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past events

Thursday 3 July 2008
The Creation of a City - DUBAI 2008
Venue: Churchill Campus - Monash University
Speakers: Ian Round
Combined meeting with EA Gippsland Group

Tuesday 8 July 2008
THE BEIJING WATER CUBE
Venue: Auditorium, 21 Bedford St, Nth Melbourne
Speakers: Mark Arkinstall

Tuesday 12 August 2008
Grouting & Concrete Repairs
Venue: Auditorium, 21 Bedford St, Nth Melbourne
Speakers: Steve Taranto & Andrew Drake

Tuesday 9 September 2008
TIMBER STRUCTURES IN HISTORY
Venue: Auditorium, 21 Bedford St, Nth Melbourne
Speakers: David Beauchamp
Both a historical review and a discussion of the benefits and limitations on the use of timber as a structural material.

Tuesday 14 October 2008
Protective Coatings – Corrosion/Fire Protection
Venue: EA Division Auditorium - North Melbourne
Speakers: Mathew Hanson
Presentation of methods of protection to steel work

Wednesday 29 October 2008
DESIGN OF LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURES
Venue: EA Division Office, 21 Bedford St, Nth Melbourne
Speakers: HALF DAY WORKSHOP

Tuesday 11 November 2008
Latest Research Work
Venue: EA Division Auditorium - North Melbourne
Speakers: Post Graduate Students-Melb, Monash, Swinburne & RMIT
Latest developments and research at our universities in structural engineering

Tuesday 18 November 2008
Site Visit - Austral Brick Plant. Wollert
Venue: Austral Brick - Wollert
Speakers: Steve Laurance
Inspection of the most up to date brick production plant in Australia. Also a presentation by Steve Laurance

Tuesday 10 February 2009
Concrete in a Marine Environment
Speakers: Komal Krishna & Vute Sirivivatnanon

Wednesday 4 March 2009
Sustainability of Infrastructure & the Role of Timber
Venue: Auditorium, 21 Bedford St, Nth Melbourne
Speakers: Prof Keith Crews
Structural College Emminent Speaker Presentation

Tuesday 10 March 2009
RISK MANAGEMENT IN STRUCTURAL DESIGN
Venue: Auditorium, 21 Bedford St, Nth Melbourne
Speakers: Alan Meager

Tuesday 5 May 2009
Sustainability of Infrastructure & the Role of Timber
Venue: La Trobe University - Bendigo
Speakers: Keith Crews
Combined seminar with the Bendigo Regional Group

Tuesday 12 May 2009
EARTHQUAKES - Precautions & Cosequences
Venue: Auditorium, 21 Bedford St, Nth Melbourne
Speakers: Prof John Wilson & Em Prof Paul Grundy
Earthquake design for buildings to AS 1170.4.2007 & report on after effects of the Wenchuan earthquake.

Tuesday 9 June 2009
Wind Mill Towers
Venue: Auditorium, 21 Bedford St, Nth Melbourne
Geotechnical and structural interaction in the design of wind tower structures

Tuesday 4 August 2009
Benifits of Concrete & Steel in Construction
Venue: Monash University - Churchill
Speakers: Komal Krishna from CCAA & Mike Simmons from ASI
Combined Seminar with Gippsland Regional Group

Tuesday 11 August 2009
Plastic Design of Steelwork
Venue: Auditorium, 21 Bedford St, Nth Melbourne
Speakers: Dr Bill Wong
Utilisation of plastic design for steel structures

Tuesday 8 September 2009
Whats New in Piling
Venue: Auditorium, 21 Bedford St, Nth Melbourne
Speakers: Tom George
The seminar will address practical aspects of piling

Tuesday 29 September 2009
Safety & Risk Management in Structural Engineering
Venue: Auditorium, 21 Bedford St, Nth Melbourne
Speakers: Gary Rowe
Half Day Seminar and Workshop

Tuesday 13 October 2009
Challenges of Military Engineering
Venue: Auditorium, 21 Bedford St, Nth Melbourne
Speakers: Cpts Rachael Brennan & Lee Gibson
This seminar will discuss aspects of engineering carried out by the Aust. Defence Force

Monday 9 November 2009
Post Graduate Student Presentation
Venue: Auditorium, 21 Bedford St, Nth Melbourne
Four Students from Melbourne Univesities will discuss their research work

Tuesday 8 December 2009
AGM & Chair's Seminar
Venue: Auditorium, 21 Bedford St, Nth Melbourne