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NZ Chapter Event: North Auckland Line (NAL) – Bridge update

October 21, 2021 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm NZDT

North Auckland Line Bridge Update texrt overlaid on an image of a bridge

Join the Railway Technical Society of Australasia New Zealand Chapter online for part 2 of the North Auckland Line (NAL) upgrade webinar – Bridge Update by Matt Ireland and Aiden Summers (Holmes Consulting) at 12:30-1:30pm NZDT on 21st October 2021.

Register here.

Forming part of the Northland Rail Upgrade Project, Five Bridges were replaced across the North Auckland Rail Line. With 9 months programmed from awarding tender for design to practical competition of construction, programme posed a significant hurdle. Along with Covid-19 restrictions and the resulting supply chain issues, the project called for a ‘one team’ approach. Where possible, standardisation was implemented across the project and fast construction techniques such as segmental bridge construction were adopted to reduce onsite construction time. The presentation looks to cover some key challenges that the design team faced throughout the project journey.

Speakers

Matt Ireland, Senior Project Engineer, Holmes Consulting

Matt is based in Holmes Consulting’s Christchurch office and has over 14 years of structural engineering experience in the design of bridges and civil structures. He specialises in the delivery of major infrastructure projects across the country and has been involved with a number of significant road, rail and pedestrian bridge structures.

Aiden Summers, Civil Structures Engineering, Holmes Consulting

Aidan is based in Holmes Consulting’s Auckland office and has been working in the civil structures team for 4 years since graduating from university. In this time he has worked across a number of horizontal infrastructure projects, carving an interest in soil-structure interaction and construction management.

Click here register on the Engineering New Zealand website.

Details

Date:
October 21, 2021
Time:
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm NZDT
Event Categories:
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Website:
https://www.engineeringnz.org/courses-events/event/north-auckland-line-nal-bridge-update/

Organiser

RTSA New Zealand Chapter
Phone
+64 4 473 9444
Email
tech.groups@engineeringnz.org