Services

RW Clarke Ltd provides a comprehensive range of structural engineering services including:

Design

• Calculate the strength of existing floors and advise on the size and type
of demolition plant that can be safely used. Advise on back-propping, type
and layout options.

• Demonstrate by calculation the safety of a pre-weakened structure.

• Temporary works design for wall removal and temporary openings to
allow debris removal and machine access including propping and needling.

• Temporary works design for shoring basement walls and under-pinning.

• Temporary works design for bracing systems providing stability in
refurbishment and demolition.

• Design of working platforms / embankments for tracked plant.

• Design of temporary ramps for transferring plant from floor to floor inside
buildings.

• Provide 2D and 3D drawings and illustrations in AutoCAD, Tekla and
Visio to communicate demolition sequences and methods.

• Provide 3D collapse simulations with animated movie output in real time.

Reports

• Structural Survey Reports

• Feasibility studies considering alternative demolition options and methods with recommendations that cause least risk and least disturbance to neighbours.

• Survey and assess reported dangerous structures and provide technical judgement as required by the Building act 1984 and provide advice on emergency measures.

• Act as an Expert Witness regarding structural failures.

Advice

• Advise on demolition sequences and the preparation of detailed method statements and risk assessments, especially for complex structures, party wall situations and refurbishment schemes.

• Advise on pre-weakening options associated with the controlled use of explosives.

• Advise on safe, efficient and effective collapse mechanisms such as hingeing, launching and pulling.

• Advising on the most suitable methods for dealing with pre-stressed and post-tensioned structural elements and other ‘special structures’.

• Review demolition methods and sequences providing an independent opinion and confirmation that the proposals are safe.

• Provide structural advice and help for organising lifting plans