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3 years3 yearsStructural.ReviewStructural.Review posted:
REACTIVE SOILS

It can be P class for many reasons, the soil test should indicate the reactivity of the site regardless of being P class or not. You need to make sure…

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If the black post is steel column, you need definitely get the design engineer to review and certify the rectification

3 years3 years
View: Slab cutting & Modification
Structural.Review wrote:

Not sure if they tried to cover honeycombing or they jack hammered the edge and then tried to patch it?

3 years3 years
View: Slab cutting & Modification
3 years3 yearsStructural.ReviewStructural.Review posted:
Concrete slab question

The new concrete is unreinforced non structural concrete, if the frame is overhanging from old slab, you need to ask how much is overhanging and if it is outside tolerances,…

3 years3 yearsStructural.ReviewStructural.Review posted:
Concrete slab question

is the frame sitting on the new concrete ?

3 years3 yearsStructural.ReviewStructural.Review posted:
Building a Doulton in Geelong

it holds a double storey section, it is very clear this rectification should never been used, read notes number 6 second bullet point, has this been sent to engineer for…

Building a Doulton in Geelong
3 years3 yearsStructural.ReviewStructural.Review posted:
Building a Doulton in Geelong

These details come with limitations, generally not applicable to steel columns supporting double storey section, can you show the whole page which may have additional notes?

3 years3 yearsStructural.ReviewStructural.Review posted:
Building a Doulton in Geelong

That's right, this help them to avoid going back to engineer

3 years3 yearsStructural.ReviewStructural.Review posted:
Building a Doulton in Geelong

Ask them for computation and how they guarantee there is enough bond between grout and existing concrete

3 years3 yearsStructural.ReviewStructural.Review posted:
Land subsiding - Please Help

I have sent you some more information regarding this, but for everyone else reading this topic, backfilling should be carried out to engineers specification by builder, a home owner do…

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3 years3 yearsStructural.ReviewStructural.Review posted:
Land subsiding - Please Help

From AS 2870: "Surface drainage shall be designed and constructed to avoid water ponding against or near
the footing. The ground in the immediate vicinity of the perimeter footing, including…

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3 years3 yearsStructural.ReviewStructural.Review posted:
Garage flooding in new built home.

Do you have site plan with survey overlay? it should be the first page of working drawings, if the fall from kerb higher the garage FFL then they should have…

3 years3 yearsStructural.ReviewStructural.Review posted:
Building over concrete sewer Melbourne (City West Water)

I don't have experience with CCW but most of the cases they allowed carport or garage only if it is not part of dwelling structurally so they can demolish it…

3 years3 yearsStructural.ReviewStructural.Review posted:
Waffle slabs, slab heave and site drainage

Thanks for reply, agree with your points, unfortunately it is not only builders and certifiers, we show the edge beam approx. depth to avoid the builder leaving edge beams on…

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3 years3 yearsStructural.ReviewStructural.Review posted:
Waffle slabs, slab heave and site drainage

Hi Matt,
This is a fantastic video and thanks for that.
I have designed waffle slabs for many years and I had only one slab failure due to plumbing leakage near…

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3 years3 yearsStructural.ReviewStructural.Review posted:
Building a Doulton in Geelong

Is that a frame over hang, make sure your building surveyor request a clarification/rectification from the engineer.

Building a Doulton in Geelong
3 years3 yearsStructural.ReviewStructural.Review posted:
AS3500 Appendix G -Do you have a copy, please?

No worries, that is from 2870 and not 3500, see attached images

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3 years3 yearsStructural.ReviewStructural.Review posted:
New home build, Concrete Slab quality question

In the first photo there is a significant crack on the rebate, sometimes they put studs or columns on the rebate, you need to ask the design Engineer to check…

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If the rebate is supporting studs/steel column, I recommend you to get the Engineer check the photo and confirm it can take the load or provide rectification, the rest of honey combing needs to be patched to provide enough cover to reinforcements, again this need to be addressed by the design engineer.

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3 years3 yearsStructural.ReviewStructural.Review posted:
Structural and Forensic engineering consultation company tha

They build display houses better generally, deeper footings etc., I have designed couple of them and all supported on piers as I knew that there will be plants and trees…

3 years3 yearsStructural.ReviewStructural.Review posted:
Structural and Forensic engineering consultation company tha

Increasing slab height will improve the overall performance significantly, 385 is just the absolute Min. required height, you can ask your structural Engineer and building designer to specify 100thick slab…

3 years3 yearsStructural.ReviewStructural.Review posted:
Structural and Forensic engineering consultation company tha

Min. is 300+85, the height will be specified by your structural engineer and not soil tester, in your case it should be 300pods + 100 slab thickness which is better.

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3 years3 yearsStructural.ReviewStructural.Review posted:
Structural and Forensic engineering consultation company tha

Hi sid16,
H1/H2 waffle slab heights are the same (300+85) and only reinforcements are different, in regards to retaining walls, you need to have agi pipes behind/front of the retaining wall…

4 years4 yearsStructural.ReviewStructural.Review posted:
Insulation between rafters - old tile roof

As mentioned by aussieta, unfortunately you can't use it unless a structural engineer inspect and certify it.

4 years4 yearsStructural.ReviewStructural.Review posted:
House slab on H2 in 4 days

I understand and agree that they can be inter-replaceable, this is also similar to modifying a waffle slab if the engineer is competent enough.
Generally by increasing the height you will…

4 years4 yearsStructural.ReviewStructural.Review posted:
House slab on H2 in 4 days

You can use monolithic slabs which needs significant more concrete and it is different then to waffle and Cupolex? this is beneficial when we are dealing with extreme movements, with…

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4 years4 yearsStructural.ReviewStructural.Review posted:
House slab on H2 in 4 days

Thanks for reply Alex,
Replacing top soil and rolling it back is allowed upto 300mm maximum or it has to be controlled which none of the builder will do, I…

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