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Case studies

“The accidental death of a building is always due to the failure of its skeleton, the structure” extract from “Why Buildings Fall Down” by Matthys Levy and Mario Salvadori.

As structural engineers we design structures to safely resist the force of gravity, whilst at the same time allowing for other dynamic forces such as wind or impact, that could otherwise activate the effect of gravitational pull.

Civil Engineering

Having provided civil engineering consultancy services for many years in both drainage and highways, SDS Consulting is currently expanding its staff and technical resources to meet the growing demand for this service.

Civil Project Sheets

Commercial

SDS Consulting’s highly skilled engineers, using the latest design software, have developed a reputation for providing efficient solutions for steel frame structures. Unlike many other structural consulting engineers we always incorporate connection design and detailing within the service we provide. Combining this with the design of foundations ensures that the whole steel frame is as efficient as possible.

Industrial Concrete Floors

SDS Consulting can provide consultancy services in the design of industrial concrete floors, pavements, and joint placement.

Basements & Foundations

SDS Consulting benefits from a wealth of specialist experience in the design and construction of basements and specialist foundations. We have been able to successfully provide solutions to projects where other engineers have been either unwilling, or unable to provide the expertise required.

Conservation

SDS Consulting has been involved with a number of important historic structures, some of which have featured in the national press. Our specialist experience has proved invaluable when working with English Heritage, Local Authority conservation officers and Architects to develop sensitive solutions to the various structural issues encountered. We have an in-depth understanding of traditional timber frame design and construction detailing.

Education

SDS Consulting has worked on numerous new-builds, extensions and renovation projects with school buildings in the private, academy and public sectors. Our experience has involved working with traditional construction, steel frame, and timber frame. On a recent £2m school extension project we were engaged to carry out a full re-design of the civil and structural scheme – our solutions saved over £100,000 on the final build cost.

Individual Dwellings

Individual dwellings often provide an extensive range of structural engineering challenges. They are an opportunity to develop solutions that result in elegant buildings constructed around carefully engineered and impressive structures (whether expressed or hidden).

Residential Development

Residential development projects can present extremely challenging structural problems – due to the condition and construction of existing any buildings, site constraints, or complicated ground conditions. Solutions require assessment by experienced engineers in order to maximise the opportunities.

Staircases

Feature staircases often present unique challenges in order to ensure elegance and structural stability

Swimming Pools

There are many structural principles that must be considered when designing and detailing swimming pools – it is not always understood that due to buoyancy swimming pools can sometimes float. We have provided design and detailing for numerous indoor and outdoor swimming pool structures