1. The 2010 and 2011 Canterbury Earthquakes andorganisational learning at the University of Canterbury: does practice make perfect? Professor Nigel Healey, Pro-Vice-Chancellor,…

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52 New Zealand: Aseismic Performance-Based Standards, Earth Construction, Research, and Opportunities Abstract: New Zealand has a combination of owner- built earth buildings…

Slide 1 Objective: Identify the types of plate boundaries and the land features and geologic events that each feature makes. Slide 2 Transform boundaries exist where two…

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Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4 Slide 5 Announcements Mihai's lectures are available on web Field trip during lab this week Posta-Quemada fold exercise- due Wed in lecture…