Structural Engineering

The forces of nature include gravity, wind, fire and earthquakes. The engineering of structures to account for these forces is a demanding science.

For over 38 years, BSC Consulting Engineers has been providing structural engineering services to the architectural and industrial sectors.

Concrete slab beams

Industrial

Clients from a wide range of industry sectors have turned to BSC for advice and engineering services.

BSC has designed footings and bases for pressure vessels, timber kilns, brick kilns, bolt making machines, paper cutting machines, chimney stacks and gas compressor stations.

We have designed safety railings, platforms, plant enclosures, canopies, staircases, steel mesh flooring and isolated toilet structures. We have designed retaining walls in timber, steel, concrete, brick and concrete, mass rock walls and concrete blocks. Factories in brick, concrete panels, steel clad have all been designed and constructed.

Steel platform

Architectural

Architectural design forms a substantial part of the work that we do at BSC, servicing both external clients and working in-house with the building design team at A1 Drafting.

Structural engineering literally lies at the foundations of all good building design. It is the role of the structural engineer to design the footings on which your building will be constructed. Insufficient foundations can cost dearly in the long run. Subsidence settlement or heave can wreak havoc and are the subject of many horror stories.

To ensure the structural integrity of your building, soil sample cores are taken to determine the underlying ground structure and composition. In combination with the expected loads exerted by your building structure, this informs our engineering staff of the type and extent of the footings you require.

At A1 Drafting, we design with sufficient margin to assure the long life of your building, without being overly engineered.

House footing plan

Other areas requiring structural engineering design include floor slabs, piers, piles, beams, lintels, floor joists, roof beams and retaining walls.

The building permit application process requires the submission of structural computations, structural drawings and a Certificate of Compliance signed by the engineer. These can all be issued by our engineering staff, preventing unnecessary delay.

Please see our Building Design page for further details of our architectural services.