MAY 2013

From the Chair

April 25th saw the 98th Anniversary of the Gallipoli landings on ANZAC Day in remembrance of all who served and died in all wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations. Upon reflection of this we must also remember the contribution that military engineers and engineering have brought to serve both the Nation and internationally in peacekeeping efforts. In Canterbury we have great examples of the role that military engineers played in helping to protect the Nation. Situated at Godley Head is one of the most extensive WWII costal defence batteries left in New Zealand, built to protect Lyttleton Harbour. Although having suffered earthquake damage these sites still inspire awe in their design and sheer scale. Looking forward to 2014 and the IPENZ Centenary, we will hopefully organise visits to these defences. Although the buildings are currently closed it is well worth a walk around and to look through the fences. See links here for more information. Last month we had the honour of being shown around the Transitional Cardboard Cathedral by BECA and Bishop Victoria Matthews. Bishop Matthews gave us great insight into the purpose and relationship that the Cathedral has with its congregation and the community. We also had a well-received site visit around the Yike Bike factory, showing real innovation from Canterbury. Our IPENZ calendar is nearly full through to August/September with site visits and presentations (Im excited about the first look into the renovated Arts Centre). We also have the IPENZ Presidents Visit and Professional Recognition Celebration, plus the Hopkins Lecture and Pickering Lectures to look forward to! I look forward to meeting more of you at the upcoming events, until then keep safe and warm! Chris Maguire canterburychair@ipenz.org.nz Updating your contact details If your details (contacts, employer, qualifications, preferences for communication from IPENZ, etc) change, please update your records via the IPENZ website. Log into the Members area at www.ipenz.org.nz/ipenz/members, click on Update Your Details and you can change the fields as necessary. Are you missing out on great events? If you are not a Facebook subscriber but want to keep up-to-date with all events taking place in your region, sign up for weekly email updates. Simply go to the Members Area of the IPENZ website and under the heading General, click on the sub heading NZE Calendar Notifications and follow the prompts. Each Monday you will receive an email with events listed in your region. Connect with IPENZ Canterbury Branch on Social Media Members can now keep up-to-date and reach out to the IPENZ Canterbury Branch through social media. Click on the link below to follow the Branch on Facebook and receive the latest updates on seminars, presentations, socials and news of general interest to our profession. LIKE The IPENZ Canterbury Branch Facebook Page here: www.facebook.com/pages/Ipenz-canterbury-branch/185530801536764

Events Calendar 2013

Date and Time May Tuesday 7 May 5.30pm6.30pm SCIRT Presentation Bridge of Remembrance Residents Room, SCIRT Office, 1 Magdala Place, Middleton, Christchurch Canterbury Branch Chris Maguire Event Venue Facilitator

Friday 17 May 7.30am 9.00am Wednesday 22 May 6:00pm 7:00pm Wednesday 29 May 5.30pm6.30pm June Wednesday 5 June from 5.30pm Tuesday 11 June 5.30pm6.30pm

Advancing your Professional Recognition Hot and Steamy a career in the geothermal industry SCIRT Pressure Sewers Halswell

Airforce Museum, Wigram Room A134, Imagitech theatre, CPIT Residents Room, SCIRT Office, 1 Magdala Place, Middleton, Christchurch

IPENZ National Office Diversity Ros So-Beer Canterbury Branch Chris Maguire

CPEng Information Evening for engineers from overseas Arts Centre Restoration Presentation & Site Visit

Venue TBA Meet in Boardroom, level 1 (above Canterbury Cheesemongers), 301 Montreal St

Diversity Ros So-Beer Canterbury Branch Andrew Lamb

IPENZ Events
SCIRT Bridge of Remembrance Triumphal Arch Seismic Strengthening
Presenter: Peter Routledge, CEng, MICE, MIStructE, Senior Bridge and Civil Structures Engineer for Opus International Consultants, currently seconded to SCIRT.

