Event | <TITLE>: MIDAS Workshop with Engineers NZ

✨Overview

Smarter Engineering Starts Here!

How do you design civil infrastructures that are not only safe and efficient but also future-ready? This seminar covers how MIDAS software’s empower engineers in structural design for Bridges, Buildings, Dams, and Geotechnical projects.

Learn from real-world case studies presented by experts from HOLMES, STANTEC, and MIDAS, to see how practical solutions are transforming structural and geotechnical engineering across New Zealand. From improving collaboration to solving complex design challenges, MIDAS solutions turn engineering vision into reality.

Join us for a forward-looking discussion on innovation, resilience, and the future of engineering excellence.

🗓️Thursday, 14 May 2026, 2:00 – 4:00 PM (NZST)
📍Location

💻Online: Streaming via

💲Free Participation

🎯 Key Focus Areas

🏗️ Bridge Engineering

- Explore practical solutions to real-world challenges for bridges in New Zealand

- Understand nonlinear behaviour of bridge structures under critical loads and staged construction

- Apply FEM-based detailed modelling to capture realistic structural performance beyond standard code checks

🏢 Smarter Building Design

- Examine seismic analysis, pushover evaluation and performance-based design techniques

- Gain insight into the critical role of soil-structure interaction in building performance

⚙️Design Automation & API Integration

- Discover automation workflows using APIs to enhance design efficiency

- Utilise automation to reduce repetitive tasks and accelerate the path from modelling to design reports

🏔️ Geotechnical Solutions

- Compare LEM and FEM Strength Reduction methods for slope stability assessment

- Review NZGS guidelines and advanced practices for slope-seepage coupling and long-term stability

- Manage local failure modes using practical, field-relevant techniques

🏞️ Dams & Advanced FEA Applications

- Investigate crack simulation and seismic response for new and existing dams

- Understand stress concentration, nonlinear material behaviour, and fatigue effects in design validation

👤 Who Should Attend

This workshop is designed for professionals seeking practical engineering solutions, with a focus beyond software demonstrations:

- Bridge and Building Structural engineers seeking advanced solutions and practical, real-world applications

- Geotechnical and Dam engineers interested in FEM, LEM, and seismic analysis techniques

- Design managers, Technical directors, and Team leads aiming to streamline workflows and enhance team efficiency

- Asset owners, Asset Managers & Councils looking for practical insights into tools for assessment, management & design.

- Contractors seeking value engineering and design optimisation.

📌Sessions & Topics

02:00 - 02:10
Opening remarks 👤
02:10 - 02:30
Tech Talk: Asset Management & Maintenance 👤 Presented by TBC , Auckland transport.
02:30 - 03:00
Case Study: Challenges, methodologies & approach for Bridge Design 👤 Presented by Willem Stolk, Senior Project Engineer, Holmes.
03:00 - 03:30
Enhancing Engineering Workflows in New Zealand with MIDAS: From Loads to Seismic Design 👤 Presented by Pranav Vaishampayam, Structural Engineer, MIDAS IT.
03:30 - 03:45
Tea Break
03:45 - 04:15
Slope Stability Assessment as per New NZGS Guidelines 👤 Presented by Harsha Tadavarthi, Technical Manager, MIDAS IT.
04:15 - 04:30
Q&A / Closing remarks

📍Location

In-Person:
Online: Live streaming via

🎙️Featuring Industry Experts

Willem Stolk

Senior Project Engineer | Holmes

Willem is a Chartered Professional Bridge Engineer with 10 years of experience in analysis, design, design management, and construction monitoring of bridge structures. He has worked on pedestrian, road, and rail bridges across South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
Currently based in New Zealand, Willem manages both design and design management for bridge infrastructure projects. His notable New Zealand projects include the Kaitoke Flume Bridge, Takutimu North Link, Highgate Bridge, Auckland Transport Modular Bridge, Tauranga City Council rail underpass, and pedestrian boardwalk, Muriwai Downs Golf Course Pedestrian Bridge.
Willem's international experience and proven track record on major infrastructure projects make him a key contributor to Holmes Group's structural engineering capabilities.

Harsha Tadavarthi

Technical Manager | MIDAS IT

Harsha is the Technical Manager for the Oceania region at MIDAS IT, with over 8 years of experience in geotechnical engineering. He specialises in advanced numerical modelling and provides expert support for geotechnical and structural analysis across dams, hydropower, underground, mining, and other critical infrastructure projects. Harsha's expertise also includes thermal and seismic simulation of complex geotechnical systems. He leads the seamless delivery of solutions in dam engineering, ensuring industry-leading support and innovation in geotechnical modelling. Through consultancy, training, and international workshops, he empowers professionals with both practical insights and theoretical foundations in geotechnical and structural modelling, fostering excellence across the engineering community.

Pranav Vaishampayan

Structural Engineer l MIDAS IT

Pranav Vaishampayan is the Structural Lead at MIDAS IT Australia, specialising in advanced structural analysis and engineering innovation. With experience across Europe, India, and Southeast Asia, he has provided technical guidance, delivered training programs, and led webinars for engineering professionals. Currently based in Sydney, Pranav has been supporting the Australian, New Zealand, and Pacific Island markets for the past two years, working closely with local engineers to address region-specific challenges. He plays a key role in contributing to the development and enhancement of MIDAS solutions, while also fostering engineering growth at the grassroot level.

🎁 What You Will Receive

Contact Us

Pankaj Chandiramani : Regional Manager - ANZ
Email : pankaj@midasit.com
Mobile : +61 448 829 434
Tel : +48 572 072 193

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