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When – Tuesday 29th March 2016 // Abstract: Designing a footbridge, lightweight staircase or high grade office, or holding a concert in your fancy new stadium? This presentation will describe how to efficiently analyze and design structures for footfall induced…
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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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When – Tuesday 9th Feb 2016 // Abstract: The application of Building Information Modelling (BIM) is rapidly increasing worldwide. As a consequence 3D-CAD models are available in early project phases which give a representation of the 3D-geometry ready to use…
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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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When – Tuesday 17 November 2015 // ASB WATERFRONT THEATRE The ASB Waterfront Theatre is a new theatre complex in the Wynyard Quarter on Auckland’s waterfront designed by Moller Architects and BGT Structures. The complex will house a 600-seat theatre,…
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Presentation When – Tuesday 22 September 2015 // Abstract The Lower Hatea River Crossing is an example of outstanding civil construction, as it demonstrates that functionality and aesthetics need not be mutually exclusive. Road bridges are typically built to a…
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Presentation When – Thursday 30 July 2015 // It is relatively common to hear the senior members of our profession exhort our more junior members to “stop using computer models”, particularly early in the design process. However, a computer analysis…
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When – Thursday 7 May 2015 Where – TVNZ – corner of Hobson St and Victoria St West (Fletchers Site Entrance) Project Summary An extensive refurbishment of TVNZ’s national Television Centre. Stage 1 is nearing completion, Stage 2 will begin…
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Presentation When – Thursday 16 April 2015 (NOTE: The above slide images start at 120 seconds) Abstract The introduction in 1992 of a performance-based Building Code created the opportunity to apply rational design methods for assessing performance of structures during…
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