Tonkin & Taylor Darfield Earthquake 4 September 2010 Geotechnical Land Damage Assessment Reinstatement Stage 1

Tonkin & Taylor Ltd (T&T) has undertaken a preliminary assessment of the main urban land areas in the Canterbury region that have been significantly affected by strong ground motion arising from the Darfield Earthquake which occurred on 4 September 2010.

T&T provides land damage assessments of individual properties and advice to assist the Earthquake Commission (EQC) in assessing insurance claims made under the Earthquake Commission Act 1993. Due to the scale and extent of land damage arising from the Darfield
Earthquake 2010, a broad geotechnical assessment has been undertaken on a community/ suburb wide basis, so that EQC can consider the range of possible remedial options.

This report may also have a broader context in assisting central and local government in the task of rehousing the affected communities into housing which have an acceptable level of risk from similar earthquake events, in the shortest possible time and at a cost that is affordable.

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