Earthquake
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@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
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Rescuers have saved the cows. Locals are now planning a BBQ to celebrate.
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@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.
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@No-Quarter said in Earthquake:
Rescuers have saved the cows and the locals are now enjoying a big BBQ.
If you want to troll a vegan today is your lucky day, check out the comments
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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.
Don't just take our words for it, check it our for yourself:
it's a bit technical. OK, it's a lot technical... but it triggered rework on a number of buildings around the country (including one I spend time in)
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@jegga said in Earthquake:
@No-Quarter said in Earthquake:
Rescuers have saved the cows and the locals are now enjoying a big BBQ.
If you want to troll a vegan today is your lucky day, check out the comments
Well as any Wellingtonian will confirm travelling today is going to be hazardous so I'll have plenty of time in front of the computer. Sounds like fun.
I must say Cows and Sheep complete lack of intelligence and common sense helps me justify eating them.
Shame I also fucken love Bacon.....
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A couple of favourites so far, I see Willie The Waiter has joined in.
The small one, too old for veal?
Why bother? The cows are more free than they've ever been. They're not being manipulated by hormones, artificially inseminated, drained of milk daily by machines so you can have milk on your Weetbix. In the farm the calf and mother will be separated permanently in the near future, and the adults will get a bolt through the head so you can have your burger on the barbie. Where is your moral sesnse when these creatures experience daily distress within industrialised farming. Going vegan is the highest moral response you could make in this situation. Not hoping the creatures will be rescued so they can endure more torture for your dietary benefit.
Reply8 replies-251 hour ago
WillietheWaiter
MMMMMmmmmmm Burgers nom nom nom
Reply+11 hour ago
Georgie206
These are beef cows not dairy cows... You are quite misinformed on your comment there.
Reply+111 hour ago
Effectuality
The heart bleeds, mate. Just kidding; my burger does.
Reply+21 hour ago
Mahara Davis
Thumbs up fellow vegan! Truth not appreciated here. That's why they thumb down-Bad Conscience.
Reply1 reply055 minutes ago
Del Griffith
I want to thank you vegans for leaving more meat for the rest of us. -
@jegga said in Earthquake:
A couple of favourites so far, I see Willie The Waiter has joined in.
The small one, too old for veal?
Why bother? The cows are more free than they've ever been. They're not being manipulated by hormones, artificially inseminated, drained of milk daily by machines so you can have milk on your Weetbix. In the farm the calf and mother will be separated permanently in the near future, and the adults will get a bolt through the head so you can have your burger on the barbie. Where is your moral sesnse when these creatures experience daily distress within industrialised farming. Going vegan is the highest moral response you could make in this situation. Not hoping the creatures will be rescued so they can endure more torture for your dietary benefit.
Reply8 replies-251 hour ago
WillietheWaiter
MMMMMmmmmmm Burgers nom nom nom
Reply+11 hour ago
Georgie206
These are beef cows not dairy cows... You are quite misinformed on your comment there.
Reply+111 hour ago
Effectuality
The heart bleeds, mate. Just kidding; my burger does.
Reply+21 hour ago
Mahara Davis
Thumbs up fellow vegan! Truth not appreciated here. That's why they thumb down-Bad Conscience.
Reply1 reply055 minutes ago
Del Griffith
I want to thank you vegans for leaving more meat for the rest of us.
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@Godder said in Earthquake:
@Chris-B. said in Earthquake:
Would have been interesting times if Wellington had been flattened with a big storm following on its heels.
As it is, I see the Stats NZ building has had a floor collapse - nobody in it because the CBD buildings are still closed pending engineering reports etc, but had that been during the day with people at work...
My companies office in Wellington is closed pending a detailed Engineers report. The report yesterday showed the Elevators weren't able to work and the engineers want to have a better look at the basement and the support structures
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Just read about that Godder, you'd get chills if you worked on or below that floor!!
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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?
