Building pounding damage observed in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake

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dc.contributor.authorCole, G.
dc.contributor.authorDhakal, Rajesh
dc.contributor.authorChouw, N.
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-11T20:25:38Z
dc.date.available2014-11-11T20:25:38Z
dc.date.issued2012en
dc.description.abstractThis paper describes the pounding damage sustained by buildings in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. Approximately 6% of buildings in Christchurch CBD were observed to have suffered some form of serious pounding damage. Typical and exceptional examples of building pounding damage are presented and discussed. Almost all building pounding damage occurred in unreinforced masonry buildings, highlighting their vulnerability to this phenomenon. Modern buildings were found to be vulnerable to pounding damage where overly stiff and strong ‘flashing’ components were installed in existing building separations. Soil variability is identified as a key aspect that amplifies the relative movement of buildings, and hence increases the likelihood of pounding damage. Building pounding damage is compared to the predicted critical pounding weaknesses that have been identified in previous analytical research.en
dc.identifier.citationCole, G., Dhakal, R.P., Carr, A.J., Bull, D. (2012) Building pounding damage observed in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. Lisbon, Portugal: 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (15WCEE), 24-28 Sep 2012.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/9835
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Canterbury. Civil and Natural Resources Engineeringen
dc.rights.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subject2011 Christchurch earthquakeen
dc.subjectpoundingen
dc.subjectimpacten
dc.subjectsurveyen
dc.subjectdamage evaluationen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::40 - Engineering::4005 - Civil engineering::400506 - Earthquake engineeringen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::40 - Engineering::4005 - Civil engineering::400510 - Structural engineeringen
dc.titleBuilding pounding damage observed in the 2011 Christchurch earthquakeen
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