Industrial Projects
Warehouses & factories – Many new facilities, and many alterations and extensions, in and around Sydney
Our Role:
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Structural & civil design and inspections – buildings, carparks, siteworks and roadworks
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Checking and certifying existing structures
Challenges:
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Several large span warehouses and awnings, requiring detailed analysis
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Strict client requirements for floor slab tolerances
Boral Concrete Plants – Several new, and many altered and extended facilities – since 1995
Our Role:
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Structural & civil design and inspections
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Structural audits
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Design of stormwater treatment systems
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Coordinating Authority approvals and subconsultants
Challenges:
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Stringent requirements for stormwater treatment
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Investigating and certifying some older structures
Miscellaneous industrial structures – Containers, transport stillages, lifting equipment, silos, etc
Our Role:
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Structural design and inspections
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Establishing Safe Working Loads
Challenges:
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Understanding operational requirements
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Designing for a range of different load conditions – static, dynamic, etc, while maintaining a light, compact and economical structure
Asphalt Plants, for Boral and others – One complete new plant, and many alterations and extensions
Our Role:
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Structural & civil design and inspections
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Design of stormwater treatment systems
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Design of bunding to AS1940
Challenges:
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Checking a range of existing and new structures, some imported from the US - and designing alterations and footings to suit
Contaminated soil processing facility- Dandenong South, Victoria - Suez Ventia joint venture. –
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Structural & civil design and inspections
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Design of stormwater collection and treatment systems
Challenges:
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Designing foundations to sit on a capped containment layer - with very limited bearing pressures