What brought the house down? - Build 198 (2023)
- Abbreviation
- What brought the house down?
- Valid from
- 1/10/2023
- Information provider
- BRANZ Limited,
- Author
- Angela Liu, Catherine Nicholson and Natalie Balfour
- Information type
- BUILD article,
- Format
- Website, PDF,
Description
Why were many modern, high-end homes so badly damaged in the Christchurch earthquakes? By digging deep, a BRANZ engineer found the problem lay with incompatible bracing systems, with the resulting BRANZ guidance quickly embraced by the engineering community.
Scope
In this article:
- Mixed seismic bracing fared poorly
- Subsequent guidance made available
- Prompted understanding that more work needed
- Toka Tū Ake EQC’s role