HERA is proud to have joined forces with Mageba to assist AECOM Principal Engineer and Steel Bridge Designer, Liam Edwards to attend the 19th Congress of IABSE (International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering) in Stockholm Sweden late last year. Presenting a paper on the design challenges faced on the Horotiu Paa Bridge project, Liam…
Recently, our Intern Researcher Jenny Knittel had the opportunity to visit Top Energy Limited at Ngawha Springs, as we work to explore waste heat opportunities throughout New Zealand for the benefit of our AGGAT partners and members. A local electricity generation and lines network supplying power to 30,000 consumers throughout the mid- to far-north of…
There’s always two side to a story – even for Trump and his take on trade. Now Donald Trump has officially taken over as the 45th President of the United States, many of us Kiwis (particularly those in business) think New Zealand is well and truly Trumped. But is it really all doom and gloom for…
We’re saddened to hear of former Steel & Tube CEO Nick Calavrias’ tragic passing in Taupo on Saturday 7 January, and would like to send our thoughts to family, friends and work colleagues during this time. Aged 67, Nick’s career was paved with success, and as an officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit…
2016 has been an encouraging year, fuelled by an exceptional demand in steel construction in response to rebuild and immigration pressures. In June 2016, the reported New Zealand annual heavy steel consumption stood at 170,697 tonnes, exceeding FY2015 with a total annual growth of 8.4%. This reflects a healthy industry responding to strong market conditions,…
Non Destructive Testing is a dynamic industry with a high degree of innovation. It includes a wide group of testing and analysis techniques to evaluate the properties of a material, component or system without causing damage. NDT is used in a variety of settings that covers a wide range of industrial activity, with new NDT…
The 14th November Kaikoura earthquake was a sequence of ruptures with a combined magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale, and struck 15 kilometres north-east of Culverden, 95 km from Christchurch. Whilst the rupture started at the epicentre, the earthquake progressed northwards, travelling at a speed of 2 km per second, over a distance of…
2016 was a busy year for the NZ Welding Centre, with around 180 people attending our specialist courses and seminars for engineers, supervisors and welding inspectors. This month, 12 professionals complete their training programme in welding inspection leading to national and international qualifications: the CBIP Certified Welding Inspector (CWI), and the globally-recognised IIW International Welding…
The first joint New Zealand and Australian composite design standard DR AS/NZS 2327 has recently been published for public comment. The public comment period will continue until 24 January 2017 and electronic copies of the draft standard can be freely downloaded from here. This revision incorporates a number of technical and editorial changes, as follows: Changes…
We are saddened to advise that Dr Robin Shepherd – our founding Director from 1979 to 1980 passed away peacefully at age 83 in Los Angeles, California. Robin received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Canterbury in 1971 and D.Sc. in Structural Dynamics from the University of Leeds in 1973. Prior to…
HERA has been working with Dimond since 2014 on their new Hibond 80 deck product, with one of our work packages being the optimization of composite slabs using this deck in fire conditions. From the know-how developed previously in assisting a Singaporean client, through advanced finite element analyses our Finite Element Analyst Nandor Mago was able to demonstrate…
We’re sad to announce the passing of our former Executive Board member Kevin Spring at age 83. Kevin had a close association with HERA, first in the form of being an advocate for steel construction from a structural engineer’s perspective, and then in a governance role as a member of our Executive from 1994 to 2006. This…