i had kinda hope speakman had died, what a pity
Quote from: Pyromanik;1306114Enough to feel, not enough to scare.Lasting mere split seconds, but enough to keep on toes for hours :/errr an aftershock this morning was 5.1 on the richer scale and lasted longer than a few split seconds..since the first hit the place hasnt stopped shaking some aftershocks lasting a few minutes.
Enough to feel, not enough to scare.Lasting mere split seconds, but enough to keep on toes for hours :/
Well, I've never seen Christchurch for myself, so how do I know the shops there are not usually missing their walls, with the bricks covering the street in front of them.
Quote from: d|zrupt;1306187Quote from: Pyromanik;1306114Enough to feel, not enough to scare.Lasting mere split seconds, but enough to keep on toes for hours :/errr an aftershock this morning was 5.1 on the richer scale and lasted longer than a few split seconds..since the first hit the place hasnt stopped shaking some aftershocks lasting a few minutes.You know the Richter scale is logarithmic right? 5.1 is less than half as bad as the original.I woke up for it, but it was pretty mellow rocking until the very last jolt. It felt like a few minutes to you, but I can assure you it was much less.there's a few guys looking for your scalp now cuz, I'd remember where I stand in the real world and shut my mouth real quickQuote from: Scunner;1306158Well, I've never seen Christchurch for myself, so how do I know the shops there are not usually missing their walls, with the bricks covering the street in front of them.Yeh, we're all dirty perv's here, we build our bedrooms without walls! XD
being a girly swot and going in to the uni library over the hols to get books & journal articles for my sports research turns out to have been rather prescient... wouldn't like to try and find anything in there at the moment...
Damage to some special collections and specimens
So sad to see the old buildings damaged so badly Wonder how Chch Boys' faired?
Wow, it's amazing fortune that so many people were in bed at the time.
been seeing alot of pics about it etc, we felt it in Dunedin, but check this site out for the pics: http://www.crashbang.co.nz/quake040910/index.htmlBut i feel the worst picture is this:(tui beer img)GUTTED
Ok, correct me if I'm wrong (see Ngati, Menial) but this is to account for the massive differences in the damages between different parts of the city:1) The main factor being the soil. The Avondale / Darlington and New Brighton areas were affected the most due to them being former swamp areas / close to the sea. This results in sandy, loose soil which not surprising doesn't fair well in a earthquake. Sandy soil also occurs around the Kaiapoi area thus why it was affected so badly as well and also accounts for the soil liquefaction in these places. Combine it with burst pipes = significant flooding. This is compared to the gravel / clay soils in the western parts of Christchurch, such as Middleton, where little damage occurred.2) There are many state houses built in the 1930's-1950's in the western part of Christchurch as these were the main growth areas post WWII in Chch. These houses were very well built, with stronger materials, particularly with the strong use of native wood such as rimu and kauri, which are thick, dense woods and much more earthquake proof than modern cheaper building materials such as brick and pine.3) The SW parts of Chch were or still are industrial areas resulting in a pioritsation of communication lines and critical infrastructure such as roading and water and sewage pipes.Can the geologist chime in on say the bedrock types in Chch and if that was a factor?
The University of Canterbury’s acclaimed James Logie Memorial Collection has sustained significant damage in Saturday’s earthquake.The damage to one of the finest collections of Greek and Roman antiquities on public display in the southern hemisphere is devastating to the University says Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr.“Staff entering the premises on Saturday were confronted with damage which ranged from minor chipping to substantial breakages.“Fortunately, one of the most valuable items – the Stilts vase by the Swing painter – is currently on loan to the Getty Villa in Malibu, California, where it features in The Art of Ancient Greek Theatre.”
http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/Logie.shtmlQuoteThe University of Canterbury’s acclaimed James Logie Memorial Collection has sustained significant damage in Saturday’s earthquake.The damage to one of the finest collections of Greek and Roman antiquities on public display in the southern hemisphere is devastating to the University says Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr.“Staff entering the premises on Saturday were confronted with damage which ranged from minor chipping to substantial breakages.“Fortunately, one of the most valuable items – the Stilts vase by the Swing painter – is currently on loan to the Getty Villa in Malibu, California, where it features in The Art of Ancient Greek Theatre.”Bugger
“We have special display cases with sand bags in them. In five of the eight cases, the items wiggled and fell but only suffered minor damage such as chips and paint scraps. With the larger items, there was more serious damage as they hit the glass.”
