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SUMMARY:Antarctic Engineering - Murray Mitchell (OPUS Engineering - New Ze
 aland)
DTSTART:20081015T153000Z
DTEND:20081015T163000Z
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CONTACT:Poul Christoffersen
DESCRIPTION:Structural engineering in Antarctica presents unique technical
  and logistical challenges. With more than twenty-five years of experience
 \, Murray Mitchell has been the lead structural engineer in New Zealand’
 s Antarctic programme. Projects include rebuilding of the Scott Base\, str
 uctural assessments of Scott’s and Shackleton’s huts and wind turbines
  for Arrival Heights. This illustrated talk will focus on the technical ch
 allenges of ANDRILL \, an international Antarctic drilling project where s
 edimentary cores are collected from beneath moving ice. The talk will also
  outline some of the general engineering techniques that New Zealand has u
 tilised in one of the world’s most extreme environments.
LOCATION:Scott Polar Research Institute\, main lecture theatre
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