Earthquake
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@jegga said in Earthquake:
@nzzp said in Earthquake:
@Crucial said in Earthquake:
I have also been in some '70s buildings in Welly that are solid as fuck. In that style it seems you head to the stairwell as that is by far the most structurally sound piece and is likely to remain standing even if everything else comes down.
Just be careful with that. A lot of stairwells were not designed for seismic drift during the earthquakes and wound up collapsing in Christchurch.
Notable example: Forsyth Barr
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/7079907/Engineers-finally-able-to-access-Forsyth-BarrGive me a modern building over a 1970's building any day of the week please
I was talking to a guy yesterday who was home from work waiting for the engineers to give his building [transpower I think? I'll ask next time I see him]the all clear . It was built along similar lines to that ctv building and took a bit of a hiding in the last big one, he's hoping they decide its time to move their offices elsewhere.
I worked for Transpower in their main building in the Terrace for a year. I got lots of shit for keeping a pair of steel toed boots permanently under my desk, so I could walk home through all the broken glass if the big one hit Wellington. The problem with moving out of that building for Transpower is that is where one of the two control centres are for the national grid (the other is outside Hamilton) - it is not an small or easy task to build a new one...
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@Stockcar86 I'm pretty sure we are talking about the same building, he said the stairwells in particular were a source of concern . Reading the report NZZP posted wouldn't make you feel too good if you worked there.
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Is Te Papa built on floats so that it won't sink if the land goes under? Or was that just a dumb rumour?
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@No-Quarter said in Earthquake:
Is Te Papa built on floats so that it won't sink if the land goes under? Or was that just a dumb rumour?
It's built on some kind of movable foundation, if that makes sense as in it will "sway" with the quake.....I think.
@taniwharugby I guess living in the sticks has the odd advantage here and there.
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@MN5 said in Earthquake:
@No-Quarter said in Earthquake:
Is Te Papa built on floats so that it won't sink if the land goes under? Or was that just a dumb rumour?
It's built on some kind of movable foundation, if that makes sense as in it will "sway" with the quake.....I think.
@taniwharugby I guess living in the sticks has the odd advantage here and there.
From https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/about/our-building#Earthquake protection
Earthquake protection
Our building sits close to a major fault line on soft, reclaimed land – how do we keep our taongataonga treasures and people safe?
To stabilise the site, 30-tonne weights were dropped on the ground 50,000 times – much to the dismay of nearby residents! Shock absorbers made of rubber and lead allow the building to move in earthquakes – up to half a metre in any direction.
In a major earthquake, Te Papa would be among the safer places in Wellington.
In a one-in-250-year earthquake, the building would be unharmed.
In a one-in-500-year earthquake, the building would need repairs.
In a one-in-2000-year earthquake (‘the big one’), the people and collections inside Te Papa would be safe, but the building might have to be demolished.Quake Braker
Quake Braker | Te Papa
Go underground to see the amazing Kiwi innovation that ‘puts the brakes on’ in an earthquake.
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@nzzp said in Earthquake:
@MN5 said in Earthquake:
@No-Quarter said in Earthquake:
Is Te Papa built on floats so that it won't sink if the land goes under? Or was that just a dumb rumour?
It's built on some kind of movable foundation, if that makes sense as in it will "sway" with the quake.....I think.
@taniwharugby I guess living in the sticks has the odd advantage here and there.
From https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/about/our-building#Earthquake protection
Earthquake protection
Our building sits close to a major fault line on soft, reclaimed land – how do we keep our taongataonga treasures and people safe?
To stabilise the site, 30-tonne weights were dropped on the ground 50,000 times – much to the dismay of nearby residents! Shock absorbers made of rubber and lead allow the building to move in earthquakes – up to half a metre in any direction.
In a major earthquake, Te Papa would be among the safer places in Wellington.
In a one-in-250-year earthquake, the building would be unharmed.
In a one-in-500-year earthquake, the building would need repairs.
In a one-in-2000-year earthquake (‘the big one’), the people and collections inside Te Papa would be safe, but the building might have to be demolished.Quake Braker
Go underground to see the amazing Kiwi innovation that ‘puts the brakes on’ in an earthquake.
I'm moving in
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@Donsteppa said in Earthquake:
@taniwharugby said in Earthquake:
@Donsteppa you are an anti-end-of-the-worlder aren't you, I can just tell.
I'm prepared, I have my
ZombieTrumpSuper Moon apocalypse pack handy!I'll go and get another vaccination and drink a glass of fluoridated water that day.
are you getting the google ad about Fluoride now?
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Another few strong aftershocks in the last 15 mins. Fuck you guys are getting hammered. Earthquakes, wind, rain, flooding - what's next a swarm of locusts?
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@taniwharugby said in Earthquake:
@Donsteppa said in Earthquake:
@taniwharugby said in Earthquake:
@Donsteppa you are an anti-end-of-the-worlder aren't you, I can just tell.
I'm prepared, I have my
ZombieTrumpSuper Moon apocalypse pack handy!I'll go and get another vaccination and drink a glass of fluoridated water that day.
are you getting the google ad about Fluoride now?
Nope, still getting popcherry.
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@No-Quarter said in Earthquake:
Another few strong aftershocks in the last 15 mins. Fuck you guys are getting hammered. Earthquakes, wind, rain, flooding - what's next a swarm of locusts?
Just went out for a drive, lots of roads cut off and slips being cleared.
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Cameron Slater is an awful person but this is great
http://www.whaleoil.co.nz/2016/11/bloody-whinging-poms/#more-281635
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@No-Quarter said in Earthquake:
Another few strong aftershocks in the last 15 mins. Fuck you guys are getting hammered. Earthquakes, wind, rain, flooding - what's next a swarm of locusts?
My fingers are crossed for a Zombie invasion. I'll get a shotgun and chainsaw ready.
@jegga fuck those poms and the horses they rode into town on.
I really hate the human race sometimes.
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@jegga said in Earthquake:
Cameron Slater is an awful person but this is great
http://www.whaleoil.co.nz/2016/11/bloody-whinging-poms/#more-281635
I hope they never got to eat the crayfish breakfast
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@broughie I'm sure it was a stressful situation for them but if the reporting was accurate ( big if) then they have not covered themselves in glory. Best thing would be to send them packing. No time for negative vibe merchants bringing everybody down at a time like this
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I can't imagine their tripadvisor review will be favourable.
