Location
Chicago, Illinois
Date
04 May 2013, 9:30 am - 10:00 am
Abstract
A series of strong local earthquakes hit the city of Christchurch (New Zealand) in the period between September 2010 and December 2011. The earthquakes produced strong ground motions, and were very damaging. The magnitude 6.2 22 February 2011 earthquake was particularly devastating causing heavy damage to the city and 185 fatalities. The earthquake caused widespread and severe liquefaction over approximately one third of the city area which arguably was the most severe and extensive liquefaction in native soils on record. This paper presents an overview of the liquefaction-induced damage to the land, buildings and infrastructure caused by the 2010-2011 earthquakes.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
7th Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 2013 Missouri University of Science and Technology, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
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Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Cubrinovski, Misko, "Liquefaction-Induced Damage in The2010-2011 Christchurch (New Zealand) Earthquakes" (2013). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 1.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/7icchge/session12/1
Liquefaction-Induced Damage in The2010-2011 Christchurch (New Zealand) Earthquakes
Chicago, Illinois
A series of strong local earthquakes hit the city of Christchurch (New Zealand) in the period between September 2010 and December 2011. The earthquakes produced strong ground motions, and were very damaging. The magnitude 6.2 22 February 2011 earthquake was particularly devastating causing heavy damage to the city and 185 fatalities. The earthquake caused widespread and severe liquefaction over approximately one third of the city area which arguably was the most severe and extensive liquefaction in native soils on record. This paper presents an overview of the liquefaction-induced damage to the land, buildings and infrastructure caused by the 2010-2011 earthquakes.
