Leach Welshpool Alliance – Leach Welshpool Interchange Temporary Works

MAD3 Engineering assisted the Leach Welshpool Alliance (LWA) site team during the construction stage of the Leach Highway and Welshpool Road Interchange in Perth, WA.

MAD3 was requested to provide design and/or independent verification of temporary works including Mechanically Stabilised Earths (MSE) and in-situ concrete walls propping, jacks supports, temporary beams supports and temporary handrails.

Scope Of Work

  • Design of MSE walls temporary propping and anchoring blocks
  • Independent verification of in-situ walls propping
  • Review and certification of jacks support, temporary beam supports and temporary handrails.

Project Challenges

  • Quick response time required
  • Optimisation required due to limited availability of materials
  • Information required from third parties.

How We Managed This

  • Dedicated engineer on the project
  • Parametric design independently verified within the MAD3 team to optimise the design via automated process
  • Proactive and good communication with LWA site team.

Value Engineering

  • Timely response of MAD3 Engineering’s dedicated engineer to avoid site delays
  • Provision of multiple concept options
  • Flexible design to include materials available on site and contractor’s preferred installation method
  • Optimised design to meet clients’ requirements with conservative design assumptions.

Mechanically Stabilised Earths concrete walls propping

Type of Work:

Structural Engineering

Location:

Australia, Perth, Western Australia

Engineering Phase:

Construction Support, Detailed Engineering

Industries:

Infrastructure, Temporary Works

Duration:

8 months

Type of
Work:

Structural Engineering

Location:

Australia, Perth, Western Australia

Engineering
Phase:

Construction Support, Detailed Engineering

Industries:

Infrastructure, Temporary Works

Duration:

8 months