Date: |
25 Nov 2025, 12.30PM – 5.00PM |
duration: |
4 hrs 30 mins |
Venue: |
Naumi Wellington |
Address: |
213 Cuba Street Wellington |
Cost: |
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A number of examples will be presented showing slabs that have and haven’t met client expectations. Further examples will be discussed, demonstrating how an understanding of the fundamentals of ordinary slab design is important for other more complex aspects of concrete structural design.
THIS SEMINAR WILL COVER
- Design Resources and Tools for Slab Design
- Basics of Slab Design for Strength
- Jointing, Shrinkage and Isolation Considerations
- Construction and On-Site QA issues for Designers
- Examples of Slabs in Practice and Good Design Principles in Application
PRESENTERS
- Kent Huxford - Lewis Bradford Consulting Engineers
- Alan Ross - CERTUS Consulting
REGISTRATION FEE
Concrete NZ member: $380 (GST exclusive) per person
Non members: $480 (GST exclusive) per person (includes complimentary Learned Society membership until 31 December 2026)
Student: $120 (GST exclusive) per person (includes complimentary Learned Society membership until graduation)
Join us for this half-day seminar, to provide construction professionals with the tools and resources to design and specify conventional concrete floor slabs from residential to medium/large industrial, with a focus on efficient design, exceeding client expectations and minimising come-back/re-work.
A number of examples will be presented showing slabs that have and haven’t met client expectations. Further examples will be discussed, demonstrating how an understanding of the fundamentals of ordinary slab design is important for other more complex aspects of concrete structural design.
THIS SEMINAR WILL COVER
- Design Resources and Tools for Slab Design
- Basics of Slab Design for Strength
- Jointing, Shrinkage and Isolation Considerations
- Construction and On-Site QA issues for Designers
- Examples of Slabs in Practice and Good Design Principles in Application
PRESENTERS
- Kent Huxford - Lewis Bradford Consulting Engineers
- Alan Ross - CERTUS Consulting
REGISTRATION FEE
Concrete NZ member: $380 (GST exclusive) per person
Non members: $480 (GST exclusive) per person (includes complimentary Learned Society membership until 31 December 2026)
Student: $120 (GST exclusive) per person (includes complimentary Learned Society membership until graduation)
