Technical Meetings

The ISructEV Technical Meeting Series is held on the second Monday of the month (may differ due to public holidays). It is intended to be informal with the speaker bringing useful subject matter to prompt good discussion. It is an experiment to see if this is useful to us - We hope it is. If structural engineering is important to you, then please join us. If you want to influence the profession for the better, then this is a good place to start.

Please contact committee members for any queries, offering any meeting locations, offering volunteering or if you wish to make a presentation.

MEETINGS FOR TECHNICIANS

Planning meeting for a 3D CAD Half Day Seminar for Technicians was held at Arup's Melbourne Office on 20th April. Click here for the minutes of the meeting. The next planning meeting is scheduled at 12:30pm on 11th May at Arup's Melbourne office (Lvl 17, 1 Nicholson St). Please RSVP to Dr David Morris if you are interested in attending.

MONTHLY TECHNICAL MEETINGS

2011 Technical Meetings
Date & Time	Speaker	Title/Topic	Venue
7 Feb 2011, 5:30pm*	Mr Vito Trantino	Glenelg Tram Overpass Project	Melbourne University, Engineering Building Block B, 4th Floor, Lecture Theatre C1
10 Mar 2011, 5:30pm*	Professor David Lilley	Scheme Design of Structures	Melbourne University, Engineering Building Block B, 4th Floor, Lecture Theatre C1
4 Apr 2011, 6:30pm	Mr Rob Di Blasi	Melbourne Convention Centre Development	Swinburne University of Technology Hawthorn Campus, EN Building Room EN615
2 May 2011, 5:30pm*	Mr Rob Day	Design of foundations to the Second Gateway Bridge	Melbourne University, Engineering Building Block B, 4th Floor, Lecture Theatre C1
6 Jun 2011, 5:30pm*	CoM	Annual General Meeting	Melbourne University, Engineering Building Block B, 4th Floor, Lecture Theatre C1
6 Jun 2011, 5:30pm*	Dr Gary Gibson / Professor Nelson Lam / Dr Helen Goldsworthy	Christchurch Earthquake - post disaster building assessment and insights of ground motion monitoring
30 June 2011, 5:30pm*	Mr John Carpenter	Lessons from Failure: Obtaining Benefit from Setback	Melbourne University, Engineering Building Block B, 4th Floor, Lecture Theatre C1
1 Aug 2011, 5:30pm*	Professor Ian Gilbert	Creep and Shrinkage Effects for Structures	Melbourne University, Engineering Building Block B, 4th Floor, Lecture Theatre C1
5 Sep 2011, 5:30pm*	Mr Peter Wood	Effective Risk Allocation in Construction Contracts	Melbourne University, Engineering Building Block B, 4th Floor, Lecture Theatre C1
3 Oct 2011, 5:30pm	Mr Rod Wilkie	Materials Testing	Melbourne Testing Services
14 Nov 2011, 5:30pm	Professor Riadh Al-Mahaidi	Finite Element Analysis: Brief History, Strengths and Pitfalls	Swinburne University of Technology, Advanced Technologies Centre (ATC), Room ATC101
Dec 2011	Please note that no meeting in December. First meeting in 2012 will be held in February.

*Refreshments will be provided from 5.30pm in Common room C301 (3rd Floor) for presentation starting at 6pm

Map of the Venue (for PDF version click )

Directions:

Entering from Gate 10 on Grattan Street, The Engineering Building Block B is the first building on your right.

By car:
- Melway Ref. 2B & 43
- On street parking can be found on streets nearby, such as Barry St, Leichester St, Bouverie St and Pelham St (chargeable till 6.30pm in general)
- Off street parking including on campus refer to the University of Melbourne website

By bus:
- 401: North Melbourne Station ?EMelbourne University stops outside of Gate 10
- 205: Melbourne University ?EDoncaster Shoppingtown (via Kew Junction & Bulleen) & 546: Heidelberg ?EMelbourne University ?EQueen Victoria Market (via Clifton Hill & Carlton) stop outside of the Arts Centre of the University of Melbourne on Swanston St

By tram:
- Get off at the stop no.2 on Swanston St on routes 01, 03, 05, 06, 08, 16, 64, 67 or 72
- Get off at the stop no.10 on Royal Pde on route 19