Published Resources Details
Journal Article
- Title
- Structural Enhancement of St George's Cathedral, Perth
- In
- Australian Journal of Multi-disciplinary Engineering
- Imprint
- vol. 6, no. 1, 2008, pp. 35-43
- Url
- https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.167075574295310
- Description
Paper presented at the National Engineering Heritage Conference (14th: 2007 : Perth).
- Abstract
Over the 120-year life of the cathedral there has been gradual deterioration of the building fabric and structure, including damage caused by the 1968 Meckering earthquake. Starting in 2002, with no original drawings and little recorded history, Maitland Consulting Structural Engineering undertook a comprehensive process of a building condition audit, data review, information gathering, material testing, structural analysis and design, remediation documentation, and contract administration during construction. The project was completed in September 2007 at a total cost of $5.4 million, of which $2.0 million was for structural enhancement. Numerous defects evident from physical inspection and analysis required consideration of many alternative solutions and lateral thinking in order to meet the client's objectives. None of the work undertaken was mandatory. It occurred because of the vision of the Church and commitment of its project team to ensure the building survived into the future with minimal damage and degradation, and is a safe place for all to enter.
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- '14th National Engineering Heritage Conference - Selected Papers (2007 : Perth)', Australian Journal of Multi-disciplinary Engineering, 6 (1) (2008), 128, https://search.informit.org/toc/ajmde/6/1. Details