Number crunching delivers novel solutions
Resolving industrial problems through our heat transfer research. May302016 Three dimensional image of heat exchanger to be used with the model of a single tube from the heat exchanger, and…
ORC plant information now available at a click!
A research team in Europe has finally put together what we’ve been waiting for – open access to all the ORC plants installed worldwide! This brilliant piece of work was…
Fire behaviour of slender, highly utilised, eccentrically loaded concrete-filled tubular columns
Our General Manager Structural Systems Dr Stephen Hicks and Finite Element Analyst Nandor Mago have published a peer-reviewed paper in the Journal of Constructional Steel Research. The paper investigates the…
Statistical calibration of safety factors for flexural stiffness of composite columns
Dr Stephen Hicks has been working with Dr Farhad Aslani, Ryan Lloyd and Prof. Uy of the Centre for Infrastructure Engineering and Safety at the University of New South Wales,…
Aurecon launches new safety app for pressure equipment
HERA member Aurecon launches HazAPP, enabling rapid hazard assessments of pressure equipment in accordance with Australian and New Zealand safety regulations. The very nature of pressure equipment and the…
Fire performance of light steel framed floors in multi-storey residential buildings
HERA is currently working on assessing the fire performance of a typical New Zealand light steel frame floor of a multi-storey building with the aim to provide input into the…
DIY vibration testing
The two most advanced design guides on floor vibrations are SCI Publication 354 and CCIP-016 for steel-framed buildings and reinforced concrete buildings, respectively. Both design guides permit engineers to predict…
Additive manufacturing & 3D printing in design and engineering
3D printing and additive manufacturing are two of the newest and most discussed topics in design and manufacturing in recent years. A component can be created in almost any shape…