Project

Hunter Water Corporation
Honeysuckle Drive, Newcastle, NSW

Client

Stronach

Construction Budget

$20m

Project Details

The development comprised:

• 3 storey commercial office building above finished ground level
• Single level underground basement carpark

Challenge Faced / Engineering Problem Solved:

• High Mine Subsidence Design assessment
• Increased Earthquake Design requirements due to deep soft soils
• High water table causing hydrostatic uplift pressures on the building
• Piled raft design model required to consider differential settlements using shallow Altas piles overlying soft soils
• Increased column grid of 12m x 8m required by client required shallow band beam design
• High lateral wind forces due to coastal exposure
• High corrosivity due to coastal exposure

Engineering Design Services / Reviews

• Earthquake and wind modelling, analysis and design
• Footing and pile foundation design using piled raft modelling
• Conventionally reinforced basement slab design for hydrostatic uplift pressures
• Suspended concrete upper level slab and beam design using post tension systems
• Structural steel column and wall analysis and engineering design
• Structural steel roof rafters, purlins and awning framing analysis and engineering design

Safe Strong Stable Solution

Construction systems used included:

• Building supported on reinforced concrete Atlas piles
• Continuously reinforced basement slabs
• Precast Concrete basement perimeter walls
• Post-tension suspended concrete systems
• Structural steel framed roof and awnings

Project Type

Greenfield Site
New Building Construction

Engineering Type

Structural
Inspection & Report
Construction Phase Services

Project Stages

• Site Investigation and Assessment of deep soft soils and mine subsidence
• Structural Engineering Design and Documentation
• Design Workshops and Project Meetings
• Design Coordination with all Consultants, Client and Principal Contractor
• Safety in Design / Environmental Considerations
• Environmental Materials / Considerations
• Construction Phase Services – Site Inspections, RFIs, Shop Drawing Reviews