Day 1: Emergency Operations Center by Laurie Johnston
We started off the day by heading to the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) which was housed in the Christchurch Art Gallery. The only way to get into the Central Business District (CBD) was to get inducted there, obtain a pass and get on a building inspection team. The EOC was very well organized with check in stations, supplies galore, hot meals, porta-loos and wizards, but more about that later. They reported ...
Posted by Laurie Johnston on March 10, 2011 6:47 PM
Day 01: Initial Impressions – Returning to a "New Normal" by Cale Ash
Since arriving in Christchurch we have found that much of the city is operating at a seemingly normal pace. Signs throughout the airport indicated that a series of construction projects were underway to renovate the terminal and a new control tower had been recently finished. The city's residents are returning to their usual activities as the roads were filled with traffic and joggers and cyclists were ...
Posted by Cale Ash on March 10, 2011 6:14 PM
Day 01: Degenkolb New Zealand EQ Recon Team Wednesday 03/09/2011
"Off to New Zealand" by John Leuenberger
On Tuesday February 22nd, 2011, a 6.3 Mw aftershock struck near downtown Christchurch, five months after the 7.1 Mw Darfield (Canterbury) earthquake, causing damage in the Central Business District and surrounding areas. A team of six Degenkolb engineers were assembled shortly after and planned a reconnaissance trip leaving San Francisco on March 7, 2011. The team is led by Loring Wyllie and includes Laurie ...
Posted by John Leuenberger on March 10, 2011 5:55 PM
Henry Degenkolb said that earthquakes provide a living classroom for engineers to hone their professional judgment. This will be the company's 38th team sent to an earthquake since the firm opened its doors in 1940.
Led by Loring Wyllie, the team includes Laurie Johnston, Lucie Fougner, John Leuenberger, Chris Mora and Cale Ash. Stay tuned for their blog entries from New Zealand. They will arrive tomorrow.
In the meantime, you can see them in the news.
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Posted by Alethea Odell on March 7, 2011 10:58 PM
The recent, tragic New Zealand earthquake has folks all over world thinking about seismic safety.
Posted by Hanan Harb on February 28, 2011 11:44 PM
Degenkolb Chairman and head of the New Technology Group, Chris Poland, and Associate Principal, Robert Pekelnicky, were quoted in today's New York Times.
Posted by Hanan Harb on February 25, 2011 8:15 PM
