Residential Structural Design
We undertake structural design of residential houses. Often it is required to provide a steel portal frame to supplement bracing deficiencies. We will carry out these utilising the learnings from the damages due to the past earthquakes in New Zealand. We also undertake simple beam designs. Proper connectivity of beams to the foundations is essential.
Retaining Walls Design
Retaining walls become important when building is sloping sites. Seismic earth pressures generally govern the design of these structures in New Zealand. We provide structural engineering design services for retaining walls around Hawkes Bay using timber poles, precast panels or reinforced masonry.
Commercial Building Design
We provide structural engineering design services for commercial building design. We work with architects, geotechnical engineers, building services engineers, councils and other professionals to achieve a better outcome for the project.
Raft Foundation Design
Sites prone to liquefaction generally require robust foundations that can tolerate the ground settlements after a larger earthquake. We provide structural design services for this type of foundations. Typically, a site-specific geotechnical investigation report is required to start the design of these foundations.
Industrial Building Design
These buildings are generally large span structures. Either hot rolled steel or form steel can be used depending on the specific project requirements. Sometimes precast panel walls are also required for these buildings. We can provide structural engineering design for these type of structures.
Seismic Assessments
Hawkes Bay is part of the high seismic risk areas after the new system on earthquake prone buildings came into effect. Click here to read more on the new system. We carry out detailed seismic assessments(DSA) and initial seismic assessments(ISA) on existing buildings. We also provide structural design services for strengthening of earthquake prone buildings.
About Us
We are an independant structural engineering consultancy based in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. We have around twelve years of overseas experience and eight years of New Zealand experience within residential, commercial and industrial sectors.
We listen to the ideas from all the stakeholders to the project and carefully do the structural design to achieve the best outcome for the project without compromising structural integrity.
We try to complete the project to the agreed time and the budget.
Mahinda Ellegala BScEng, CPEng, CMEngNZ
Mahinda is a Chartered Professional Engineer(Structural) with over twenty years of industry experience(Eight years of New Zealand local experience). Most of the time he has worked in Hawkes Bay. Mahinda has contributed to many projects in Hawkes Bay and other parts of North Island in New Zealand. He has done the following types of work during his career as a structural engineer in New Zealand.
- Structural design of commercial buildings
- Structural design of industrial buildings
- Structural design for residential buildings
- Retaining wall designs
- Detailed and initial seismic assessments (DSAs and ISAs)
- Foundation design for various structures
- Reinforced Concrete/Structural Steel composite bridge design
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