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Analysis; Damage to a power network from multiple major earthquakes.

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Christchurch has had 3 major, 10 moderate, and around 7000 minor earthquakes and aftershocks at this point in  time. The following is a personal account of the damage based on my  personal experiences and the different side-effects of earthquakes.  I need to stress at this point in time, I am NO geologist, seismologist, or network analyst. So some of this information may not be accurate, it's simply based on my logic as an Electrical Tutor! I apologize in advance if I say anything incorrect, and feel free to post anonymous comments (this has been done, already, thank you!) and correct me. In my opinion there have been four major side-effects of a quake (in Christchurch's  case):  Ground shaking  Liquefaction Lateral spread L andslides/building collapse/rockfalls.  Christchurch did not  experience tsunami related to our own quakes at any stage.  I will cover each category for some systems in the Christchurch distribution network that  were affected, namely: Substations 

The 2013 ESITO Annual Connection

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On the 22nd-24th October last year (now!) I was privileged to be a participant in the 2013 ESITO Annual Connection . Not as a competitor, but as a supervisor of my class, who were being utilized as logistics workers for the event. This was a fantastic opportunity for students to see excellence in practice as Line Mechanic crews and Cable Jointers from all over the country compete for the title of BEST in the industry. As well as the competitions, there were the following events: An industry forum featuring speakers such as Tony Alexander from the BNZ,  Dr Kathleen Callaghan from Z Energy ,  Frances Hague from Capability Consulting, D r Hillary Bennett from Leading Safety,  Barbara Harrison from Northpower, and  David van Deventer from WEL Networks amongst others. < I didn't attend the forum, as I was supervising my class, but I'm sure it went very well!> The Excellence Awards Dinner in the RNZAF Museum Aircraft Hall. The Suppliers' Expo with approxima