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Proceedings of LSAA 2009 Conference

RAS Night

LSAA 2009 Conference and Design Awards

“Technology and Sustainability Applications in Lightweight Structures”

A two day Conference which highlights the advances and practical use of new technologies, materials and sustainability principles for Lightweight Structures.

Thursday/Friday October 29/30 2009 - Melbourne

LSAA 2009 is supported by Engineers Australia and our valued sponsors:

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Refer to the Program below. Links are provided in order of written paper (in PDF), the presentations (in PDF, 6 slides per page) format.

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LSAA 2009 Design Awards Booklet LSAA_2009_Awards.pdf

SESSIONS 1 & 2 – Thursday October 29 2009
Major Sponsor  Ferrari

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 Start

 End

Paper

Session:  Theme, Activity – Presentation Title

Author / Chair

8.30

9.00

 

Registrations

 

 

S1 Conference Welcome, Opening, Keynote

Peter Lim

9.00

9.10

Conference Welcome & Opening

Kourosh Kayvani LSAA

9.10

10.00

S1A

Keynote Address:  
Lightweight Structures – Catching the Next Wave

Papers\S1A_paper.pdf

Presentations\S1A_presentation.pdf 

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Daryl Jackson

SESSION 2 – Thursday October 29 2009
Major Sponsor  Ferrari

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S2 Sustainability Issues

Chair - Joseph Dean

10.25

10.50

S2A

LEED Benchmarking for Lightweight Structures.

Papers\S2A_paper.pdf

Presentations\S2A_presentation.pdf

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Malcolm Barr Arup

10.50

11.15

S2B

Sustainable Lightweight Facade Systems

Papers\S2B_paper.pdf

Presentations\S2B_presentation.pdf

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Beres Dowdle Aurecon

11.15

11.40

S2C

PVC Composites: Life Cycle Analysis & Recycling
including an Australian Case Study.

Papers\S2C_paper.pdf

Presentations\S2C_presentation.pdf

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Francoise Fournier - Ferrari S.A,

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Ian Knox – Innova International

11.40

12.05

S2D

The industry commitment to environmental
responsibility and sustainability for textile architecture materials

Papers\S2D_paper.pdf

Presentations\S2D_presentation.pdf

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P. Giugliano
Mehler Texnologies

12.05

12.15

S2E

Recycling Overview for Textiles

Presentations\S2E_presentation.pdf

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Kerryn Caulfield TTNA

SESSION 3 – Thursday October 29 2009
Major Sponsor  Ferrari

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S3 New Material Development & Applications

Chair - Ian Knox

13.00

13.25

S3A

Innovative Fabrics for Architectural Structures

Papers\S3A_paper.pdf

Presentations\S3A_presentation.pdf

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Bob Cahill - Hiraoka

13.25

13.50

S3B

Case study of duraskin® Glass/PTFE fabrics
for permanent façade application

Papers\S3B_paper.pdf

Presentations\S3B_presentation.pdf

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Murat Devecioglu Verseidag - Indutex

13.50

14.15

S3C

Thermal Performance – Low E Membranes
– Evaluation and Simulation.

Papers\S3C_paper.pdf

Presentations\S3C_presentation.pdf

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Francoise Fournier - Ferrari S.A

14.15

14.40

S3D

Adelaide BMW Redevelopment – Cable Net Glass Facade

Papers\S3D_paper.pdf

Presentations\S3D_presentation.pdf

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N Tsoukalas – Aurecon Adelaide

14.40

15.00

S3E

"The Farm" - Anish Kapoor

(Tension Membrane Scultpure)

Papers\S3E_paper.pdf

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Harry Kleyn – Structurflex

15.00

15.25

S3F

Interior Architecture -
Taking Tensile Textiles into New Spaces

Papers\S3F_paper.pdf

Presentations\S3F_presentation.pdf

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Chris Arkell - Innova Int.

