Geotechnical aspects of the Mw6.2 2011 Christchurch New Zealand Earthquake

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dc.contributor.authorGreen, R.A.
dc.contributor.authorCubrinovski, M.
dc.contributor.authorWotherspoon, L.
dc.contributor.authorAllen, J.
dc.contributor.authorBradley, Brendon
dc.contributor.authorBradshaw, A.
dc.contributor.authorBray, J.
dc.contributor.authorDePascale, G.
dc.contributor.authorOrense, R.
dc.contributor.authorO’Rouke, T.
dc.contributor.authorPender, M.
dc.contributor.authorRix, G.
dc.contributor.authorWells, D.
dc.contributor.authorWood, C.
dc.contributor.authorHenderson, D.
dc.contributor.authorHogan, L.
dc.contributor.authorKailey, P.
dc.contributor.authorRobinson, K.
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, M.
dc.contributor.authorWinkley, A.
dc.date.accessioned2012-12-05T22:49:26Z
dc.date.available2012-12-05T22:49:26Z
dc.date.issued2012en
dc.description.abstractThe 22 February 2011, Mw6.2 Christchurch earthquake is the most costly earthquake to affect New Zealand, causing an estimated 181 fatalities and severely damaging thousands of residential and commercial buildings. This paper presents a summary of some of the observations made by the NSF-sponsored GEER Team regarding the geotechnical/geologic aspects of this earthquake. The Team focused on documenting the occurrence and severity of liquefaction and lateral spreading, performance of building and bridge foundations, buried pipelines and levees, and significant rockfalls and landslides. Liquefaction was pervasive and caused extensive damage to residential properties, water and wastewater networks, high-rise buildings, and bridges. Entire neighborhoods subsided, resulting in flooding that caused further damage. Additionally, liquefaction and lateral spreading resulted in damage to bridges and to stretches of levees along the Waimakariri and Kaiapoi Rivers. Rockfalls and landslides in the Port Hills damaged several homes and caused several fatalities.en
dc.identifier.citationGreen, R.A., Cubrinovski, M., Wotherspoon, L., Allen, J., Bradley, B.A., Bradshaw, A., Bray, J., DePascale, G., Orense, R., O’Rouke, T., Pender, M., Rix, G., Wells, D., Wood, C., Henderson, D., Hogan, L., Kailey, P., Robinson, K., Taylor, M., Winkley, A. (2012) Geotechnical aspects of the Mw6.2 2011 Christchurch, New Zealand Earthquake. Oakland, CA, USA: 2012 Annual Congress of the Geo-institute of ASCE, 25-29 Mar 2012.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/7282
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Canterbury. Civil and Natural Resources Engineeringen
dc.rights.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::40 - Engineering::4005 - Civil engineering::400506 - Earthquake engineeringen
dc.subject.anzsrcField of Research::04 - Earth Sciences::0403 - Geology::040312 - Structural Geologyen
dc.titleGeotechnical aspects of the Mw6.2 2011 Christchurch New Zealand Earthquakeen
dc.typeConference Contributions - Published
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