Tuesday 7 May
Time: 5.30 6.30pm Location: Residents Room, SCIRT Office, 1 Magdala Place, Middleton (Off Annex Rd), Christchurch

The Bridge of Remembrance Triumphal Arch was damaged in the February 2011 earthquake and immediately closed to public access. A seismic assessment of the monument concluded that it was Earthquake Prone due to its minimal capacity for flexure and shear, and potentially brittle failure modes. The decision was taken to maintain the safety cordon around the Triumphal Arch and Bridge until strengthening can be completed. SCIRT developed an innovative strengthening scheme based around enabling the structure to rock reliably on its foundation. This presentation will outline the rocking philosophy, and some interesting features of the design. It will also discuss the numerous issues encountered when developing this unusual solution including some of the difficulties resulting from the structures heritage status. The monument is listed as a Category 1 Historic Place and this had a major impact on the strengthening strategy. The structure is high profile and has been the subject of intense political pressure from local and central government, other major stakeholders and interested parties such as the RSA and the local media. RSVP: Chris Maguire ipenzcanterburyrsvp@gmail.com

Hot and Steamy A Career in the Geothermal Industry

Members are invited to the first in a series of IPENZ Canterbury Diversity guest speaker events. Diversity is an initiative within the Canterbury Branch that seeks to celebrate diversity in engineering - targeting female and immigrant engineers. Speaker: Geologist, Jane Brotheridge Wednesday 22 May
Time: 6:00pm 7:00pm Location: Room A134, Imagitech theatre, CPIT (Entry via the main CPIT entrance off Madras St, through the double glass doors and it's on the right)

As a science graduate of the Geothermal Institute at The University of Auckland, Jane has been involved in renewable energies for almost 18 years, a large part of which was spent in the geothermal industry, with a short spell in wind energy development. Her work has taken her to Indonesia, Nicaragua and Europe up hills, down rivers and into some very hot and steamy places.

As a geologist, Janes experience is with projects at their very inception reconnaissance, mapping, sampling, surveying following through with resource reviews and assessments. Once a geothermal resource is deemed viable, the drilling rigs come in and tapping of the resource begins. Jane has also spent a number of years on these drilling rigs with people of nationalities from around the world, in often challenging environments. RSVP: by Friday 17 May to Ros So-Beer: RSo-Beer@globalskm.com

SCIRT Halswell Pressure Sewer Project

Wednesday 29 May Although the west of Christchurch received comparably less damage than the east, parts of Halswell suffered considerable damage and liquefaction. This has led to the requirement for an alternative sewerage system to replace the gravity system which was badly damaged. Martin Crossen (Citycare) and Jeanette White (SCIRT) will present on the challenges in design and construction in one of Christchurchs first permanent pressure sewer systems. RSVP: by Friday 24 May to Chris Maguire: IPENZCanterburyRSVP@gmail.com
Time: 5.30pm 6.30 pm Location: Residents Room, SCIRT Office, 1 Magdala Place, Middleton (Off Annex Rd), Christchurch

CPEng Evening for Engineers from Oversees

Tim Armitage (IPENZ Senior Assessor) will provide a short presentation about the process that overseas-registered engineers working in New Zealand are required to go through if they want to gain Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) status in New Zealand. He will talk about the benefits of being an IPENZ Member, and there will be an opportunity to ask questions.

Wednesday 5 June
Time: from 5.30pm (event may take up to 90 minutes) Location: TBC

Tim Armitage is a Senior Staff Assessor for IPENZ; he assesses applicants for CPEng and evaluates the performance of other Staff Assessors. As an independent management consultant for thirty years, he has worked on missions for The World Bank and the United Nations, and on projects for funding agencies in Nepal, The Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Samoa. He introduced infrastructure asset management to New Zealand and Australia. In Christchurch, his work can be seen at the airport (the horizontal hydrostatic tank beside the water tower), the innovative widening of Fendalton Road and the twin trickling-filter towers at the Bromley sewage treatment plant. Tim promises that the event will be entertaining and informative, and he will attempt to answer all your questions about professional recognition through IPENZ. RSVP: by Friday 31 May to Ros So-Beer: rsobeer@globalskm.com

Arts Centre Restoration Presentation & Site Visit

We are pleased to have the opportunity to hear Andre Lovatt, civil engineer and Arts Centre CEO, present the restoration of the Arts Centre campus. He will cover various engineering projects being undertaken on site as part of this $290m project to repair damage caused by the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. The event will conclude with a walk-through of the Registry building, which is scheduled to be the first building to reopen, in July. 'A Unique Complex' article from Engineering Insight January 2012 provides background information. PPE: Those attending are required to bring their own hard hat and hi-vis vest for the walk-through. Closed toe footwear is also required. RSVP (essential numbers are limited to 20): to Andrew Lamb alambnz@gmail.com Tuesday 11 June
Time: 5.30pm6.30 pm Location: Meet in Boardroom, Level 1 (above Canterbury Cheesemongers), 301 Montreal Street

