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Wellington is not built on gravel, so soil liquefaction is not as likely to occur.
Wellngton has been expecting the 'big one' since 1855 when the 8.2 Wairarapa earthquake raised the waterfront by 1.5 meters. Since then many houses have been built of wood. Cormmercial buildings were rebuilt in brick because of the risk of fire. Now, buildings assessed as earthquake prone must be strengthened or demolished within a certain timeframe. Some of these buildings have been difficult to tenant and insure, particularly since the Christchurch earthquake.
I hope that when the 'big one' does occur it is at night or after the older commercial buildings have been strengthened.
A number of Wellington houses are built on cliffs, and I don't like to think too much about what could happen to them.
An Architectural Masters student I know, who has been working in Christchurch, tells me that the new post earthquake building code standards in Christchurch, while improved considerably, are still only 75% of the Wellington standards. Has anyone else heard this ?
Raising them any further would have cost too much ! Or so I am told.
An Architectural Masters student I know, who has been working in Christchurch, tells me that the new post earthquake building code standards in Christchurch, while improved considerably, are still only 75% of the Wellington standards. Has anyone else heard this ?
Raising them any further would have cost too much ! Or so I am told.
Wellington is not built on gravel, so soil liquefaction is not as likely to occur.
The CBD is built on reclaimed land. Have you seen all the sea water they have to pump out when they build the foundations for a multi-story building? I would think the the CBD is far more likely to liquefy - all the way to the basin reserve.
If we are not talking about the CBD, then go round the suburbs and have a look the the retaining walls on hill suburbs. Many of those will not stay in place.
Now, buildings assessed as earthquake prone must be strengthened or demolished within a certain timeframe. Some of these buildings have been difficult to tenant and insure, particularly since the Christchurch earthquake.
Silly to say that Wellington is more solid because of strengthening work which hasn't been done yet. Christchurch has already had unsafe buildings removed so tell me again how Wellington is more solid?
Silly to say that Wellington is more solid because of strengthening work which hasn't been done yet. Christchurch has already had unsafe buildings removed so tell me again how Wellington is more solid?
I neither said nor implied that and it is silly to suggest I did
The CBD is built on reclaimed land. Have you seen all the sea water they have to pump out when they build the foundations for a multi-story building? I would think the the CBD is far more likely to liquefy - all the way to the basin reserve.
Do you know the buildings are not built on bedrock or are you just speculating?
Perhaps the reason why so much sea water is pumped out is because the foundations are so deep.
Do you know the buildings are not built on bedrock or are you just speculating?
Perhaps the reason why so much sea water is pumped out is because the foundations are so deep.
Te Papa! Totally reclaimed and beaten down over a long period.
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