Category: Design

Water Collection Tank Design

Nebo Project Engineers (South32 Illawarra Coal – New South Wales, Australia) Nebo Project Engineers required design and structural assessment of an underground bore water collection tank for Avon 13 Pump Station. Design of the water collection tank shell, nozzles and supports was required in accordance with standards AS 1210 and

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Hydrocarbon Reforming Furnace Door Design

Nebo Project Engineers (BlueScope Steel, Port Kembla, NSW, Australia) Nebo Project Engineers required fatigue assessment and design modification of a materials screen exciter beam for BlueScope Steel (Port Kembla). Avesta Consulting performed dynamic structural analysis and fatigue assessment to verify strength and fatigue life of the exciter beam components in

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Fuel Tank Structural Design

IAC Acoustics (The Star Sydney – Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia) IAC Acoustics required preliminary design and structural assessment of a rectangular fuel tank for The Star Sydney. Design of the fuel tank shell, stiffeners, baffles, hatches, nozzles and supports was required in accordance with standards AS 1692 and AS

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Sulfuric Acid Plant Pipeline Stress Analysis

Galiakotwala Engineering (Siberia, Russia) Galiakotwala Engineering required stress analysis and design modification of pipelines for a sulfuric acid plant in Siberia. Structural assessment of the DN 800 pipelines was required considering permanent, imposed and thermal loads in accordance with standards ASME B31.3, EN 1993-1-1 and EN 1993-1-8 to determine suitable

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Platform GT Exhaust Stack Assessment

Nebo Project Engineers (BlueScope Steel, Port Kembla, NSW, Australia) Nebo Project Engineers required fatigue assessment and design modification of a materials screen exciter beam for BlueScope Steel (Port Kembla). Avesta Consulting performed dynamic structural analysis and fatigue assessment to verify strength and fatigue life of the exciter beam components in

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VS Lime Kiln Refractory Design

ADG Engineers (Vue Robina – Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia) ADG Engineers required vibration assessment of an elevated slab structure for the Vue Robina Stadium Village development project. The elevated slab structure was supported by multiple columns and subject to dynamic vehicle loads resulting from adjacent roadways suspended from the slab

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Pipe Rack & Skid Frame Structural Assessment

Refrigeration Engineering International (Sonker Basin 3 Liquid Bulk Terminal Project – Ain Sokhna Port, Egypt) Refrigeration Engineering International required structural assessment and foundation design of a pipe rack, refrigeration skids and off-skid pipe supports for the Sonker Basin 3 Liquid Bulk Terminal project. Avesta Consulting completed a structural assessment of

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Turbine Isolation Door Design

Wave Swell Energy (UniWave200 Wave Energy Converter – King Island, Tasmania, Australia) Wave Swell Energy required concept development, preliminary design, structural assessment and component selection for an isolation shut off door for the proposed UniWave200 oscillating water column (OWC) wave energy converter. The shut off door was required to cover

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Tunnel Attenuator Structural Assessment

IAC Acoustics (WestConnex M4 East Project – Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) IAC Acoustics required structural analysis and design verification of tunnel attenuators for the WestConnex M4 East project Parramatta Road and Underwood Road ventilation facilities (exhaust fan intake and discharge). The attenuator splitter and casing designs needed to meet

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