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".
When – Wednesday 7 March 2018 // Where – University of Auckland, Symonds Street, Auckland Conference Centre Lecture Theatre Room (423-342) // Abstract: Robert is presenting on the seismic design of single-storey steel buildings with vertical bracing and steel roof…
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When – Tuesday 12th December 2017 // Berlin Footbridge Conference 2017 Highlights: The 6th International Footbridge Conference was held in Berlin in September. It brought together over 400 delegates, bridge designers, asset owners suppliers and builders from around the world…
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When – 29 November 2017 // Dr Amy Lovisa – Technical Presentation #1 1:00 – 1:40 pm Incorporating nonlinearities in a structural analysis Seismic assessment often requires significant simplification of a complex problem. Effects such as material yielding and…
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When – 17 August – 1.00-3.00pm, including safety briefing and site walks (we can accommodate two groups of 8 at this time) // Where – The meeting point at 12.45pm – Level 17, AMP Building, 29 Customs Street, Auckland CBD….
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When – Thursday 20th July 2017 // Abstract The City Rail Link (CRL) is a rail project in Auckland. The project consists of an electrified, double-track rail tunnel underneath Auckland’s City Centre, running for approximately 3.5 km between Britomart Transport…
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When – Wednesday 7 June 2017 // Abstract The 2016 Kaikōura earthquake caused a partial floor collapse in the 2005 Statistics House on the Wellington waterfront. Following this, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment appointed an independent panel…
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When – Tuesday 2nd May 2017 // Presentation #1: State of the Art of Tall and Super-tall Building Structures in China Having a history of 110 years, the modern tall buildings originated from the USA and evolved in the developed…
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Presentation When – Tuesday 21st March 2017 // Abstract This presentation will address three specific related ideas: Outline some of the technical and non-technical issues that may help address and possibly resolve the “structural engineering resilience dilemma” – which exists…
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Presentation When – Thursday 23rd February 2017 // Abstract The M7.8 Kaikoura Earthquake, 14 November 2016, On 14 November 2016 a M7.8 earthquake hit Kaikoura, New Zealand, this talk outlines some of the engineering response, observations and learnings from the…
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When – Wednesday 7th December 2016 // Abstract: To reduce the seismic demand, friction sliding devices installed in the structural system of buildings are a cost-efficient solution. Friction devices dissipate energy through the relative sliding developed between two solid interfaces….
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