Talk On Concrete Construction Practice; A Time For Change
Venue:
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Wisma IEM
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Date & Time:
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02 Dec 2014 (5:31 PM - 7:30 PM)
Postponed
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CPD: |
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Closing Date Before: |
29-Nov-2014 (Subject to change based on availability of seat) |
Organised By |
Technical Division - Civil and Structural Engineering |
SYNOPSIS
The key performance indicators for an engineering project manager typically involve measures such as time, cost, safety, and quality. A review of the international construction literature could give the impression that time and cost are the only relevant factors and that quality is either taken for granted or can be ignored.
At the same time, however, an increasing focus is being given in many countries to the increasing rate of deterioration of our major infrastructure assets, which suggests that quality standards have not been as good as we might have thought. In an article published during the 1990s in the journal of the Institution of Engineers Australia, Peter Miller wrote that "concrete technology is an area in which engineers have dropped the level of their game...” and that “... we have allowed an old and honorable material to be brought into disrepute". On a more positive note, he then went on to say that “current knowledge ... is sufficient to ... avoid most of the faults we see” and that we only need the will to put that knowledge into practice.
Geoff Ayton’s 40 years of construction experience has largely been in concrete pavements but his random observations in other areas of construction indicate significant deficiencies in our major concrete infrastructure assets. In this presentation, Geoff will use case studies to show how all engineers can apply training in basic construction practices to contribute towards a significant improvement in the performance of our major asset structures.
BIODATA OF SPEAKER
Geoffrey Paul AYTON has recently retired from full-time work after 40 years in highway engineering with the state highway authority in New South Wales, Australia. He spent his early working years supervising road and bridge operations in rural areas, but in the past 25 years he has specialised in the design and construction of concrete pavements. During that time he has contributed towards several technical publications and has presented papers at international conferences but one of his key interests has been in the field of training, and he intends to pursue that interest further as a consultant.
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