A research project will this summer have a closer look at how buildings in Wellington coped with the Seddon earthquakes.
Ten structures, including Wellington hospital and the Thorndon bridge, have for several years been wired with instruments to measure how much they move during a quake.
The data is being analysed by University of Canterbury civil engineer Brendon Bradley, who says the information can be used to recreate how the building actually moved during a quake.
Dr Bradley says, for example, after an earthquake a small crack may be apparent, but during the earthquake it may have opened much wider and then closed.
He hopes the research can aid future building designs.
