The Auckland Structural Group (ASG) seeks to create and foster "a community of like-minded individuals sharing their structural engineering experiences and showcasing their engineering structures in and around the Auckland area".
Presentation When – Thursday 23 November 2017 Australia has joined the world in pushing the boundaries of timber construction. In recent years several tall all timber buildings have demonstrated the significant advantages of mass timber construction, especially in multi-unit, multi-level…
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Presentation When – Tuesday 21st March 2017 // Abstract This presentation will address three specific related ideas: Outline some of the technical and non-technical issues that may help address and possibly resolve the “structural engineering resilience dilemma” – which exists…
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Presentation When – Thursday 23rd February 2017 // Abstract The M7.8 Kaikoura Earthquake, 14 November 2016, On 14 November 2016 a M7.8 earthquake hit Kaikoura, New Zealand, this talk outlines some of the engineering response, observations and learnings from the…
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Presentation When – Thursday 13th October 2016 // Abstract: Structural engineers have been educated for decades on designing new structures. They were taught that the design should aim at functionality and structural safety. It was a historical omision to underestimate…
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Presentation When – Thursday 1st September 2016 // Abstract: This presentation will give an overview of the wind related issues in the design of high rises and shaping optimization strategies and will also outline the importance of damping, both intrinsic…
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Presentation When – Thursday 28th July 2016 // About the Presentation: This presentation will outline a programme of research into reinforced concrete currently being undertaken in New Zealand. Of the nearly 200 recommendations arising from the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission…
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Presentation When – Tuesday 10th May 2016 Abstract: Advances in knowledge and changes in structural steelwork procurement practices, particularly the advent of structural steelwork from low-cost countries, requires changes in the design, fabrication and erection standards to reflect these realities….
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Presentation When – Wednesday 13th April 2016 // Abstract: Over the last fifteen years, use of alternative design approaches that use of nonlinear response history analyses (NLRHA) have become common in California. Consensus documents have been developed to help guide…
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Presentation When: Thursday 3rd March 2016 // This presentation discussed developing a rational framework for performance properties of concrete. A graphical approach is being developed to illustrate these properties and relationships for structural engineers and a preliminary draft was distributed…
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Presentation When: Thursday 3 December 2015 // Abstract This talk will describe seismic performance assessments we have conducted to predict the risk associated with concrete structures in the U.S. The first part of the talk will describe work to assess…
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