christchurch, New Zealand, earthquakes, densely-recorded ground motions for the events, and detailed subsurface characterization provides an unprecedented opportunity to investigate the significance of the spatial variation of MSF on the inducement of liquefaction. Towards …