Month: May 2022
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OTE LIFT STEEL WORK AT SYDNEY METRO-BANGAROO STATION
Please check this above video model walk-through -
Modelling of LOT 6 (No.5) MAPLE COURT
- This Building is a Two-Storey Building covering an area of 152. 40-m2
- It has ALFERSCO, GARAGE, LOWER LIVING, UPPER LIVING, KITCHEN, OFFICE etc.
- We Model the building only with Light gauge steel structure with given Architecture Plan.
LOWER LEVEL PLAN 
UPPER LEVEL PLAN COMPLEXITIES FACED DURING MODELLING
We listed and explained some complexities occurred during the modelling, and how it carried out to solve the problems were shown below;
FLOOR JOIST IN WET AREA
The Consultant drawing shows Recess from (50-75mm) of floor for wet Area.
- So, we found difficulties to achieve same Floor joist to run on both normal and wet areas.
- We did changes by adjusting on top chord of joist and add Vertical web very near to step down, and Engineered the Floor Joist successfully.
LOWER ROOF TRUSS
- There is discrepancy between Arch & struct drawing in lower level Roof Truss orientation. We finally go with Arch drawing because it was conceptually correct.
- We proposed this to client and they also accepted it.
- Then the lower Roof Trusses is engineered Successfully.
LOAD PATH ON TRUSS TO WALL
Trusses should have proper bearings with walls to carry the load flow from the Roof to the ground. If the load bearings are not applied ,the truss will not be engineered.
MODIFICATION OF TRUSS IN A/C UNIT
- Here, ceiling height is reduced to suit location of Ducted AC unit within roof cavity.
- First, we run the roof truss evenly in all the area, and adjusted only the ceiling height as per in structural drawing.
- And our client suggested modifications on those trusses.
- Then we cut the Roof truss located in AC duct area by adjusting the bottom chord height. And apply additional point load to withstand the load factors.
BEFORE MODIFICATION OF TRUSS 
AFTER MODIFCATION OF TRUSS -
Modelling of Lot 38 (No. 25) Hillsea Court
The Project Info:
Project Name – Lot 38 (no. 25) Hillsea Court
Building type – Residential Building
Storey – Two-Storey
Site area – 338m2
Roof type – Hip Roof with Fully covered
Our Scope of work in Light Gauge Steel:
Floor Joists, Roof Trusses.
Perspective view of the Project from given Consultant Drawing:
Perspective view of the Project in LGS Framing
Perspective view of the Floor Joist in LGS Framing
Hip Roof Trusses in LGS Framing
Additional truss details
Based on the Roof pitch and consultant drawing details the Box soffit was created for roof truss & Floor Joist. Refer the below snap.
Based on the structural steel Height, cut was provided in Floor Joist. A typical section view was mentioned below.
For a/c duct, a cavity was provided in Roof truss(Web). A typical section was mentioned below
Final Layout and output Files:
The following things are get covered in Layout file.
Flooring system details.
Roofing system details.
The following things are get covered in Output Files.
- Truss fabrication Drawings for each truss and it contain all engineering information’s.
- Frame Dimensions details for each frame.
- Steel Report by Group, width and Gauge details.
- We can export IFC Files and DXF files.
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The Beauty of Status Updates
At scale, efficient systems of communication and coordination are required in order to efficiently prosecute projects. These systems will likely be of immense value to yourself, and your clients. Consider the following example:
Our critical path sits within the ABCD building, I have run a target date commencing 29/6/22.
Is this possible for the ABCD given the attached review?
What further do you need from us to mitigate any time frames lost?
Can we get ahead on the procurement of the Steel while we look to focus on getting the SD’s to IFC this week with Tek1?
Email received for the ABCD Building.The critical question: what are the hold-ups for the project?
Likely our client, has no idea, let alone the builder/developer (a large one). Projects are held up in the weeds. The folks at the top of the supply chain need to make resource allocation decisions. Right now, they’re doing so, effectively blind. Or they have to send out emails like this one.
Would anyone remember, what the specific hold up for the project was a few months ago? It’s very hard to remember. And it’s hard to dig it out of the 100s of emails you would have received over that time period. But if you have built up a timeline, it is relatively easy to see what’s happened. All I had to do was to check out our status reports:
Status reports for this project. Details redacted. As you can see: the project has been in limbo since the 20th of April. It’s self evident. If you didn’t have a timeline, you’d have to bury your head in 100s of emails to retrace your footsteps. We’ve been waiting for this review for three weeks. That’s roughly three weeks ago.
As usual, the reviewers are holding up the show. Except now, given everything is tracked, it’s very hard for them to conceal their inefficacy. Then there were the delays due to: (i) asking RFIs, and (ii) waiting on those answers. (The RFIs are usually asked in the first place, due to the poor quality drawings that are received). The price of inefficient designers (architects / engineers) is monumental. Add poor coordination into the mix, as well as ballooning material / labour costs, and that spells a perfect storm for builders.
Building up a simple status timeline massively improves transparency, improves communication with your client – and all this for very little cost.
