AS 4100 – Steel Structures
When you think steel structures, you think of: Bridges, Buildings, Industrial facilities Mezzanine floors, Crane runways, Portal frames At Practical, we start by thinking of the AS 4100 as guidance and minimum safety standards for structural engineers. How we should analyse the steel structures and how steel beams and...
Scissor Lift Design
Mechanical concepts are sometimes tricky to envisage, involving moving parts and changing geometry. Our engineers at Practical have recently found a use for their primary school craft skills by developing a paddle pop stick concept of a scissor lift design. The team found it surprisingly useful during the design...
A Very Practical Tank Design
Vortex Group operates in some of the harshest environments across the country and needs its equipment to perform regardless the conditions. Working in collaboration to design a resilient tank to suit any condition was no easy feat, and when we say any condition, we mean any. The new Silt...
Practical Engineering Provides Another Speedy Design to Meet Client Delivery
Mud Cube Skid Designed in One Week Practical Engineering recently partnered with sludge dewatering specialists Conhur to design, certify and draft a new Mud Cube Skid. It sounds straight forward… however, the design and drawing package had to be completed in one week to meet an urgent client delivery....
Resistor Enclosure Certification
Practical Engineering Australia can meet all your hot-rolled structural steel requirements, but did you know we also design and certify cold-formed carbon and stainless steel structures? Resistor enclosures like these are certified for cyclonic wind regions and high seismicity. Thanks Fortress Resistors for partnering with us. For more information...
Fuel Test pressure Vessel Design and Design Verification
Practical Engineering Australia can meet your needs for AS 1210 pressure vessel design and design verification for all shapes and sizes, but did you know we also design tanks that meet requirements of AS 1692 as well? Thanks Banlaw for partnering with us. Alongside design, we also project manage...
Nitrogen Generator Twin Skid Design and Construct
Practical Engineering was recently engaged by Air Liquide Australia to design and construct a pair of portable skids to house nitrogen gas generating equipment. The bespoke design of the skids allowed easy transportation to site though twist locks and lashing points integrated in the skids’ structure while also conforming...
6m Duct Articulating Extension Arm
Practical Engineering were engaged by Fantech Pty. Ltd. to design a 6m articulating steel extension arm that would support Ø500 ducting to extract diesel fumes from V/Line trains while they are idling in a train depot. Fantech contacted Practical Engineering to develop this design as the extension arm that...
Internship at Practical Engineering Australia
“During my internship at Practical Engineering Australia (PEA) I have been exposed to a wide range of experiences and professional engineering practices. University offers a great foundational understanding of the theoretical concepts behind engineering work but what an engineer does on a day to day basis can remain somewhat...
Drone inspections
Much to the delight of a room full of engineers, PEA has recently acquired a new toy and this particular gliding-gadget sounds more like a swarm of angry wasps than anything else in our tool cupboard. Site inspections involving difficult-to-reach places always represent a compromise on safety or involve...
