Haiti Research Needs Workshop Report
November 24, 2010 by admin
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The report from the Haiti Research Needs Workshop, titled “The 12 January 2010 Haiti Earthquake: Emerging Research Needs and Opportunities” is available for download below:
Findings from Workshop on GEO-CAN Experience
July 29, 2010 by admin
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A report summarizing findings from a recent workshop organized by ImageCat and EERI to discuss the GEO-CAN experience is available here. Also available at the same location is the report on the Preliminary Damage Assessment for Haiti, prepared by a consortium of agencies, as well as a report prepared by Cambridge Architectural Research Inc. on using the pictometry remote sensing data.
ARUP Report Prepared for Oxfam Available Here
July 24, 2010 by admin
Filed under General Information, Reports From The Field, Response & Recovery
This report was prepared by ARUP staff for Oxfam and contains a valuable discussion on issues that will be faced in the rebuilding.
Oxfam GB Haiti Earthquake Response: An ARUP Assignment Report
For more information on the work of Oxfam, click here
For more information on Oxfam’s work in Haiti, click here.
For more information on ARUP’s International Development Services, click here.
Key Findings from Workshop on Rebuilding for Resilience
April 2, 2010 by admin
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Photos from Rob Olshansky–recovery & rebuilding
March 18, 2010 by admin
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Photos from social science team (Etienne, Green, Miles, Olshansky)
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- Cash-for-work cleanup crew, Nerette, Petionville
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- Life goes on, Port-au-Prince
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- Salvaging materials, Holy Trinity Church
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- Fonkoze microfinance NGO, hard at work
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- Debris removal, Leogane cathedral
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- UN-Haiti needs assessment process (PDNA), Hotel Karibe
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- meeting with Patrick Delatour, Minister of Tourism and leader of reconstruction commission
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- describing seismic design to Interior Minister, Paul Antoine Bien-Aime
Photos from Rob Olshansky–societal impacts
March 17, 2010 by admin
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Photos from social science and recovery team (Etienne, Green, Miles, Olshansky):
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- Herb seller displaced from Iron Market, Port- au-Prince
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- Crowd of displaced persons at Presidential Palace
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- Tent camp adjacent to Presidential Palace
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- School papers, St. Vincent’s School for Handicapped Children
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- Tents occupying half of street, Petit Goave
Photos from Anna Lang–unengineered construction
March 17, 2010 by admin
Filed under General Information, Structural
A set of images showing low-rise, un-engineered construction:
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- Typical residential construction; note slabs and lightweight roofs; 1-2 story, 3-story less common
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- Typical 1-story residence in background; note blocks added at top of wall (non-load bearing wall); construction of new wall in foreground, demonstrating interlocking of wall and column.
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- Confined masonry: formwork present after construction of walls; note lack of columns on right side.
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- Interlocking masonry walls at corners (this tended to perform well); lack of load bearing on walls evident from added blocks; confined and infill masonry techniques employed; preparation for additional levels.
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- Confined masonry technique at bottom two levels, use of glass blocks prevent load bearing and shear transfer; infill technique at top level.
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- Wall formation is complete in this image; block and stone rubble will be later added to fill in the gap above the wall; note columns formed after walls.
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- Pouring the columns after the walls (ie, confined masonry technique) did not guarantee better performance; a lack of staggering of the blocks resulted in performance similar to infill masonry (ie, separation of the panel and column).
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- Typical infill masonry construction and damage; separation of masonry panel from column.
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- Damage to a residence likely constructed with confined masonry technique; poor connection between the masonry and the column resulted in panel separation.
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- Separation of the masonry from the column with infill construction technique.
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- Typical failure to infill masonry; in-plane damage resulting in out of plane failure.
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- No substantial difference in construction technique; ground effects were substantial.
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- No substantial difference in construction technique; ground effects were substantial.
Photos by Amanda Lewis
March 13, 2010 by admin
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- Presidential Palace, collapse of center dome
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- Privately owned business, severe permanent drift at top story
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- Ministry of Justice, complete collapse
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- National Cathedral affiliated building, first story columns failed and building fell appx. 4 ft.
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- National Bank of Haiti, building performed well
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- National Bank of Haiti (2nd building), permanent displacement at expansion joint
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- Legislative Palace, partial collapse and permanent drift
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- European Union building, non-structural damage only
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- Hotel Montana, shops and parking area, complete collapse
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- Residential area, severe damage
Photos by Peter Coats
March 13, 2010 by admin
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These are photos taken by Peter Coats.
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- Canado School, Soft Story
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- Church, Severe corrosion
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- Confined masonry vs. infill
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- Good detailing
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- Hotel Montana, Levels 4 and 5 slide down hill
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- Hotel Montana, No bar in column
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- Presidential Palace
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- School, Poor end detailing
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- USS Comfort
Photos by Ayhan Irfanoglu
March 9, 2010 by admin
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- Institution Paul Delmas area
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- Slumtown
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- Digicel 3-story
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- Digicel 3-story
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- Digicel 3-story
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- typical DIY
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- Delmas St Louis de Gonzague Boys School
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- Delmas St Louis de Gonzague Boys School
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- Delmas St Louis de Gonzague Boys School
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- Carrefour Municipality Buildings
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- Across the Bank of Republic of Haiti
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- Ministry of Agriculture
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- Ministry of Agriculture
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- UN Annex building
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- Collapsed second story
