Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission Te Komihana Rūwhenua o Waitaha Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission – Te Komihana Rūwhenua o Waitaha

Those who lost relatives and friends in the 22 February earthquake can be assured that there will be a very thorough inquiry into the failure of buildings that resulted in loss of life.
Chair, Justice Mark Cooper

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2012-03-1212 March 2012Foundations on Deep Alluvial Soils: Peer Review by Jonathan D Bray, October 2011Foundations on Deep Alluvial Soils: Peer Review by Jonathan D Bray, October 2011
    Bray, Jonathan D
    Exhibit
    Geotechnical
    2012-06-2525 June 2012CTV Building hearing: CTV Building Collapse Investigation Report by Dr Clark Hyland and Ashley Smith, January 2012CTV Building hearing: CTV Building Collapse Investigation Report by Dr Clark Hyland and Ashley Smith, January 2012
    • Hyland Consultants Ltd
    • Hyland, Clark
    • Smith, Ashley
    • Structure Smith Consulting Engineers
      Exhibit
      Buildings - Representative Sample
      Madras 249
    2011-11-2828 November 2011Building Safety Evaluation Following the Canterbury Earthquakes: Technical report by the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, September 2011Building Safety Evaluation Following the Canterbury Earthquakes: Technical report by the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, September 2011
    • Brunsdon, Dave
    • New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering
      Exhibit
    • Building Failure
    • Safety Evaluation
      2011-10-2121 October 2011Z-factor Graph: Technical Report by GNS Science, October 2011Z-factor Graph: Technical Report by GNS Science, October 2011
      • GNS Science
      • Webb, T H (Terry)
        Exhibit
        Seismicity
        2012-03-1212 March 2012Department of Building and Housing Technical Investigation Reports: Peer review by William Holmes, November 2011Department of Building and Housing Technical Investigation Reports: Peer review by William Holmes, November 2011
        • Holmes, William T
        • Rutherford & Chekene
          Exhibit
        • Building Failure
        • Buildings - Representative Sample
        • Central Business District (CBD)
        • Cambridge 233
        • Cashel 161
        • Colombo 764
        2011-12-0202 December 2011Standards and Regulation for Building Construction in New Zealand by the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand, August 2011Standards and Regulation for Building Construction in New Zealand by the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand, August 2011
          Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ)
          Referenced Document
          Standards and Regulation
          2012-11-2727 November 2012New Zealand Building Code Handbook Third Edition by the Department of Building and HousingNew Zealand Building Code Handbook Third Edition by the Department of Building and Housing
            Department of Building and Housing
            Referenced Document
          • Standards and Regulation
          • Unreinforced Masonry Buildings (URM)
            2011-12-2121 December 2011Practice Note - Design of Conventional Structural Systems Following Canterbury Earthquakes: Submission by Structural Engineering Society of New Zealand, December 2011Practice Note - Design of Conventional Structural Systems Following Canterbury Earthquakes: Submission by Structural Engineering Society of New Zealand, December 2011
              Structural Engineering Society of New Zealand
              Submission
              Engineering
              2011-12-0202 December 2011Standards and Regulation for Building Construction in New Zealand by the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand, August 2011Standards and Regulation for Building Construction in New Zealand by the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand, August 2011
                Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ)
                Submission
                Standards and Regulation
                2011-11-0202 November 2011Letter from David Nummy of Unitec to the Royal Commission regarding engineering qualificationsLetter from David Nummy of Unitec to the Royal Commission regarding engineering qualifications
                • Nummy, David
                • Unitec
                  Submission
                  Engineering
                  2011-11-0202 November 2011Structural and Geotechnical Engineering Education: Submission by Faculty of Engineering, University of Auckland, August 2011Structural and Geotechnical Engineering Education: Submission by Faculty of Engineering, University of Auckland, August 2011
                  • Davies, Michael C R
                  • Pender, Michael
                  • Quenneville, Pierre
                    Submission
                    Training and Education
                    2012-02-0303 February 2012Education of Structural and Geotechnical Engineers at the University of Canterbury: Report by Professor Andy Buchanan and Associate Professor Roger Nokes, August 2011Education of Structural and Geotechnical Engineers at the University of Canterbury: Report by Professor Andy Buchanan and Associate Professor Roger Nokes, August 2011
                      University of Canterbury
                      Submission
                      Training and Education
