Hamilton 2023

Claudelands, Hamilton
28 – 30 September 2023
ALL PAPERS

Session 1:
Chair: Rick Henry

1       KEYNOTE PRESENTATION # [Video]
         Standards and Guides for Design of Concrete Buildings in the USA
         Andy Taylor - American Concrete Institute (ACI) & University of Washington

2       Waimea Community Dam - An International Affair
         N. Brazzale / M. Loach - Fulton Hogan

3       A Collaborative Approach to Specifying Low Carbon Concrete
         P. Donoghue - Concrete NZ and T. Sawyer - Firth Industries

4       Bridge 63WL and 56WL - Design and Construction
         R. Wessel - Beca Ltd and A. Cooper - Fulton Hogan

 

Session 2A: 
Chair: Sara Broglio

1       Cement Additives for a Sustainable Future
         F. Hunter / E. Jones / J. Wilson - Sika New Zealand

2       Current Developments in the Seismic Design of Concrete-to-Concrete Connections in NZ
         D. Borosnyoi-Crawley - BCR Consulting and K. Kundu Hilti - Asia Pacific

3       Case Study: Te Waihorotiu Railway Station - Victoria St Entrance’s Diaphragm Wall Transfer T Panel
         S. J. Lowde - AECOM, Link Alliance

4       Case Study: Te Waihorotiu Railway Station - Substructure Waterproofing Design and Review
         S. J. Lowde - AECOM, Link Alliance

5       Cyclones, Bridges, and Sustainable Solutions: A project Case Study of Two 80-year-old RC Bridges in Te Tai Tokerau
         L. S. Wei / M. Haberkorn / A. Dickson / G. Gribben - Beca and E. Atienza - Waka Kotahi

6       Experimental Study of Staggered Lap Splices in RC Structural Walls
         C. Kerby / S. Pujol - University of Canterbury and R. Henry - University of Auckland

 

Session 2B: 
Chair: Kerry Newton

1       A Ready-Mix Perspective on Natural Pozzolans
         D. Rotkovich - BURNCO LLC

2       Lower Carbon Concrete Using Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag
         N. Almesfer / O. Saggi - Allied Concrete

3       Proposal for a New Test Methodology for Reinforcement Mechanical Connections: Impact Loading at Freezing Temperatures
         E. Naccini - Reid Construction Systems, S. Adshead - Holmes Solutions and D. Bull - Holmes ANZ LP

4       Pore Solution Analysis of Magnesium Silicate Hydrate Binder Systems
         H. Tran - The Open Polytechnic & Hanoi University of Mining and Geology and A. Scott / R. Dhakal - University of Canterbury

5       Pozzolanic Potential of Hydrated Cement Fines Recovered from Demolished Concrete
         V. Shah - Callaghan Innovation

6       Reducing the Carbon Emissions of Construction Industry in New Zealand Using Hempcrete
         V. Shah - Callaghan Innovation and D. Sturrock - GEOBIND

 

Session 3: 
Chair: Alistair Russell

1       KEYNOTE PRESENTATION #2  [Video]
         Future Concrete Solutions: Improving Resilience and Sustainability in the Built Environment       
         Romilly Madew – Engineers Australia

2       Sand Quality Contribution in Producing Low Carbon Concrete
         J. Mackechnie – Allied Concrete

3       The Critical Chloride Threshold and Assessment of Concrete Structures
         N. Lee – WSP Research

4       Development and Experimental Testing of a Novel Bridge Connection Under Tsunami Loading
          R. Pagel - University of Canterbury, A. Palermo - University of California, G. De Francesco - California Polytechnic State University and I. Robertson - University of Hawaii

5       Natural Pozzolans – An Introduction 
         J. E. Thomas - Natural Pozzolan Association & Magmatics and E. Del Rey Castillo - University of Auckland, New Zealand

6       Exploring the Use of Zeolite, Calcined Clay, and Mussel Shells Powder in 3D Concrete Printing (3DCP) Mixes 
         L. M. De La Flor Juncal / G. Loporcaro / A. Scott / D. Clucas - University of Canterbury

 

