Queenstown 2013
 
Millennium Hotel, Queenstown
3 – 5 October 2013

Session 1:
Chairman:  Carl Ashby

1       KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
         ‘Concrete in Form and Structure: Landmark Case Studies in Design and Construction’
         Holger Schulze-Ehring – Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, USA

2       KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
         ‘Aspects of the Seismic Performance of Concrete Buildings’
         Richard Fenwick

Session 2:
Chairman: Rod Fulford

1       ‘Three Rail Bridges, Constructed in 3 Days: Rangiriri, Waikato’
         John McNeil / Ben Ryder – Aurecon NZ Ltd; Rudolf Joubert – HEB Construction; Robin Scott – KiwiRail

2       ‘Experimental Testing of Innovative Connections for Accelerated Bridge Construction in Seismic Areas’
         Mustafa Mashal / Sam White / Alessandro Palermo – University of Canterbury

3       ‘Some Concrete Topics Being Addressed in NZTA Bridge Manual Revisions'
         Donald Kirkcaldie – Opus International Consultants; Nigel Lloyd – New Zealand Transport Agency

4       ‘Assessment of Shear Stress Limits on High-Strength, Prestressed Concrete Bridge Beams’
         Moustafa Al-Ani / Jason Ingham – University of Auckland; Peter Wiles – Opus International Consultants

Session 2A: 
Chairman: Jeff Burgess

1       ‘Plant Audit Scheme – Where Is It At and Where Is It Going?’
         David Barnard – NZRMCA Plant Audit Scheme

Session 3:
Chairman:  Rob Gaimster

1     ‘Re-Construction of Infrastructure Following the Canterbury Earthquakes’
       Mark Hedley / Anthony Burgess / Chris Gareze - Downer

2     ‘An Overview of Education and Research Programmes at CCANZ’
       Joe Gamman – CCANZ

3     ‘The Role of Corrosion Inhibitors in Maintaining Concrete Durability: 15 Years’ Experience in New Zealand and Around the World’
       Paul Tanner – Sika (NZ) Ltd; James Mackechnie – Allied Concrete; Allan Scott – University of Canterbury

4     ‘Durability Planning and Concrete Technology for Major Australian Infrastructure Projects’
       Graeme Hastie – Construction Materials Technology Pty Ltd

5     ‘Innovative Residential Flooring Solution for the TC3 Foundation Category’
       Jon Hambling – Firth Industries; Dene Cook – Fletcher Building Concrete Division

Session 4:
Chairman:  Shane Coutts

1     ‘Detailed Seismic Assessment of a Hawke’s Bay Art Deco Case Study Building’
       Kevin Walsh / Jason Ingham / Dmytro Dizhur – University of Auckland; Peter Liu – EQ Struc Ltd

2     ‘The Importance of Specification and Quality Assurance for Injection, Repair and Protection of Concrete’
       Steve Gerrard / George Roberts – The Connect Group

3     ‘Experimental Investigations on Cyclic Bond-Slip Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Members’
       Mohammad Soleymani Ashtiani / Rajesh Dhakal / Allan Scott / Des Bull – University of Canterbury

4     ‘Circular and Square Tanks – A Study of Efficiency’
       Chris Lenssen – Holmes Consulting Group

5     ‘Experimental Testing Self-Centering Concrete Walls and Wall-to-Floor Connections’
       Jonathan Watkins / Kimberley Twigden / Richard Henry / Quincy Ma – University of Auckland; Sri Sritharan / Zhao Cheng – Iowa State University

Session 4A:  
Chairman:  Scott Williams

1     ‘Manufactured Sand for Tomorrow’
       Andi Lusty – Kayasand Ltd

2     ‘Admixture Development for the Optimisation of Manufactured Sands in Concrete for our Future’
       Damian Lusty / Nilotpol Kar / Craig Hogan / Takumi Sugamata – BASF

3     ‘Specifications, Quality Assurance and Performance of Concrete in New Zealand’
       James Mackechnie – Allied Concrete; Rob Gaimster – CCANZ; Daksh Baweja – University of Technology Sydney; Dene Cook – Fletcher Building Infrastructure Products

4a    ‘Redevelopment of the Wilson Cement Works Ruins at Warkworth’
      Jeremy Wymer – University of Auckland

4b    ‘Memorial to the Shaky Isles: A Design Proposal for a ‘National Earthquake Museum’ Exploring Concrete as Chief Tectonic and Evocative Material’
      Ben Allnatt – Victoria University of Wellington

5     ‘Steel Fibres Combined With Mesh – Restrained Joint Free Floors’
       Alan Ross - BOSFA

Session 5: 
Chairman:  Jeff Matthews

1     ‘The Clarendon Tower Deconstruction: Lessons Learnt on 1980’s Building Performance’
       Alistair Cattanach – Dunning Thornton Consultants; Josiah Thompson – Opus International Consultants Ltd

2     ‘Post-Earthquake Performance of Clarendon Tower Sub-Assemblies’
       Nicholas Brooke / Barry Davidson – Compusoft Engineering Ltd

3     ‘Experimental Test Program and Modelling to Address the Performance of RC Walls During the Canterbury Earthquakes’
       Richard Henry / Yiqiu Lu / Jason Ingham – University of Auckland
 
4     ‘Strain Hardening of Reinforcement in Concrete Buildings During Earthquakes’
       Alistair Russell – CCANZ

Session 5A: 
Chairman:  Brian Godfrey

1     ‘Pervious Concrete Trials in New Zealand’
       Steve Crossland – Firth Industries

2     ‘Concrete Slab On Grade: Failure By Design’
       Andrew Dallas – Conslab Ltd

3     ‘Pozzolans and Admixtures – How Can We Use These To Our Best Advantage?’
       Andrew Durant / Carl Bigley / Neil Milestone – Callaghan Innovation

4     ‘Current Trends in the Australian Concrete Industry in 2013 – Is Concrete a Fully Mature Product Offering?’
       David Hocking – Boral Australia

Session 6:
Chairman:  Jason Ingham

1     ‘Adobe Corporate Campus Utah, USA – Structure Becomes the Architecture’
       Geoff Sharp – Holmes Consulting Group

2     ‘Concrete’s Place in Modern Apartment Design’
       Ralf Kessel – CCANZ

3     ‘Buildings Incorporating Tilt-Up Construction and Their Performance in the Canterbury Earthquakes’
       Chris Urmson / Alan Reay / Sam Toulmin – Alan Reay Consultants Ltd

4     ‘Plastic Concrete Used in the Tekapo Canal Remediation Project’
       James Mackechnie – Allied Concrete

5     ‘Newmarket Viaduct Replacement Project – End of an Era’
       Ted Polley – Beca Infrastructure Ltd; Peter Elcock – URS New Zealand Ltd       

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