Engineering, Design, Verification & Certification

Our core service is the design, verification and certification of buildings, structures and mechanical equipment to meet Australian legislation, Australian and International standards, mandatory codes of practice, mining design guidelines, and so forth. Our services include design from first principals, reverse engineering, analysis and verification of existing designs, and design certification by charted and registered professional engineers.

Our core services include:

Structural design and certification of commercial, residential and industrial buildings
Structural design and certification of industrial structures such as tanks, silos, hoppers, access platforms, cranes, lifting equipment, etc.
Mechanical equipment design and certification for mining and various other industries
Pressure vessel and process piping design and certification
Bulk materials handling design and certification
Industrial plant design and integration
Drafting and 3D modelling
3D laser scanning and model integration
Manufacturing, construction and commissioning technical support

The following table outlines the design areas and standards we work with on a regular basis.

Commercial and industrial buildings	National Construction Code (NCC) AS 1170 Structural design actions AS 1720 Timber structures AS 2327 Composite structures AS 3600 Concrete structures AS 3700 Masonry structures AS 4100 Steel structures
Residential buildings	National Construction Code (NCC) AS 1684 Residential timber-framed construction AS 1839 Swimming pools - Premoulded reinforced plastics - Installation AS 1926 Swimming pool safety AS 2870 Residential slabs and footings AS 3959 Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas AS 4055 Wind loads for housing AS 4773 Masonry for small buildings
Fixed platforms, walkways, stairways and ladders	AS 1170 Structural design actions AS 1554 Welding AS 1664 Aluminium structures AS 1657 Fixed platforms, walkways, stairways and ladders AS 4100 Steel structures
Reinforced concrete structures including slabs, footings, piles and retaining walls	AS 1170 Structural design actions AS 2159 Piling AS 3600 Concrete structures AS 4678 Earth retaining structures
Mechanical equipment including bespoke machines, cranes and lifting equipment, mining equipment, power transmission systems, materials handling equipment, etc.	AS 1403 Design of rotating steel shafts AS 1418 Cranes, hoists and winches AS 1755 Conveyors – Safety requirements AS 3990 Mechanical equipment – Steelwork AS 4100 Steel structures AS 4324 Mobile equipment for handling of bulk materials AS 4991 Lifting devices Mining Design Guidelines
Pressure vessels, tanks, bins, hoppers and process piping	ASME BPVC VIII Boiler and pressure vessel code ASME B31.3 Process piping API 650 Welded steel tanks for oil storage AS 1200 Pressure equipment AS 1210 Pressure vessels AS 1692 Steel tanks for flammable and combustible liquids AS 3774 Loads on bulk solids containers AS 4041 Pressure piping AS 4343 Pressure equipment – Hazard levels
Work Health and Safety	WHS Acts, Regulations and Codes of Practice

At Foxground Consulting Engineers we mitigate design risk by practicing a risk-based approach to engineering and design whereby compliance and safety are king.

Our internal safety in design systems and procedures mitigate design, maintenance and operational risks to as low as practicable by determining the extent of design effort and verification required based on the design maturity and complexity.

For example, the design effort and verification for a low-cost machine part that poses no safety or environmental risks will be much less than a large sports stadium that could potentially injure or kill thousands of people. By practicing risk-based engineering we minimise the design time and cost without compromising on compliance or safety.

Engineering Verification & Certification

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