Taupo 2000
 
Wairakei Resort Hotel, Taupo
3 – 15 October 2000

Session 1: Keynote Session - Breakthrough in Precast Seismic Structural Systems
Chairperson: Alex Gray

Keynote      'Preliminary Results and Conclusions from the PRESSS Five Storey Precast Concrete Test Building'
        Nigel Priestley, University of California, San Diego / Sri Sritharan / James Conley / Stefano Pampanin

1       ' A Presentation of the PRESSS Technology applied to a 39 Storey Building by Pankow Builders in California''
        Jason Ingham - University of Auckland

Session 2: Commercial Properties
Chairperson: Paul Wymer

1      'Commercial Perspectives of Retail Developments in New Zealand'
        Martin Fahey - Mainzeal Construction

2      'Princes Wharf Development - Strengthening of a Reinforced Concrete Wharf and Superstructure'
        Stuart George / David Turkington - Buller George Engineers Ltd

3      'The Case for Concrete'
        Richard Henderson - Cement & Concrete Association of NZ

Session 3: Innovative Structural Research
Chairperson: Len McSaveney

1      'Damage Avoidance Seismic Design of Bridge Piers'
        John Mander - University of Canterbury

2      'Recent Advances in the Use of Prestressed Concrete Systems in Seismic Design'
        Jose Restrepo - University of Canterbury / A Rahman

3      'Current Research on Post-Tensioned Concrete Masonry Walls'
        Peter Laursen - University of Auckland / Jason Ingham

Session 4: Transport Infrastructure
Chairperson: Alex Gray

1a.   'Candy's Bend Road Widening, Arthurs Pass - Design Aspects'
        Melvyn Maylin, Opus International Consultants, Wellington

1b.   'Candy's Bend to Starvation Point Project - Construction Aspects'
        Colin Chisholm, Fulton Hogan Civil, Christchurch

3      'Axis Fergusson Terminal Expansion - Engineering Design'
        Murray Dennis, Ports of Auckland / John Youdale

4      'Auckland Airport - Concrete Pavement Taxiway Extension Works 1999'
        Nick Miller, Fulton Hogan Civil, Auckland

Session 5: Concrete Briefs
Chairperson: Morten Gjerde

1      'Predicted Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Columns'
        Chris Allington, University of Canterbury / Des Bull / Robert Park / Len McSaveney

2      'The Durability of Marine Concrete - How well have we done, and how can we do better'
        Sue Freitag / Sheldon Bruce, Central Laboratories, Opus International                   

3      'The Strengthening of Two Churches, Using an Innovative Design Philosophy and the Helifix Strengthening System'
        Michael Newby, Michael Newby Associates / Chris Munn, GK Shaw Ltd                  

4      'Specification of Concrete: The Role of NZS 3104/3109'
        Derek Chisholm, BRANZ  

Session 6: Marine Durability
Chairperson: Andrew Dallas

1      'Marine Concrete Durability - Overview of Options and Issues'
        Larry Gaerty, Concrete Consultancy

2      'Expectations and Realities of Concrete in Wellington Wharf Structures'
        Dick Carter, Project Engineer, Centreport Ltd

3      'Seaview Wharf, Wellington: Rehabilitation by Cathodic Protection Utilising Computerised Remote Control Monitoring'
        Michael Lawson, Consultech

4      'Durability Prediction for Coastal Reinforced Concrete Structures - Matching Reality and Theory'
        Derek Chisholm / Neil Lee, BRANZ

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