Rotorua 2009
 
Rotorua Convention Centre, Rotorua
8 – 10 October 2009

Session 1:
Chairman:  Dene Cook

1       ‘The Building & Construction Sector - A Way Forward’
         Maurice Williamson – Minister of Building & Construction

2       ‘Design of Offshore Concrete Structures’
         Tor Ole Olsen – Dr.techn.Olav Olsen

3       ‘Delivering Transport Infrastructure'
        Geoff Dangerfield – NZ Transport Agency (NZTA)

Session 2:
Chairman: Jeff Matthews

1       ‘Concrete Structures – Structural Engineering Issues and the Department of Building & Housing’
         Mike Stannard / David Hopkins / Graeme Lawrance – Department of Building & Housing

2       ‘Bridge 45 NAL’
         Scott Vallely – HEB Structures

3       ‘21st Century Precast: The Construction of NZ's First Multi-Storey PRESSS Building’
         Alistair Cattanach – Dunning Thornton Consultants Ltd

4       ‘Rehabilitation of Bridges with Concrete Overlays’ 
         Gilbert Balbuena / Jacob Kunz – Hilti New Zealand Ltd

Session 2A:  Concurrent NZRMCA Materials Session
Chairman: Jeff Burgess

1       ‘Recycled Concrete Aggregate and its Application in New Zealand Ready-Mix Concrete Production’
         Wentao Zhang – Stahlton Engineered Concrete; Jason Ingham – University of Auckland; Chris Munn – Allied Concrete

2       ‘Pumice Aggregates for Structural Lightweight and Internally Cured Concretes’
         Samuel Green – Arup; Nicholas Brooke – University of Auckland; Len McSaveney – Golden Bay Cement

3       ‘A Brewery Built From Millions of Beer Bottles: Use of Glass Aggregate Concrete’
         Greg Slaughter / Campbell Robertson – Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd; Ross Copland – Mainzeal

4       ‘A Critical Review of Test Methods for Determining the Quality of Fine Aggregates, Sands and Basecourses in New Zealand’
         Jason Lowe – Winstone Aggregates; Douglas Wilson / Philippa Black – University of Auckland

Session 3:
Chairman:  Rob Gaimster

1       ‘Design and Construction of the New Mangere Bridge’
         Alex Parfitt / Juan Pretorius – Fletcher Construction; Ronald King / Andrew Dickson – Beca Infrastructure Ltd

2       ‘Manukau Harbour Crossing Durability Modelling’
         Dene Cook – Firth New Zealand Ltd; Andrew Dickson – Beca Infrastructure Ltd

3       ‘An Investigation to Establish the Severity, Prevalence and Distribution of Pretensioned Prestressing Steel Corrosion Risk in the New Zealand Concrete Bridge Stock’
         Rhys Rogers / Jason Ingham – University of Auckland

4       ‘Design and Construction of the New Lynn Rail Trench’
         Stephen Lee – Beca Infrastructure Ltd; John Palm – Fletcher Construction

Session 4:
Chairman:  Tim Jones

1       ‘SESOC’s View On Double Tee Supports’
         John Hare – SESOC Management Committee / Holmes Consulting Group

2       ‘Flange Supported Double Tees – An Historical Perspective’
         Len McSaveney – Golden Bay Cement; Rod Fulford – Precast NZ Inc

3       ‘Prototype Testing of Extended Loop Bar Details for Flange Hung Double Tee Flooring Units’
         Rhys Rogers / Moustafa Al-Ani / Nicholas Brooke – University of Auckland; Len McSaveney – Golden Bay Cement

4       ‘Experimental Testing of the Support Systems for Precast Concrete Double Tee Flooring’
         Chris Allington – Holmes Solutions Ltd

Session 4A:  Concurrent NZRMCA Session
Chairman:  Graham Payne

1        ‘Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete (SFRC) - Quality, Performance and Specification’
          Alan Ross – BOSFA

2        ‘The Economy and the Concrete Industry’
          NZIER

3        ‘The Weather Outside is Frightful’
          Ken Ring

4        ‘GBC – New Service Centre Update’
          GBC

Session 5: 
Chairman:  John Marshall

1       ‘Precast in Control’
         John Hare – Holmes Consulting Group
 
2       ‘An Investigation of Wall-to-Floor Interaction for Buildings Designed with Self-centering Precast Wall Systems’
         Richard Henry / Jason Ingham – University of Auckland; Sri Sritharan – Iowa State University

3       ‘Push Over: An Artistic Vision of Concrete Construction’
         Simon Glaister – Artist; Sumit Anand / Jedadia Mar – University of Auckland

4       ‘New Opportunities: Why Precast Concrete Claddings Deserves Another Look’
         Morten Gjerde – Victoria University of Wellington

Session 5A:  Concurrent NZRMCA Related Projects Session
Chairman:  Bob Officer

1       ‘The Construction of a New State of the Art Batching Plant On An Environmentally Sensitive "Greenfields" Site in Christchurch’
         Chris Munn – Allied Concrete

2       ‘A Detailed Investigation of the Uptake of CO2 in Crushed Concrete’
         Kiran Dayaram – University of Canterbruy; Greg Slaughter / Michael Rynne – Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd

3       ‘Concrete, Particularly for the Oil and Gas Industry’
         Tor Ole Olsen -Dr.techn.Olav Olsen

4       ‘Formliners, Moulds and Photo Engraved Technology’
         John Joveski – Reckli NZ & Australia

Session 6:
Chairman:  Jason Ingham

1       ‘Use of Steel Fibres in Precast Segment Linings – The Hobson Bay Sewer Tunnel Experience’
         Ralf Winterberg – Maccaferri Italy; Dan Wilson – Wilson Tunnelling Ltd; Rory Bishop – McConnell-Dowell

2       ‘Quay Park One, Mahuhu Crescent, Auckland’
         John McCurran – CPG New Zealand Ltd

3       ‘Rotokawa Geothermal Turbine Tabletop Support Structure’
         Jamil Khan / Hamish Brookie – Beca Infrastructure Ltd

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