                      2011-11-1414 November 2011Steel Building Damage From The Christchurch Earthquake Series of 2010 and 2011: Technical Report by Charles Clifton, Michel Bruneau, Alistair Fussell, Roberto Leon and Greg MacRae, November 2011Steel Building Damage From The Christchurch Earthquake Series of 2010 and 2011: Technical Report by Charles Clifton, Michel Bruneau, Alistair Fussell, Roberto Leon and Greg MacRae, November 2011
                      • Bruneau, Michel
                      • Clifton, Charles
                      • Fussell, Alistair
                      • Leon, Roberto
                      • MacRae, Gregory
                        Technical Report
                      • Buildings - Representative Sample
                      • Engineering
                        2011-12-0202 December 2011Department of Building and Housing Expert Panel Report on the PGC, Forsyth Barr and Hotel Grand Chancellor Buildings, released 30 September 2011Department of Building and Housing Expert Panel Report on the PGC, Forsyth Barr and Hotel Grand Chancellor Buildings, released 30 September 2011
                          Department of Building and Housing
                          Technical Report
                        • Building Failure
                        • Buildings - Representative Sample
                        • Cambridge 233
                        • Cashel 161
                        • Colombo 764
                        2011-10-2121 October 2011Canterbury Earthquake Sequence and Implications for Seismic Design Levels: Peer Review by Professor Ralph J Archuleta, September 2011Canterbury Earthquake Sequence and Implications for Seismic Design Levels: Peer Review by Professor Ralph J Archuleta, September 2011
                          Archuleta, Ralph J
                          Technical Report
                          Seismicity
                          2011-10-2121 October 2011Foundations on Deep Alluvial Soils: Technical Report by Professor Misko Cubrinovski and Ian McCahon, August 2011Foundations on Deep Alluvial Soils: Technical Report by Professor Misko Cubrinovski and Ian McCahon, August 2011
                          • Cubrinovski, Misko
                          • Geotech Consulting Ltd
                          • McCahon, Ian
                          • University of Canterbury
                            Technical Report
                            Geotechnical
                            2012-02-1010 February 2012Ground Motion and Seismicity Aspects of 4 September 2010 Darfield and 22 February 2011 Christchurch Earthquakes: Technical report by Brendon Bradley of Bradley Seismic Ltd, January 2012Ground Motion and Seismicity Aspects of 4 September 2010 Darfield and 22 February 2011 Christchurch Earthquakes: Technical report by Brendon Bradley of Bradley Seismic Ltd, January 2012
                            • Bradley Seismic Ltd
                            • Bradley, Brendon
                              Technical Report
                              Seismicity
                              2011-10-2121 October 2011Performance of Unreinforced Masonry in the 2010/2011 Canterbury Earthquake Swarm: Peer Review by Fred Turner, August 2011Performance of Unreinforced Masonry in the 2010/2011 Canterbury Earthquake Swarm: Peer Review by Fred Turner, August 2011
                                Turner, Fred
                                Technical Report
                                Unreinforced Masonry Buildings (URM)
                                2011-10-2121 October 2011System of Building Controls - Appendix A, Section 4: Building Act tools for the upgrading of the structural performance of buildings - Earthquake-Prone Building Provisions of the Building Act 2004: Policy Guidance for Territorial Authorities: Technical Report by Department of Building and Housing, June 2005System of Building Controls - Appendix A, Section 4: Building Act tools for the upgrading of the structural performance of buildings - Earthquake-Prone Building Provisions of the Building Act 2004: Policy Guidance for Territorial Authorities: Technical Report by Department of Building and Housing, June 2005
                                  Department of Building and Housing
                                  Technical Report
                                  Standards and Regulation
                                  2012-02-2828 February 2012Base Isolation and Damage-Resistant Technologies for Improved Seismic Performance of Buildings: Technical Report by Andrew H Buchanan, Des Bull, Rajesh P Dhakal, Gregory MacRae, Alessandro Palermo and Stefano Pampanin, August 2011Base Isolation and Damage-Resistant Technologies for Improved Seismic Performance of Buildings: Technical Report by Andrew H Buchanan, Des Bull, Rajesh P Dhakal, Gregory MacRae, Alessandro Palermo and Stefano Pampanin, August 2011
                                  • Buchanan, Andrew H
                                  • Bull, Des
                                  • Dhakal, Rajesh P
                                  • MacRae, Gregory
                                  • Palermo, Alessandro
                                  • Pampanin, Stefano
                                    Technical Report
                                  • Building Failure
                                  • Engineering
                                  • New Building Technologies

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