Along with Precast NZ and Sika, CCANZ recently sponsored a nationwide New Zealand Concrete Society seminar series on the topic of low damage design.
Under the heading Damage Resistant Design – Conceptual Design & Practical Implementation the half-day seminar, endorsed by the New Zealand Society of Earthquake Engineering (NZSEE) and the Society of Structural Engineers (SESOC), discussed motivations, issues and cost-effective engineering solutions to help design reinforced concrete buildings capable of sustaining low-levels of damage, and in turn limit business interruption after a moderate to severe seismic event.
The presentations, listed below, were based on real New Zealand applications and extensive research / development of such building technologies, and incorporated conceptual design and detailing, including constructability and architectural aspects.
1. Stefano Pampanin (University of Canterbury) - Revisiting Performance-Based Seismic Design: Issues and Solutions
2. Des Bull (Holmes Consulting) - Practical Aspects in Designing and Building a Low-Damage Seismic Resisting System
3. Alistair Cattanach (Dunning Thornton) - The Importance of Conceptual Design and Detailing: Three Completed Buildings
4. Andrew Charleson (Victoria University of Wellington) - Architectural Implications and Control of Non-Structural Damage
Those professional engineers and architects who attended the seminars were presented with copies of the CCANZ Concrete Futures: Damage Resistant Design Using Concrete Systems DVD which tours a number of New Zealand buildings to demonstrate the advantages of damage resistant design using concrete systems.
To request a copy of the DVD email admin@ccanz.org.nz