Professional Recognition - Advanced Seminar

Advancing Your Professional Recognition Information seminar for engineers aiming to submit an application in the near future for an IPENZ competencebased Membership class or National Competencebased Register. More Information and to register Friday 17 May 7.30am 9am
Airforce Museum, 45 Harvard Ave, Wigram

OTHER EVENTS Active Design Symposium

Monday 13 May Healthy Christchurch Champions, in conjunction with Abley Transportation Consultants, are pleased to be sponsoring Todd Litman from Canada to present and lead the Active Design Symposium for transport planners and engineers. Todd will be leading a panel of speakers on various transport issues and providing examples of active and universal design concepts in use in New Zealand and overseas.
Time: 10.00am 5.00pm Location: The Atrium, 455 Hagley Avenue, Hagley Netball Courts, Hagley Park

Todd is a world renowned expert in transportation design and founding director of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute. His special areas of interest include looking at the economic and social benefits of transportation options for the public and private sectors, with experiences and evidence of best practice examples from New Zealand and overseas. The symposium will also include a field trip to a suburban centre in Christchurch that is up for transport redevelopment as part of the rebuild activities, providing transport practitioners the opportunity to enact real change and put some of the overarching concepts into practice. The final session of the day is how to take the ideas and concepts discussed to make them fit into the compliance documentation and regulatory processes in the implementation of the Christchurch Strategic Transport Plan. For more information, including a full agenda please visit the CAT Forum webpage RSVP: by Monday 6 May to: Vincie.Billante@ccc.govt.nz.

18th Canterbury Regional Active Transport (CAT) Forum

This lunchtime session is a concentrated version of the full day Active Design Symposium (listed above), and provides an opportunity for those who are not able to take part in the symposium to hear from Todd Litman and discuss innovative, and realistic transport solutions for the rebuild of the CBD. RSVP: by Monday 6 May to kate.mackenzie@cardno.co.nz

Monday 13 May
Time: 12.30pm 1.30pm lunch available from 12 noon Location: The Atrium 455 Hagley Avenue, Hagley Netball Courts, Hagley Park

For more information visit the CAT Forum webpage or contact Kate Mackenzie on 03 366 5428 or as above.

ENSOC - Engineering Design Challenge

Wednesday 8 May, 1pm - 4pm The engineering challenge is a two-hour design and build event, being held at the Science Quad, University of Canterbury, where teams are given the same materials and a task to complete within 2 hours. The aim is to test students engineering knowledge and practical abilities. Then there is one hour for testing and a prizegiving where the winning team is presented with the trophy and prize. The team with the most creative design is also given a prize. Pizzas are provided at the prize-giving for all competitors. There are 10 spots for teams of 4, with one reserved for IPENZ Canterbury Branch. RSVP: Hamish Tomlinson: faculty@ensoc.com This is a fantastic opportunity for students to have some light-hearted fun in design, away from the pressures of assignments, and a chance to take on faculty and industry at their own game. The university sees this as a positive part of the engineering calendar.

ENSOC 101 Intermediate Year Information Day 28 May

The event is aimed at informing intermediate year students on the various disciplines of engineering. We are looking for industry professionals who are keen to talk about their career path and day-to-day work, alongside rd 3 professional year students and lecturers. We welcome all IPENZ Members who would like to be involved in any way, either for the lecture concerning your discipline or for the networking lunch. For more information please contact Hamish Tomlinson: faculty@ensoc.com

WIE (Women in Engineering)

WIE is holding their annual Industry Connections on Wednesday 8 May in the Undercroft at the University of Canterbury. The event is open to all Members and any industry representatives wishing to attend can contact our president: wie.president@gmail.com

