Conference Paper

Author

Irwin, Robert W.

Title

Heritage Engineering - Our Professional Obligation; Practical Developments in Achieving Our Goals

In

Second Australasian Conference on Engineering Heritage, Auckland, 14-16 February, 2000: Proceedings

Imprint

Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand, 2000, pp. 125-134

ISBN/ISSN

0980960352

Url

https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.910426589795269

Abstract

Heritage Engineering involves the preservation of structures built by our ancestors, used by present generations and preserved for the good of our children. It necessarily combines an understanding of what our forebears created and intended, with the requirements of present day engineering codes. It involves the close working together of the architect, structural engineer and the specialist contractor charged with carrying out the works. Understanding what was intended is the prerequisite to a satisfactory solution. However, changes in design methods and laws have seen the necessity for new techniques for the upgrading of the structures, especially where the upgrading is required to involve strengthening. This paper attempts to set the scene of what we have inherited and offers modem solutions for overcoming the problems which arise in any upgrading project. Many of the methods described as modem day tools have been introduced to Australasia by the author's associations, who have pioneered the development of the systems and their successful application. An excellent three dimensional non-linear structural analysis programme is described and its use in several projects is illustrated. In all, the paper attempts to set before the interested conservation engineer or architect a taste of what can be achieved in the new millennium, with the hope that it will provide some stimulus and inspiration to push the standards we have set to an even higher plane.

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• Second Australasian Conference on Engineering Heritage, Auckland, 14-16 February, 2000: Proceedings edited by Lowe, P. G.; Hill, R .F. (Auckland, New Zealand: Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand, 2000), 248 pp, https://search.informit.org/doi/book/10.3316/informit.0980960352. Details