The State Theatre Centre of WA offers an iconic range of flexible spaces from an open air courtyard to the famous Health Ledger Theatre. This building faced a range of dynamic challenges from the placement, height restrictions, access and the theatre extending over 8 metres below the water table. The project received the 2011 Australia Engineers National Award for Excellence for its suite of solutions to these challenges.
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Protimeter Revisited for Large Scale Damp Investigations By: Dr ANTHEA AIREY BSc(Hons) PhD MBA MRACI CChem – Project Leader, Scientific Services – Airey Taylor Consulting Summary: Damp in structures precedes eventual rusting. “Protimeter Survey-master” is a non- destructive testing instrument favoured by building inspectors assessing bathroom leaks and the like. The Protimeter measures the reflected radio…
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This paper discusses mechanisms of corrosion found in plant rooms as published in the project profile “Problems with Plant Rooms” in the October 2010 issue of Corrosion & Materials with additional details of the electropotential surveys and other case materials.
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A “green” philosophical learning point is to harness and enhance natural responses to structures as part of the design and construct approach. An original engineering design system is explored that looks to the environment to identify key responses involved in placing concrete slab foundations on reactive clay soils.
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The Historic Guilford Pub and adjacent land, previously ravaged by fire, are on the road to becoming Perth’s latest residential development alongside a heritage building. Airey Taylor Consulting is very excited to be working on the project that will hopefully become a hub once again for the Guilford community. Read the article below from the West Australian:…
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Refurbishment of the Lake Grace & Wagin hospitals as part of a Southern Inland Health Initiative (SIHI).
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Airey Taylor Consulting is very excited to announce a resumption of collaboration with the University of Western Australia in the research initiated in 2011 by them on the development of Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) in concrete. The new area of research is in the use of GFRP under combined bending and axial loads. …
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Winner of the 2017 Master Builders Association/Bankwest Best Project overall, this project features extensive use of post tensioned concrete to achieve its award winning result
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The Concrete Institute Annual Dinner last week saw Airey Taylor Consulting win the prestigious award for excellence in the engineering category for their work on the Cockburn Gateway Shopping Centre Stage 3.
The award was in recognition of the top-down design method developed by Airey Taylor …
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Airey Taylor Consulting have commenced work on Perth’s largest hotel development, the six-star Crown Towers Perth on 31st March 2014 in collaboration with Brookfield Multiplex. Due for completion in late 2016, the new Crown Towers Perth will complement the existing resort in design and functionality. Backed by James Packer’s Crown Resorts Limited, the hotel will…
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