Sending structural components from US to Australia
Sending structural components from US to Australia
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I am in the process of designing an ACHE that will be installed in Australia. My ACHE has walkways, ladders, motor removal beams, and a support structure for the cooler's tube bundles. Are there any major difference between the structural standards of Australia i.e AS-1657, AS-1170, AS-1554, AS-4100 vs what we use in the US i.e. AWS, ASTM-123, AISC, etc. I don't have these AS-XXXX standard references and wanted to know is there a summary sheet anywhere with the differences?






RE: Sending structural components from US to Australia
RE: Sending structural components from US to Australia
The best approach is to engage an Australian engineer to check your design against Australian requirements. This lesson has been learned lots of times with lots of pain.
RE: Sending structural components from US to Australia
I am over agreeing with you.
Twistedsteel,
However I agree with hokie again. I also vouch for his statement, I make a small amount of money reviewing designs from other countries and upgrading to meet the requirements of Aust codes and BCA. The main difference in my opinion is the wind code and BCA requirements.
An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made in a very narrow field
RE: Sending structural components from US to Australia
RE: Sending structural components from US to Australia
RE: Sending structural components from US to Australia
RE: Sending structural components from US to Australia
If you're sending large structural components of a device from the US to Australia, it probably is not a cheap device, so spend a few dollars and get a local engineer to review and validate the design.
RE: Sending structural components from US to Australia
RE: Sending structural components from US to Australia
Hokie and RE are absolutely correct to get an Australian engineer involved.
RE: Sending structural components from US to Australia
I missed that part of your last post re the PV
RE: Sending structural components from US to Australia
RE: Sending structural components from US to Australia
Ron
RE: Sending structural components from US to Australia
RE: Sending structural components from US to Australia
You should discuss this with your customer and tell him frankly what your problem is. The appropriate assistance is certainly available, but will depend on the location (state), type of customer (industrial, government, commercial), maybe other things. If you want to tell us the general location and type of project, maybe we can help. No point in us suggesting an engineer in Perth who does shopping centres if your customer is a coal miner in central Queensland.
RE: Sending structural components from US to Australia
An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made in a very narrow field