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Thread ID: 134649	2013-07-24 21:55:00	worst earthquake repair ever	kingdragonfly (309)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
1349700	2013-07-24 21:55:00	I work in a building that was once a 2 story parking lot. Then two stories got added. Then it got converted to an office building. Anyhow following the Seddon / Wellington earthquake, the Gib had huge cracks in many places in the stairwell, where the new stories were added. The repair: yards of moulding, 1/4" x 1.5" wood, nailed over the cracks! Somehow it doesn't make me feel more secure.	kingdragonfly (309)
1349701	2013-07-24 22:19:00	Gib isn't structural its just aesthetic.	DeSade (984)
1349702	2013-07-25 00:30:00	Gib isn't structural its just aesthetic. But the underlying structure had to move to cause the cracks.	Agent_24 (57)
1349703	2013-07-25 00:55:00	Moved yes But that does not translate to structural damage. And after the spotlight shone on the CTV building I doubt any building owner would ignore real quake damage.	DeSade (984)
1349704	2013-07-25 01:41:00	Moved yes And after the spotlight shone on the CTV building I doubt any building owner would ignore real quake damage. history would say otherwise . You could say similar things about the CTV design & consent process, and post quake inspections Owner may look the other way, it happens & will keep happening. Lots of old bldings in Ak that will be death traps in a quake, everyone looks the other way till its too late. Central govt is having to force safety changes through on existing bldings How do they actually inspect bldings post quake ??, all the structural stuff is hidden by gib & wood etc .	1101 (13337)
1349705	2013-07-25 01:46:00	I have no clue how it works really. Its not like they can crawl around in the walls...	DeSade (984)
1349706	2013-07-25 11:01:00	I have no clue how it works really. Its not like they can crawl around in the walls... Probably can, metaphorically speaking! I don't know if it actually exists for this specific purpose, but acoustic echo-analysis (ultra-sound 'radar') could identify cracks etc within wall structures, and modern thermal imaging could also have some application by picking up voids (cracks) by their thermal signature. There's a raft of new and newish technologies out there that most people are unaware of, and apart from dedicated instruments, purpose designed and built for the job, there will be many others that are adaptable to new uses that their designers never anticipated. I have bought a lot of strange instruments for my business from Trade Me and redundant rental stock sales, usually for a song, and many have earned me good money while carrying out tasks they were never designed for. Just one job can repay the purchase price ten times over, then every use after that is just more gravy! My best buy cost me $200 and has earned me more than $100,000 over the last 10 years. That's an average of nearly $200 a week. I wsh I was an 'insider' in Wellington, I'd be trying out some new ideas. Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
1349707	2013-07-25 21:03:00	Depending on the design some buildings can move quite a lot without any real damage, cracked Gib by itself means nothing really. Now if it was cracks in concrete beams then I'd be worried. You could argue that people look the other way, but seriously do you expect every older building to be torn down and rebuilt if it wasn't built to modern safety standards? It is probably the best Idea but who's paying for it? There is only so much they can do to make them safe and if a building has stood for 50 years it's doing ok, perhaps they should come up with a safety rating for buildings so people know the risk they take entering it.	dugimodo (138)
1349708	2013-07-26 08:13:00	Gib isn't structural its just aesthetic. We have just had the brick wall removed between our flat and the neighbours. And replaces with gib for earthquake strengthening. So must have some structural benefit to it. Also had the concrete tiled roof replaced and chimneys removed taking about 10 tonne off.	plod (107)
1349709	2013-07-27 01:52:00	The wall isn't made entirely of gib though is it? There are several different types of specialised Gib including waterproof, fireproof, and structural bracing sheets. They are not the same as standard Gib which has very little strength to it.	dugimodo (138)
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