SESSION 4 – Thursday October 29 2009
Major Sponsor  Ferrari

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S4 Public Lectures: Lightweight Structures

Chair Kourosh Kayvani

16.15

16.30

S4A

Update on LSAA Activities 2007-2009

Papers\S4A_paper.pdf

Presentations\S4A_presentation.pdf

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Kourosh Kayvani

16.30

17.30

S4B

Keynote Presentation:
Lightweight Structures Past, Present and Future

Papers\S4B_paper.pdf

Presentations\S4B_presentation.pdf

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Prof Ian Liddell

 

 

 

Pre Dinner Drinks & Design Awards

 

19.00

19.30

 

Pre Dinner Drinks (Full & Dinner registrations only)

 

19.30

23.00

S4C

Conference Dinner and Design Awards

SESSIONS 5 & 6 PROGRAM - Friday October 30 2009
Major Sponsor  Hiraoka

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S5 Friday Keynote Session

Kourosh Kayvani

9.00

9.45

S5A

Keynote Address

Structures and Sustainability

Papers\S5A_paper.pdf

Presentations\S5A_presentation.pdf

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Patrick Ness – Cox & Partneers

9.45

10.10

S5B

Singapore Sports Hub

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Peter Bowtell - Arup

10.10

10.40

Morning Tea / Networking

 

 

S6 New Projects

Brian O’Flaherty

10.40

11.00

S6A

ANU’s New 500 m² Paraboloidal Dish Solar Concentrator

Papers\S6A_paper.pdf

Presentations\S6A_presentation.pdf

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Greg Burgess- ANU

11.00

11.20

S6B

Mildura Performance Venue -
Concept to Opening

Papers\S6B_paper.pdf

Presentations\S6B_presentation.pdf

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James Marr - Tensys

11.20

11.40

S6C

Lighter than Air Structures

Papers\S6C_paper.pdf

Presentations\S6C_presentation.pdf

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Peter Lim - Tensys

11.40

12.00

S6D

The Amazon Waterlily Pavilion,
Botanic Gardens Adelaide

Papers\S6D_paper.pdf

Presentations\S6D_presentation.pdf

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Niko Tsoukalas - Aurecon

12.00

12.15

S6E

Tensile Facades –

Realizing the Living Machine

Papers\S6E_paper.pdf

Presentations\S6E_presentation.pdf

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Rowan Murray – Ronstan Tensile Architecture

SESSION 7  PROGRAM - Friday October 30 2009
Major Sponsor  Hiraoka

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Start

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Paper

Session:  Theme, Activity – Presentation Title

Author / Chair

 

S7 Technology Tools and Standards

Peter Kneen

13.15

13.40

S7A

Towards Minimum Design Standards
for Fabric Structures

Presentations\S7A_presentation.pdf

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Joseph Dean

13.40

14.00

S7B

Fabric Structures in Australia –
Growing our Industry through Technology

Papers\S7B_paper.pdf

Presentations\S7B_presentation.pdf

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Alan Stewart & Steve Huppert – Structureflex Pacific

14.00

14.20

S7C

Mehler Tensile Draw Package

Papers\S7C_paper.pdf

Presentations\S7C_presentation.pdf

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Palo Giugliano

14.20

14.35

S7D

Optimizing Tensile Membrane Design
utilizing CFD

Papers\S7D_paper.pdf

Presentations\S7D_presentation.pdf

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Trevor Scott - LWSAS

14.35

14.50

S7E

Resources for Developing Effective Shade

Papers\S7E_paper.pdf

Presentations\S7E_presentation.pdf

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Dimity Gannon - Cancer Council Vic

SESSION 8  PROGRAM - Friday October 30 2009
Major Sponsor  Hiraoka

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S8 LSAA Member Project Reports

Chair - Peter Kneen

15.20

16.15

S8A

LSAA Member Project Reports

Buried Treasure

Presentations\S8A_presentation.pdf

SkyShades – USA Projects

Presentations\S8B_presentation.pdf

MakMax – The Green Void

Presentations\S8C_presentation.pdf

Corpus Christi Barrel Arch Structure

Presentations\S8D_presentation.pdf
Folded Umbrellas

Papers\S8E_paper.pdf

Presentations\S8E_presentation.pdf

Various

M. Coates

Malcolm Ridley

Daniel Cook

Steve Huppert

Vinzenz Sedlak

16.15

17.00

S8B

Panel: Industry Issues – Standards, Recycling

Various

Closure

Kourosh Kayvani