Angus Mcfarlane Email & Phone Number

Australia

As a structural engineering specialist, my remit is mainly Australia-wide but with occasional projects elsewhere in the world.

Australia

As Structural Engineering Leader, my remit at Laing O’Rourke (LOR) is Australia-wide. Current work includes value engineering of projects - usually by introducing Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) methodology and finding solution to site problems.Project highlights are summarised below:• 100 Mount Street, North Sydney, Australia: A 37-storey office tower that being jointly developed by LOR and Dexus. I carried out an assessment of the design and construction… Show more As Structural Engineering Leader, my remit at Laing O’Rourke (LOR) is Australia-wide. Current work includes value engineering of projects - usually by introducing Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) methodology and finding solution to site problems.Project highlights are summarised below:• 100 Mount Street, North Sydney, Australia: A 37-storey office tower that being jointly developed by LOR and Dexus. I carried out an assessment of the design and construction methodology and the results from my assessment are:– The rock anchors proposed for the foundations were deleted.– The project would benefit greatly from increased use of DfMA methodology and a rationalisation of the design to include DfMA is currently underway. This includes a structural steel option that should achieve a programme saving of 11-12 weeks and a cost saving of approximately $12M.• Recent peer review of high-rise projects includes:– A 100-storey, 320m tall residential building in Melbourne. This project is currently confidential.– Downtown Development in Auckland. Although not high-rise this 40-storey, 168 m tall office building will be the tallest building in New Zealand.My proposal of utilising the fire water tanks on the roofs of the above buildings as tuned sloshing dampers to reduce wind accelerations and improve occupant comfort was adopted by the design team.• Optimisation of structural elements of the redeployable solar-diesel hybrid power plants, which includes the following:– 50% reduction in the weight of steel required for the structural frames.– Investigation into the viability of using FRP in the structural elements.• Cape Lambert B Package 3, WA: In conjunction with WA project engineers, I was responsible for the development of a “Module Temporary Bracing Toolkit.” The “Toolkit” is intended to minimise the amount of temporary transportation steel used in structural steelwork, pre-assembled units (PAUs) in major civil engineering projects. Show less

Dubai, Uae And Seoul, South Korea

Jazan Marine Terminal, Jeddah, KSA: A new 400M gallons per day oil refinery project for Saudi Aramco. Besix are constructing the port facilities for the refinery as part of a JV with Hanwha. I was seconded to Hanwha, Seoul, as Technical Manager responsible for the civil and structural design of the port facilities.– As part of my duties on this project, I prepared a technical assessment to replace the original design of Monel sheathing for the steel tube piles with a new design… Show more Jazan Marine Terminal, Jeddah, KSA: A new 400M gallons per day oil refinery project for Saudi Aramco. Besix are constructing the port facilities for the refinery as part of a JV with Hanwha. I was seconded to Hanwha, Seoul, as Technical Manager responsible for the civil and structural design of the port facilities.– As part of my duties on this project, I prepared a technical assessment to replace the original design of Monel sheathing for the steel tube piles with a new design incorporating an epoxy paint system and cathodic protection to the steel tube piles. Additionally, composite concrete-filled steel tubes were used in the upper portion of the piles.– My assessment indicated cost savings of many millions of dollars and a 6-month saving in the construction programme for the port facilities. Show less

Dubai, Uae

For ease of reference, my experience is grouped into building, water, rail and forensic engineering projects during the period from 2004 to present. Projects prior to 2004 are described in my CV.BUILDING DESIGN PROJECTS2011: Atasehir Gardens, Istanbul, Turkey.2011: Pentominium Tower, Dubai, UAE. 2010 to 2012: ADNOC HQ, Abu Dhabi, UAE.2004 to 2010: Burj Khalifa Tower, Dubai, UAE.2008 to 2009: Al Quds Tower, Doha, Qatar.WATER INDUSTRY PROJECTS2012: Mega… Show more For ease of reference, my experience is grouped into building, water, rail and forensic engineering projects during the period from 2004 to present. Projects prior to 2004 are described in my CV.BUILDING DESIGN PROJECTS2011: Atasehir Gardens, Istanbul, Turkey.2011: Pentominium Tower, Dubai, UAE. 2010 to 2012: ADNOC HQ, Abu Dhabi, UAE.2004 to 2010: Burj Khalifa Tower, Dubai, UAE.2008 to 2009: Al Quds Tower, Doha, Qatar.WATER INDUSTRY PROJECTS2012: Mega Reservoirs, Doha, Qatar.2011 to 2012: Muharraq STP & Sewage Conveyance, Bahrain. Jun to Nov 2011: STEP Tunnel, Abu Dhabi, UAE.RAIL PROJECTS2012: Red & Golden Lines, Doha Metro, Qatar.2011 to 2012: Lusail, LRT, Doha, Qatar.2010: The Green Line, Dubai Metro, UAE.FORENSIC ENGINEERINGFeb to Apr 2011: STP-2, The Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE.Mar to Oct 2010: Central Market, Abu Dhabi, UAE.Oct 2009: Pentominium Tower, Dubai, UAE.Mar 2009 to Jan 2011: Barwa City Phase 1, Doha, Qatar.PROJECTS PRIOR TO 2004DESIGN MANAGER2001 and 2003: Dubai Festival City, UAE.2001 to 2002: Dubai Marina Districts 4EFGH and 7Y, UAE.1999 to 2000: Sharjah Cement Factory, UAE. PROJECT ENGINEER1996 to 1999: Emirates Towers, Dubai, UAE. Show less

Burj Al Arab, Dubai, Uae

Responsible to my team leader for the detailed structural design of a significant portion of the concrete elements of the Burj Al Arab including: the piled raft foundation; the basement substructure to resist 8m head of seawater and the permanent access bridge.

Riyadh, Kindom Of Saudi Arabia

1994: Various Bridges, KSA.Design of three prestressed concrete bridges in KSA. The bridges were mainly of prestressed box girder construction. My most innovative project was the dualling of a 100m long single carriageway wadi bridge by utilising the existing bridge structure as a permanent shutter for the new bridge. This was built at half the cost of providing a new bridge alongside the existing bridge.1993: Taiba 2, Madinah, KSA.Design of a 21-storey residential and… Show more 1994: Various Bridges, KSA.Design of three prestressed concrete bridges in KSA. The bridges were mainly of prestressed box girder construction. My most innovative project was the dualling of a 100m long single carriageway wadi bridge by utilising the existing bridge structure as a permanent shutter for the new bridge. This was built at half the cost of providing a new bridge alongside the existing bridge.1993: Taiba 2, Madinah, KSA.Design of a 21-storey residential and commercial building in reinforced concrete. My design of an interactive raft foundation enabled cost savings of two-thirds when compared with conventional solutions resulting in savings that were more than our entire fee for the project. Show less

Msc, Structural Engineering, Distinction

Dissertation on Emirates Towers, Dubai, UAE

Bsc (Hons), Civil Engineering, 2Nd Class Honours

Dissertation in finite element analysis of reinforced concrete brackets