Other UC Engineering Students News

Aurecon Quiz Night - Monday 6 May, 7pm to 9.30pm. We are looking forward to the upcoming quiz night at The Foundry Bar, University of Canterbury. Cost is $5 per person. There will be nibbles and prizes. Teams can include up to six members. Please get in early to reserve a table. RSVP: msg45@uclive.ac.nz International projects We are currently seeking professional support for two international projects. Odyssey Design Challenge (ODC) Sign-ups have closed and teams have been allocated. Workshop #1 is happening early in the term where students will be given a presentation by the community partner. They also have an opportunity to attend a site visit to the community they are designing their solution for. Coffee breaks Coffee breaks are commencing this term. These will be held weekly and provide an opportunity for students to relax and socialise while enjoying Fair Trade hot drinks. In Schools - For the last two weeks there have been school visits for the water workshop module. We had one visit to Unlimited high school and two to Lincoln High School. We are very thankful for the volunteers and their great work. EWB (Engineers without Borders) Students Launch Evening . The launch held on 14 March was a great success with around 90 people attending. Drinks and nibbles were provided. Throughout the evening there were five quest speakers, both engineers and nonengineers, who gave short and insightful presentations about various aspects of engineering.

LOCAL NEWS Futureintech

Sticking with maths and sciences for a ticket to anywhere Years 10 and 11 are the time when students start to make subject choice decisions that shape their qualification and career paths. Unfortunately, many dont realise that they need to stick with maths and sciences to be able to take advantage of a wide variety of rewarding careers in technology, engineering and science, so were pleased to report that more and more secondary schools are now asking Futureintech to talk to this age group. Our Year 10 Science Careers Unit helps students to discover the diverse array of science-based careers right here in New Zealand. Over three periods, each class is visited by two Ambassadors as well as doing their own research using resources such as the Futureintech website. The Ambassadors may be two different types of engineers or one engineer and one technologist/scientist. They talk about who they are, what they do, why they love it and give a couple of examples of interesting projects they have been involved in. Each Ambassadors talk is only 15-20 minutes long, but the messages the Ambassadors impart when telling their individual career stories have been striking a chord with the students. Many schools who initially asked for two visits have come back and asked for another two Ambassadors from additional disciplines or industries. Last year, Year 11 students at St Thomas of Canterbury College heard from two Ambassadors as part of their Science Careers study unit, and requested another two visits a few weeks later. Science Head of Department John Gaffaney tells me that this year 50% of their Year 12 students have chosen to take Physics. He believes that the Ambassadors visits played a pivotal role in opening the students eyes, and says that a qualification in engineering is a ticket to anywhere was a key message!

Environmental site engineer Kimberly Jupp from McConnell Dowell Constructors talking about her career at Hornby High School

Acoustic engineer Aaron Staples from Marshall Day Acoustics giving a sound demonstration at Christchurch Boys High School

Other schools that have had Ambassadors visit their junior s econdary classes include Christchurch Boys High School, Cashmere High School, St Bedes College and Hornby High School. Ive also scheduled visits in the coming terms for Hillmorton High School, Burnside High School, Linwood College, St Thomas of Canterbury College, Villa Maria and Riccarton High School. Futureintech Ambassadors are doing such an amazing job in Christchurch and I am always looking for more people to join the team. If you or any of your staff would like to get involved, please email me. Catherine Smith christchurch@futureintech.org.nz.

New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards 2013

Entries are now open for the premier awards for engineering professionals in New Zealand. Awards are offered in the three areas below and the winners are announced at the NZEE Awards dinner to be held in Wellington in November. Awards Recognising People - leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship and our young engineers Project and Product Awards - achievement in the various industry areas Engineering Practice Awards - a product, programme, project or a person demonstrating the application of engineering knowledge and skills to achieve excellence in safety, environmental protection or community engagement

Closing date for entries is Monday 1 July. Information and entry forms at: http://www.nzeeawards.org.nz/

Canterbury Branch Committee

Chairman Vice Chairman Treasurer Immediate Past Chairman Chris Maguire Karl Beardsley Gijs Hovens Andrew Lamb David Sharp Ben Redwood Committee members Matt Bishop Matt Cameron Ros So-Beer Peter Cockrem Newsletter Editor (non-Committee) Nina Lamb canterburychair@ipenz.org.nz karl.beardsley@skope.co.nz canterburytreasurer@ipenz.org.nz alambnz@gmail.com dsharp@tycoint.com ben.redwood@pg.canterbury.ac.nz matt.bishop@bvt.co.nz matt.cameron@beca.com ros@drawingboard.co.nz peter.cockrem@abley.com canterburynewsletter@ipenz.org.nz

