tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post1366431882676362423..comments2024-03-22T11:55:50.335+13:00Comments on Not PC: Another huge earthquake in Christchurch [updated . . .]Peter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-38263906496803375622011-02-23T19:04:48.898+13:002011-02-23T19:04:48.898+13:00very sad
hopefully that was there safe
very scary ...<a href="http://www.uii.ac.id" rel="nofollow"> <br />very sad<br />hopefully that was there safe<br />very scary I can imagine it.<br />we are in Indonesia often experience the earthquake.<br />I hope you are all in there strong and patient.<br /> </a>chudexshttp://www.uii.ac.idnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-44880620418963946042011-02-22T22:52:40.628+13:002011-02-22T22:52:40.628+13:00The Salvation Army has been doing good work in Chr...The Salvation Army has been doing good work in Christchurch since September's quake, and now they really need people's support big time. This atheist has just donated to their appeal on:<br /><br />https://secure20.salvationarmy.org/donation.jspDave Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15264331694328629975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-5582188088063312182011-02-22T22:50:37.220+13:002011-02-22T22:50:37.220+13:00This can be used to find missing persons:
http:/...This can be used to find missing persons:<br /><br />http://christchurch-2011.person-finder.appspot.com/mexaguilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11543512488519278616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-21655681480088445212011-02-22T18:41:43.413+13:002011-02-22T18:41:43.413+13:00After the constant shaking and bouncing since Sept...After the constant shaking and bouncing since September some of the newer buildings in the city seem to have failed along with the older ones, It will be interesting to learn how those buildings constructed in the past 20 years are. I suspect that engineering and architectural standards ought see them survive but 5 months of nearly constant aftershocks must have had an effect.<br /><br />FavershamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-23908576729070220142011-02-22T17:30:51.893+13:002011-02-22T17:30:51.893+13:00Spoke on the telephone with the architect Peter Be...Spoke on the telephone with the architect Peter Beaven. His studio office was in the old Canterbury Provincial Chambers. He had just walked from the stone masonry part and was in the wooden sector of the building when the shake occured. The stone section came down behind him. He stated the Victorian buildings of central Christchurch appear to be a loss, and many up to the 1940'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-2328940336566690272011-02-22T16:04:53.369+13:002011-02-22T16:04:53.369+13:00The following article may be of interest to engine...The following article may be of interest to engineers, physicists, mathematicians, earthquake experts and may be to the general public as well. It is a bit technical but it is still informative (if one can just read it but avoid formula derivations).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pnas.org/content/99/suppl.1/2509.full" rel="nofollow">Unified scaling law for earthquakes</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.av8n.com/physics/scaling.htm" rel="nofollow">Scaling laws</a> is a well established physics concept that has found many applications not only in natural physical phenomenon such as earthquakes, polymer formations, molecule transportation, etc, but also in economics and social science. The concept also seems to be universal.<br /><br />No one knows when an earthquake can strike, however one can use the concept of <i>scaling laws</i> to roughly estimate the probability of when an earthquake is going to strike, ie, the concept is useful in earthquake risk management.Falafulu Fisinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-63505490990203881872011-02-22T14:32:07.493+13:002011-02-22T14:32:07.493+13:00I got a text from Gab who is down there for 3 days...I got a text from Gab who is down there for 3 days (till tomorrow - ie, Wed eve ) and that's how I knew about the quake. I texted back with a message and say to find Peter S if he's still alive (hehe). I believe that the Physics Department's building there @ Canterbury University is pretty much safe.Falafulu Fisinoreply@blogger.com