Hamilton 2012
 
Claudelands Convention Centre, Hamilton
11 – 13 October 2012

Session 1:
Chairman:  Carl Ashby

1       KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
         ‘Construction of The Shard of Glass’
         Chris Cable – Robert Bird Group

2       ‘Impact of Structural Behaviour on Crack Assessment’
         Des Bull – University of Canterbury / Holmes Consulting Group; John Hare – Holmes Consulting Group

3       ‘New Zealand Standards for Concrete Materials and Construction: 2012 Status’
         Sue Freitag – Opus International Consultants; Rob Gaimster – CCANZ; Dene Cook – Fletcher Construction EQR

Session 2:
Chairman: Jeff Matthews

1       ‘Domain Road Interchange, Tauranga Eastern Link – Design in Liquefiable Ground’
         Dave Idle / Andrew Walker – Opus International Consultants; Ralf Konrad – Peters & Cheung Ltd

2       ‘Kopua Footbridge Replacement, Raglan, New Zealand’
         John McNeil / David Mockett – Aurecon New Zealand Ltd; Andrew Hiscox – HEB Construction Ltd

3       ‘A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Thermal Mass Retrofits for New Zealand Dwellings’
         Morten Gjerde / Jaden Cairncross – Victoria University of Wellington

4       ‘Performance of Precast Concrete Cladding Systems Under In-Plane Cyclic Loading’
         Andrew Baird / Alessandro Palermo / Stefano Pampanin – University of Canterbury

Session 2A: 
Chairman: Bob Officer

1       ‘Evaluation of Factors Pertaining to Delayed Ettringite Formation in Steam Cured Precast Concrete Members’
         Johnson Mak / Kirk Vessalas / Paul Thomas – University of Technology Sydney; Daksh Baweja – Holcim-Humes UTS

2       ’20 Rawene Avenue, Westmere, Auckland’
         Ross Bannan – Bannan Construction

3       ‘Mix Design of Lightweight Self-Consolidating Concrete using New Zealand Pumice’
         Jamal Almulla – Wilco Precast Ltd

4       ‘Hydro Generation Schemes – Clear Water Hydro’
         Gary Willis – Clearwater Hydro

Session 3:
Chairman:  Tim Jones

1     KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
       ‘Legacy Way Concrete: Achieving a 100 Year Service Life’
       Paul Sandeford – GHD; Mark Williamson – Cardno; Daksh Baweja – Holcim-Humes UTS

2     ‘Residential Concrete Slab Performance as a Result of the Christchurch Earthquake Sequence 2010-2012’
       Colin Ashby – Ashby Consulting Engineers Ltd

3     ‘Lessons Learnt From Canterbury Earthquakes: Damage Assessment and Numerical Analysis of Concrete Bridges’
       Alessandro Palermo / Maria Brando – University of Canterbury

4     ‘Improving the Cost Effectiveness of Concrete Repair and Protection Using EN 1504 Products and Systems for the Repair and Protection of Reinforced Concrete’
       Paul Tanner / Mike Edwards – Sika NZ Ltd; Michel Donadio – Sika Services AG

Session 4:
Chairman:  Andrew Sinclair

1     ‘Accelerated Bridge Construction in New Zealand – The Design Procedure’
       John Mitchell / Mehedi Chowdhury / Michael Chan / Peter Wiles – Opus International Consultants

2     ‘Replacement of Akatarawa Bridges’
       Jamil Khan / Geoff Brown – Beca Group; Chris Hodder – Brian Perry Civil

3     ‘The Design and Construction of Countdown Warkworth – Suspended Post Tensioned Slab On Grade’
       Alistair Knowles – KCL Engineering; David Sharp – Grouting Services NZ Ltd; Craig McCarthy – Conset Construction Ltd

4     ‘Dynamic Testing of Post-Tensioned Concrete Walls’
       Kimberley Twigden / Richard Henry – The University of Auckland
 
5     ‘Selecting Appropriate Joint Systems for Good Performance of Industrial and Commercial Slabs On Grade’
       William Marwick – Lesa Systems Ltd

Session 4A:  
Chairman:  Brian Godfrey

1     ‘A Local Solution to a Local Problem: Beneficial Use of a Cementitious Byproduct’
       Harvey Tyler / Grant Anderson / Ajay Krishna – Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd

2     ‘Greening the Concrete Construction Industry: More of a Marathon Than a Sprint Race’
       Chris Munn – Allied Concrete Ltd

3     ‘Browns Road Overbridge: A Bigger Jigsaw Than Usual Solved Using SCC’
       Campbell Robertson – Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd; Alan Connolly – Stahlton Engineered Concrete Ltd

4     ‘New Zealand Silo: Equipment and Industry Safety Standards’
       Laurie Porter – Holcim Cement; John McLachlan – Skookums Technology Ltd; Grant Honeycombe - Golden Bay Cement

Session 5: 
Chairman:  Adam Leach

1     ‘ACI 355.2 – Seismic Testing of Post-Installed Concrete and Masonry Anchors in Cracked Concrete’
       Gilbert Balbuena – Simpson Strong-Tie Australia

2     ‘Experimental Testing of Precast Concrete Panel Connections’
       Bridget Allan / Sheena Chen / Richard Henry / Jason Ingham – The University of Auckland

3     ‘Durability of Marine Concrete under New Zealand Conditions: Actual & Modelled Performance after 13 Years’ Exposure’
       Neil Lee – Opus Central Laboratories; Allan Scott – University of Canterbury

4     ‘Pukete Bridge Four Laning – Modifications for Construction of Pedestrian/Cycleway Clip-On Structure’
       Murray Ford – Downer NZ

5     ‘Assessing Pre-tensioned Reinforcement Corrosion within the New Zealand Concrete Bridge Stock’
       Rhys Rogers / Liam Wotherspoon / Jason Ingham – University of Auckland; Allan Scott – University of Canterbury

Session 6:
Chairman:  Jeff Burgess

1     ‘NZCS Enduring Concrete Award’
       Alex Gray – Impact Project Management

2     ‘Pan Pac Pulpmill Treatment Tank’
       Brian Peng / Phil Gaby – Holmes Consulting Group; Mike Romanes – Concrete Structures (NZ) Ltd

3     ‘Performance of Precast Concrete Floor Systems During the 2010/2011 Canterbury Earthquakes’
       Richard Henry / Jason Ingham – The University of Auckland

4     ‘Integral Bridges using Precast Super Tee Beams – A Case Study of SH1 Interchange Bridge at Horotiu’
       Peter Routledge / Michael Chan / Peter Wiles – Opus International Consultants       

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