Committee meetings are normally held on the last Wednesday of the month. See the Branch Calendar for meeting times and locations. All Members are welcome to attend. If you have a particular subject you would like discussed, please give the Chairman a heads up prior to the meeting. Affiliated Representatives Engenerate Canterbury Chairman ENSOC Industry Representative 2013 Futureintech Facilitator Christchurch WIE Industry Representative 2013 CPIT Student Representative 2013 EWB Industry Representative 2013 Connect/Diversity Representative

Karl Beardsley Alex Jellie Catherine Smith Mel Wright Nick Croy Dominic OConnor Ros So-Beer

karl.beardsley@skope.co.nz industry@ensoc.com christchurch@futureintech.org.nz wie.industry@gmail.com ncroy@hotmail.co.nz dmo64@uclive.ac.nz RSo-Beer@globalskm.com

Key IPENZ National Office Personnel Chief Executive Andrew Cleland Director Operations Susie McCutcheon Membership Administrator Michele Boniface

04 474 8935 04 473 2029 04 474 8948

ce@ipenz.org.nz dir-ops@ipenz.org.nz membership@ipenz.org.nz

Technical Group Administrator Competence Assessment Admin. Branch Facilitator

Fiona McLean Bub Konia Linden Williams

04 474 8937 04 477 8940 04 474 8989

techgroups@ipenz.org.nz assessment@ipenz.org.nz branches@ipenz.org.nz

Welcome to Canterbury Branch!

We welcome the following Members who have recently joined IPENZ or moved to the Canterbury Branch: Affiliate Members: Mr Tony Joseph, Mr Barry Lynch, Mr Shane Turner Professional Members: Mr Andrew Holmes, Mr Mark Patterson, Mr Alan Pearson, Dr Gilles Seve Graduate Members: Mr Alan Garvey, Mr Chris Beazer, Mr Charles McDermott, Mr Dave Voza, Mr Andrew Middlebrook, Mr Raymond Su, Mr Bobby Collins, Mr Rui Li, Mr Philip Elliott, Mr Jasper Solidum, Mr Adrian Short, Mr Frank Kang, Mr Hamish McCormick, Miss Alicia Fleck, Mr Matt Griffith, Mr David Goodwin, Mr Hugh Burnett, Mr Xavier Lim, Miss Annalise Johns, Mr Andrew Robinson, Mr Tim Plunket, Ms Emma Turner, Mr Amir Kioumars, Miss Audsley Jones. Honorary Fellow: Associate Professor Geoff Shaw We also welcome all new Student Members.

Diversity
My role has been created to increase the diversity of our branch's presenters and to act as a contact for women, international/immigrant and retired engineers in Canterbury. Events will be run as part of our normal monthly presentations or site visits all Members are welcome to attend. Through creating this role we hope to provide good engineering role models for women and increase the diversity of our profession. Encouraging diverse presenters under the existing branding makes a powerful statement that IPENZ Canterbury is for all engineers from all backgrounds. If you have a guest speaker you would like us to feature, please email me: rso-beer@globalskm.com Ros So-Beer

The Newsletter
Notices and Local News
If you have an event notice, an article of engineering news from the Canterbury region, or would like to highlight the achievements of a Branch Member, contact the Newsletter Editor or a Committee Member. Advertising Rates Full page: $150 + GST Quarter page or less: $75 + GST Half page: $100 + GST Insertion of a logo: $25 + GST

Single-image advertisements in standard image formats (JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG) are the preferred modes of submission. Include your billing address, order number and reference name along with the advertisement submission. Once received, an invoice will be prepared that will need to be paid within seven days. Deadline We aim to distribute the newsletter to Members the week following the monthly Branch Committee meeting (usually held on the last Wednesday of the month). The deadline for content is the afternoon of the Committee meeting. For events held near the start of the month, notification about six weeks in advance would be appreciated so a notice can be put in the previous months newsletter and a reminder issued closer to the event. Nina Lamb, Newsletter Editor canterburynewsletter@ipenz.org.nz

Directions for Events at University of Canterbury

Parking at the university is free after 5.00pm in all car parks. Enter the College of Engineering through any of the doors indicated by red arrows on the map at the right. Lecture theatres E5 E7 are in the main concourse. The Common Room is at the south-west corner of the courtyard, as indicated. Please note that the access doors lock at 5.30pm, so be on time to ensure access. If you are running late, try the door beside Electrical Engineering as this is used most often and someone with after-hours access can let you in. Public transport access to the university is provided by buses 3, 20, 21, 23, Metrostar and Orbiter.