Attendees at the Welded Structures Design seminar with in insert Prof Adolf Hobbacher (left) and NZ Welding Centre Manger Dr Michail Karpenko
Supporting professional development is a key focus for the HERA Foundation and sponsoring the HERA’s annual visiting expert seminars is a tradition. HERA Foundation’s visiting 2019/20 expert was Prof Adolf Hobbacher, giving a seminar series on ‘Design of Welded Structures – Fatigue and Fracture’ in Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton and Christchurch in February 2020.
With over 75 professionals attending, the seminars covered a range of fatigue assessment techniques focussing on a widely used assessment based on a nominal stress method as used in AS/NZS 5100.6, NZS 3404.1 and AS 4100 as well as IIW Guideline “Fatigue design of welded structures”. Work examples to demonstrate the application of the assessment methodology were presented giving attendees the knowledge to make appropriate interpretations of existing design and analysis methods included in various codes and standards.
And if there is a topic you would like to have covered through a visiting expert – drop the Foundation Secretary a line.