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Asia Pacific design, engineering and advisory company Aurecon will showcase structural engineers’ impact through proven, industry-first innovations that increase productivity, reduce climate change effects and deliver value for communities at the Australasian Structural Engineering Conference from
30-31 October 2024.
Eleven of Aurecon’s designers, engineers, and advisors will share insights on a range of topics that highlight the vital role of structural engineers in driving climate action, upholding public safety through managing risk and positively impacting social, economic and environment outcomes.
Aurecon’s Chief Engineering, Eminence and Innovation Officer Tanya de Hoog said the world needs structural engineers to protect our way of life and the industry has a critical role to play.
“We are at a pivotal point of change, and our profession has a crucial role to play in reducing embodied carbon, increasing our levels of knowledge to become more effective and including as many people possible in our industry to effect change,” de Hoog said.
de Hoog will deliver the conference’s opening keynote, highlighting the vital role that structural engineers have in driving climate action and the need to attract, retain and empower more engineers to remain in the profession.
Karim Abou-Youssef will showcase a unique design approach using modular launch installation methodology – an Australian rail first – to improve accessibility and deliver sustainability outcomes at one of Sydney’s busiest train stations, Redfern.
Gareth Jelenich will discuss the design and construction methodology for the new rail-over-road bridge at Kilmany, Victoria that improved the speed and safety of delivery and is the first known use of network arch bridge construction in the state for road or rail transport.
On the virtual stage, Tony Lavorato and Tom Daunt will explore the design of post installed fasteners for support of over track structures including critical fire and life safety infrastructure in rail and metro tunnel environments as part of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project. They will also share design strategies to prevent progressive collapse of structures.
Ralph Belperio will present on the award-winning Murdoch University Boola Katitjin, particularly the challenges faced and innovations employed to reduce embodied carbon and increase productivity in construction, to bring to life the first mass-engineered timber building in Western Australia.
Continuing the discussions in sustainable structural engineering, John Hilton and Ellen Worthington will discuss material and structure types that provide the lowest carbon emissions for bridge projects.
Evelyn Storey will open the conference’s second day and also discuss application of low carbon design principles in structural engineering.
Finally, Hudson Kestel and Michael Chernyavsky will talk about how they combined collaborative methods and design innovation to create one of Australia’s most technically complex yet lightweight stadium roofs at the Sydney Football Stadium. Their innovative approaches contributed to dematerialisation and the reduction of embodied carbon as well as increasing the speed of design and delivery and improving safety during construction.
| Date | Presenters | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| 30 October, Wednesday | Tanya de Hoog Chief Engineering, Eminence & Innovation Officer |
Structural engineering with purpose: addressing climate change globally through aligned action |
| Gareth Jelenich Technical Director, Bridges and Civil Structures Daniel Tofful Director, Bridges and Civil Structures Civil Structures Studio |
Pre-tensioning and sliding of Victoria’s first network arch railway bridge | |
| Tony Lavorato Design Director Tom Daunt Lead Structural Engineer |
Design of fixings for over track structures rail/metro tunnels (Virtual) | |
| Ralph Belperio Major Projects Director |
Delivering EA's 2023 Project of the Year – Boola Katitjin | |
| John Hilton Design Director |
Low carbon small span road bridges | |
| Ellen Worthington Manager, Sustainable Systems Karim Abou-Youssef Lead Engineer, Buildings Structures |
Redfern station upgrade – Adaptive reuse and strengthening of heritage significant buildings and innovative canopy launch over live tracks | |
| 31 October, Thursday | Evelyn Storey Director, Eminence & Sustainability |
Opening Address |
| Hudson Kestel Senior Structural Engineer Michael Chernyavsky Associate, Buildings Structures |
Sydney Football Stadium redevelopment – Integrating collaborative methods with innovative design for a complex roof structure | |
| Evelyn Storey Director, Eminence & Sustainability |
Application of low carbon design principles to structural engineering |
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