Session 4 - Lightning Talks: [Videos]
Moderator: Jason Ingham


1. Tasha Eagle - What Are Carbon Nanotubes and Why Are We Putting Them in Concrete?
          

2. John Marshall - Precast Floors Are Alive and Well
          

3. Milap Dhakal - Methyl Cellulose in 3D-Printable Concrete
          

4. Matt Cheyne - How Technology Helped to Build New Zealand’s Busiest Train Station – Te Waihorotiu Station
          

5. Dewi Todd-Jones - Giving Concrete Answers to Concrete Specifications!
          

6. Banujan Balaskandan - Low-Carbon Binder Systems for Lunar Concrete: Opportunities and Challenges
          

7. Jono Watkins - How We Repaired Concrete Bridges Slammed by Cyclone Gabrielle
          

8. Alistair Russell - 5 Things I Wish I’d Know About Concrete Earlier
          

9. Mark Kurtovich - A New and Novel Approach to the Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Using Near Surface Mounted Titanium Bars
          

 

Session 5A: 
Chair: Ralf Kessel

1       Seismic Response of Diagonally Reinforce Concrete Coupling Beams Subjected to Axial Restraint: Database and Numerical Modelling
         R. Tsai / R. Henry / K. Elwood - University of Auckland

2       Exploring the Feasibility of Zeolite Modified Blended Cement for 3D Concrete Printing: A Sustainable Alternative for the Concrete Construction Industry
         J. W. Northcoat / J. M. Wemyss / L. De La Flor Juncal / G. Loporcaro - University of Canterbury

3       Design and Testing of Concrete Wall Steel Beam Connection
         C. Pascua / R. Henry / C. Toma / C. Clifton - University of Auckland

4       Connecting GFRP and Steel Reinforcement for Historic Wharf Repairs
         R. W. Hudd - University of Waikato and J. Zephir - Aurecon

5       A NZ History and Global Literature Review on the Use of Natural Pozzolana
         T. Sawyer / J. Ingham / E. Del Rey Castillo - University of Auckland

6       Using Harakeke Fibre in Concrete
         H. Askarinejad - Lincoln University, Y. Zheng and L. Wu - Ara Institute of Canterbury and T. Sawyer - Fletcher Building

 

Session 5B: 
Chair: Paul Donoghue

1       He Hunga Hanga Mātou – Building People Through Work-Based Learning
         N. Murray / G. Durkin / A. Donohue - BCITO Te Pūkenga

2       Functionally Graded Concrete (FGC) // Development of Concept Suitable For Use in New Zealand
         F. Oswald / R. Henry - University of Auckland and W. Haase / C. N. Haufe / L. Blandini / W. Sobek - University of Stuttgart

3       Hollow-core Floor Unit Webcracking and Retrofit Using Supplemental Shear Reinforcement
         M. Mostafa / R. Henry / K. Elwood - University of Auckland

4       Residual Capacity of Reinforcing Steel Bars After Earthquakes
         R. Kuwabara / L. Hogan / K. Elwood - University of Auckland and E. Opabola - University College London

5       Pilot Study On Using Natural Pumicite as a Partial Cement Replacement in Concrete
         E. Del Rey Castillo – University of Auckland

6       Alkali-Activated Materials (AAMs) as a Concrete Repair Material
         E. Yusslee / S. Beskhyroun - Auckland University of Technology (AUT)

 

Session 6: 
Chair: Moustafa Al-Ani

1       KEYNOTE PRESENTATION #3  [Video]
         Developing Rapidly Adoptable Solutions for Clinker Reduction Using Natural Pozzolans
         Maria Juenger - American Concrete Institute (ACI) & University of Texas

2       Fibre Reinforced Polymer Bridge Deck Strengthening
         S. Allan / B. England - Beca

3       New Zealand Green Building Council Embodied Carbon Calculations
         S. Archer / J. Quad / J. Bloom - New Zealand Green Building Council

4       Design and Construction Challenges of Turbine-Generator Pedestal Structures for Tauhara Geothermal Power Plant
         J. Khan - Beca, G. McFetridge - Naylor Love and D. Morrison - Contact Energy

 

Learned Society - Concrete (Student) Prize 2022

1       Concrete Abstraction
         C. Rice - University of Auckland

2       Concrete Canoe Project 2022
         D. R. Blunden / J. M. Williams - University of Auckland

 

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