Project

St Philip’s Christian College Cessnock – Activate Centre
Nulkaba, NSW

Client

St Philip’s Christian College, Cessnock

Construction Budget

$5m

Project Details

The development comprised:

• Multipurpose Sports Hall
• Gymnasium and Classroom Facilities
• Amenities, Mezzanine and retractable seating

Challenge Faced / Engineering Problem Solved:

• Variable fill material and founding conditions plus limitations required for noise and vibration solved using steel screw piles
• Structural design required to cater for future expansion, additional mezzanine classrooms and change of use including retractable seating loads
• Large span over sport courts and future use required allowance for catwalks in truss depths
• High lateral wind forces required high deflection performance to cater for brittle internal finishes

Safe Strong Stable Solution

Construction systems used included:

• Building supported on steel screw piles
• Continuously reinforced stiffened waffle pod ground slabs
• Structural steel framed walls and roof with deep trusses

Engineering Design Services / Reviews

• Earthquake and wind modelling, analysis and design
• Footing and pile foundations
• Ground slab engineering design on steel screw piles
• Structural steel column and wall analysis and engineering design
• Suspended mezzanine structural steel beams and floor joist engineering analysis and design
• Structural steel roof rafters, trusses, purlins and awning framing analysis and engineering design
• Civil Stormwater pipe and pit modelling, analysis and design
• Sediment and Erosion Control Design

Project Type

Greenfield Site
New Building Construction

Engineering Type

Structural & Civil
Constructions Phase Services

Project Stages

• Site Investigation and Assessment of existing fill platform and founding conditions
• Structural and Civil Engineering Design and Documentation
• Design Workshops and Project Meetings
• Design Coordination all Consultants, Client and Principal Contractor
• Safety in Design / Environmental Considerations
• Construction Phase Services – Site Inspections, RFIs, Shop Drawing Reviews