The Auckland Structural Group (ASG) seeks to create and foster "a community of like-minded individuals sharing their structural engineering experiences and showcasing their engineering structures in and around the Auckland area".
Presentation https://youtube.com/watch?v=ySWvMsBJ_fY When – Tuesday 10th May 2016 Abstract: Advances in knowledge and changes in structural steelwork procurement practices, particularly the advent of structural steelwork from low-cost countries, requires changes in the design, fabrication and erection standards to reflect these…
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Presentation https://youtube.com/watch?v=OVjOkUU6En8 When – Wednesday 13th April 2016 // Abstract: Over the last fifteen years, use of alternative design approaches that use of nonlinear response history analyses (NLRHA) have become common in California. Consensus documents have been developed to help…
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Presentation https://youtube.com/watch?v=33UTYE2fHYs%3F When: Thursday 3rd March 2016 // This presentation discussed developing a rational framework for performance properties of concrete. A graphical approach is being developed to illustrate these properties and relationships for structural engineers and a preliminary draft was…
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Presentation https://youtube.com/watch?v=DjkqVgtxXFo%3F When: Thursday 3 December 2015 // Abstract This talk will describe seismic performance assessments we have conducted to predict the risk associated with concrete structures in the U.S. The first part of the talk will describe work to…
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Presentation https://youtube.com/watch?v=VQTmDCk4zbM%3F When – Tuesday 22 September 2015 // Abstract The Lower Hatea River Crossing is an example of outstanding civil construction, as it demonstrates that functionality and aesthetics need not be mutually exclusive. Road bridges are typically built to…
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Presentation https://youtube.com/watch?v=xzxQycUrLMw%3F When – Thursday 30 July 2015 // It is relatively common to hear the senior members of our profession exhort our more junior members to “stop using computer models”, particularly early in the design process. However, a computer…
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Presentation https://youtube.com/watch?v=HWwWHwrdCHY When – Thursday 16 April 2015 (NOTE: The above slide images start at 120 seconds) Abstract The introduction in 1992 of a performance-based Building Code created the opportunity to apply rational design methods for assessing performance of structures…
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Presentation https://youtube.com/watch?v=gfXL9ZJ39h4%3F When 26 Feb 2015 Abstract A technical committee was established to review the New Zealand Concrete Structures Standard and develop NZS 3101:2006 Amendment 3. The terms of reference of amendment 3 were primarily to address recommendations of the…
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When – Monday 13 October 2014 We were pleased to announce Prof. Hugo Corres Peiretti as our presenter in October 2014. Prof. Corres is one of the keynote speakers at the annual NZ Concrete Industries Conference and was touring the country afterwards courtesy…
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Joint presentation with Aurecon When – Tuesday 12 August 2014 Abstract A presentation by Victor Zayas of Earthquake Protection Systems (EPS) focussing on the ability and need to design more seismic resilient structures and the use of pendulum bearings. Resilient structures…
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