Auckland 2016

Ellerslie Event Centre, Auckland
6 – 8 October 2016

Session 1:
Chairman:  James Mackechnie

1       KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
         ‘The Development of High Performance Concrete: From an Academic Hobby to an Appreciated Component in The Tool Box Of Structural Engineers’
         Joost Walraven – Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

2       KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
         ‘Challenges and Progress Toward the Assessment of Residual Capacity for Earthquake-Damaged Concrete Buildings’
         Kai Marder / Kenneth Elwood / Charles Clifton – University of Auckland

3       ‘Construction of NZ’s Strongest Strong Floor’
         Dene Cook – Firth Humes Group; Grant Thomas – Dominion Constructors

Session 2: 
Chairman: Nic Brooke

1       ‘Otahuhu Bus Train Interchange, Auckland’
         Tony Pham / William Stone / Oliver de Lautour – Aurecon

2       ‘Lightly Reinforced and Precast Concrete Walls: Recent Research and Design Recommendations’
         Richard Henry / Yiqiu Lu / Pouya Seifi / Tongyue Zhang / Lucas Hogan / Jason Ingham / Ken Elwood – University of Auckland

3       ‘Large Scale Testing of a Reinforced Concrete Wall Designed to the Amended Version of NZS3101:2006
         Alex Shegay / Chris Motter / Richard Henry / Ken Elwood – University of Auckland

4       ‘Finite Element Analysis of Rectangular Reinforced Concrete Walls Under Bi-Directional Loading’
         Arsalan Niroomandi / Stefano Pampanin / Rajesh Dhakal / Mohammad Soleymani Ashtiani – University of Canterbury

5       ‘Out-of-Plane Instability of a Rectangular Wall Specimen Subject to In-Plane Cyclic Loading’
         Farhad Dashti / Rajesh Dhakal / Stefano Pampanin – University of Canterbury

Session 2A:  NZRMCA Session
Chairman: Brian Godfrey

1       ‘Mrs Smith’s Driveway’
         Chris Munn – Allied Concrete

Session 3:
Chairman:  Rick Henry

1     ‘Wellington International Car Parking Building’
       Andrew Brown – Holmes Consulting Group; Masako Uno – Powell Fenwick Consultants; Joel Stratford – Opus International Consultants

2     ‘The CCANZ Research Roadmap Project: An Industry View of the Research Needs Over the Next 10+ Years’
       Joe Gamman / Alistair Russell – CCANZ

3     ‘Cashin Quay 2 Reconstruction: Lyttelton Port of Christchurch, New Zealand’
       Scott Vallely – HEB Construction

4     ‘Concrete Durability: Concrete Institute of Australia’s Recommended Practice’
       Sue Freitag – Opus International Consultants; Frank Papworth – BCRC Australia; Rodney Paull – GHD Australia

Session 4:
Chairman:  Alessandro Palermo

1a   ‘Fibre Rupture Tensile Capacity of FRP Straight Anchors’
       Enrique del Rey Castillo / Jason Ingham – University of Auckland; Michael Griffith – University of Adelaide, Australia

1b   ‘Characterisation of Fibre Rupture Failure Mode of Bent Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Anchors’
       Jae Lim / James Kim / Enrique del Rey Castillo / Dmytro Dizhur / Jason Ingham – University of Auckland; Michael Griffith – University of Adelaide, Australia

2     ‘Eastern Interceptor Rehabilitation, Auckland, NZ: Specialist Rehabilitation of Wastewater Pipeline’
       Oliver Smith / Rhys Rogers – BBR Contech; Jonathan Graham – AECOM; Andrew Mercer – Watercare Services Ltd

3     ‘Large Scale Testing of a Low Damage Substructure Connection in a Precast Concrete Bridge’
       Royce Liu / Alessandro Palermo – University of Canterbury

4     ‘Benefits of Top Strand and Steel Fibres in the Design and Manufacture of Hollowcore Precast Floor Slabs’
       John Marshall – Busck Prestressed Concrete

5     ‘Geraldton Concrete Silos Remediation – A Case Study in the Structural Strengthening and Concrete Repair Practices Utilised for the Ongoing Operational Efficiency and Durability of 24 number Concrete Silos and 14 number Star Cells’
       John Barry / Stuart Roberston / Anthony Mesic – Freyssinet Australia

Session 4A:  NZRMCA Session
Chairman:  Blair Olynsma

1     ‘The Role of Crack Width on the Service Life of Concrete Structures’
       Joost Walraven / Andrija Blagojevic – Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

2     ‘New Generation of Chemical Admixtures for Superior Concrete Rheology’
       Bruno D’Souza – BASF Australia

3     ‘In-Situ Additive Fabrication for Fluid and Cementitious Materials’
       James Durcan – Victoria University of Wellington

4     ‘Great Staff = Great Firms: Future Workforce Opportunities and Challenges’
       Greg Durkin / Mark Williams / Jenny Connor – BCITO

Session 5: 
Chairman:  Rod Fulford

1     ‘Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway Split Retaining Wall Design and Construction’
       Fletcher Bruce / Jamil Khan / Nima Taghipouran / Philip Robins – Beca Ltd; Olivia Ashby – Fletcher Construction Ltd

2     ‘Developments in External Post Tensioning Systems – A Case Study on the Learnings From Multiple Structures Across Oceania’
       Kane Miller – Freyssinet NZ Ltd

3     ‘Design of Temporary Works for the Construction of Fergusson Wharf’
       Richard Gray / Graham Frost – Fletcher Construction Company; Mark Seymour – Brian Perry Civil Ltd

Session 5A:  NZRMCA Session
Chairman:  Paul Donoghue

1     ‘Fresh Concrete Performance Guidelines for Construction Projects in New Zealand’
       James Mackechnie – Allied Concrete / University of Canterbury

2     ‘Modern Concrete Technology and Placement Methods and Their Influence on Waterproofing Performance of Diaphragm Walls’
       Martin Larisch – Brian Perry Civil

3     ‘Practical Solutions to Your Health & Safety Duties’
       Matt Bishop – BVT Engineering Professional Services

4     ‘An Industry Update: Overview of External and Internal Influences’
       Rob Gaimster – CCANZ

Session 6:
Chairman:  Jeff Matthews

1     ‘Design and Construction of New Zealand’s First 1825 Super Tee Beam – Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway Project’
       Jamil Khan / Ronald Wessel / Geoff Brown – Beca Ltd; Jonty Pretorius / Flavia Wolf – Fletcher Construction Ltd

2     ‘Preliminary Experimental and Numerical Investigation on the Seismic Residual Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Beam-Column Joints’
       Alberto Cuevas / Stefano Pampanin – University of Canterbury

3     ‘Concrete Temperatures, A Review of Requirements, Specification, and Recent Case Studies’
       Liam Edwards – AECOM; Paul Donoghue – Firth Industries

4     ‘Microwave Interferometry Radar as Cost-Effective Technique for Bridge Monitoring’
       Gabrielle Granello / Kaveh Andisheh / Alessandro Palermo / Jeremy Waldin – University of Canterbury

5     ‘NZCS Enduring Concrete Award’
       Alex Gray – Impact Project Management; Morten Gjerde – Victoria University of Wellington; Tim Jones – Seismic Technologies Ltd

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