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Concrete Road Bridges | Barry Wright; NZTA

Speaking as a "low tech client" Barry Wright takes us though the process of identification and remediation of bridges in New Zealand.

7th April 2020

Weekly Update from The Chairman and CEO

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing us all to reappraise how we're interacting with each other both professionally and personally. As of today, we wanted to update you on what is happening at the ACA from our first online meeting to Zoom support sessions for ACA members to new content that we're sharing.

2nd April 2020

Understanding Galvanic Corrosion – Dr Robert Francis

This lecture is in four parts and was filmed at the Corrosion & Prevention Conference in 2015. The series was released to members then but as we are all stuck at home the ACA has released the series publicly.

2nd April 2020

Zoom Support Sessions

To assist our members with the broad transition to using Zoom software for online meetings and webinars, we will be offering some support sessions. If you are interested in familiarising yourself with this technology please register your interest below

1st April 2020

Organic corrosion inhibitors – new build and existing structures performance

Corrosion of embedded steel is a leading cause of deterioration in reinforced concrete structures.

30th March 2020

Weekly Update from The Chairman and CEO

Hello ACA members and colleagues, We hope you're all holding up in these difficult circumstances. Like you, we are all following developments and announcements regarding COVID-19. As you know, we have postponed a number of events and training course - this was prudent in light of government directives and the need to socially distance ourselves. We are still planning to host future training courses as advertised on our website, but we are realistic as to whether we will be allowed to do so. We are working on putting the training courses online in as timely a manner as possible.

24th March 2020

Brian Cherry Paper Series

Over the next few weeks we will be publishing a series of digital papers collated from the 2017 Brian Cherry Forum. These papers are free to read for ACA members. Our first paper is "Up to Date Overview of Aspects of Steel Reinforcement Corrosion in Concrete" by Warren Green, Frank Collins and Maria Forsyth.

24th March 2020

Queensland Branch 2020 AGM

The Queensland Branch of the ACA held its AGM at the Easts Leagues Club in Brisbane on the 16th March 2020. A modest turnout enjoyed the hospitality of the impressive club. Murry McCormick led proceedings and the following members were voted onto the Branch Committee for 2020:

23rd March 2020

ACA Online Groups

The team at the ACA have been working on our online groups for members for some time. Now with the rise of COVID-19 and the increasing number of people working from home, these services are more useful than ever and have been expanded with some new features including dedicated video conferencing for each committee. Watch this short presentation to find out all the details.

23rd March 2020

Update from The Chairman & The CEO

Hello ACA members and colleagues, On behalf of the Board and ACA staff, we wanted to let you know what we're doing at the ACA in light of COVID-19. The office is open and we are providing training and member services as long as it is deemed safe to do so. We are following all state and federal government instructions as I'm sure you all are. We are planning for staff to work from home. Our plans will undoubtedly change in the future but this is what we've done to date and what we're proposing in the future:

18th March 2020

ACA Events Update – Postponements

The ACA Board met this morning to consider a range of matters in relation to COVID-19 and its implications for ACA members, staff and the organisation. This morning, after close consultation with branch and technical committees, invited speakers and the ACA team, The Board resolved to postpone several upcoming ACA events to a later date. The full list of postponed events is as follows:

16th March 2020

ACA Events and Training – COVID-19 Update

COVID-19 is an ongoing issue and the situation is rapidly evolving in Australia. The ACA Board and management is following the situation closely and responding quickly to government and health department guidelines. At this point, we are operating our courses and our events as normal. We are updating registered attendees if any change is made to a scheduled event or course.

12th March 2020

Tasmanian AGM 2020

The Tasmanian Branch got together in Hobart at the Picturesque Grand Chancellor 15 floor foyer meet and greet .Tasmanian Branch President Mark Jones convened the meeting with members present and...

12th March 2020