Join us as we review a case study on how to incorporate architectural vision within the realities of design constraints and project timelines

The design of the Sydney Football Stadium (SFS) presented many structural engineering challenges as the designers worked to incorporate both the architectural vision and a structure that could be designed and built in a compressed program. Structural engineering challenges included:

Sensitivity of the foundations,
The superstructure permanent movement joint philosophy
Designing for the interaction between the roof and the superstructure
Dynamic Analysis of the bowl
Using a digital workflow in the roof design
The structural analysis and design team needed to consider many engineering complexities to ensure that the best value for money structure could be delivered. The team’s innovation when looking at the most time consuming and costly components of the stadium included developing digital tools to achieve the ambitious design and construct time frame.

Speakers
Robert Feng MIEAust
Structural Engineer, Building Structures
Robert is a Structural Engineer with six years of experience in the consulting industry. Robert has a proven track record of structural design, document coordination and stakeholder liaison.

Nick Farrell
Associate, Building Structures
Nick specialises in Structural Engineering with experience in the design of reinforced and post-tensioned concrete, structural steel, masonry, and glass structures. He has applied this specialisation across several tall, medium, and low-rise commercial, residential and institutional building structures.

Jane Joubert MIEAust
Senior Engineer, Building Structures
Jane is a Senior Engineer for Buildings Structures with Aurecon with experience in the recreational, industrial, and commercial sectors. Jane has the technical and practical ability to design steel and concrete structures and supervise the construction phase of projects. She is a skilled communicator with the ability to facilitate diverse parties from the design coordination to the construction phase of the project.

Michael Chernavsky CPEng
Lead Engineer, Building Structures
Michael Chernyavsky is an award-winning structural engineer with extensive experience delivering iconic infrastructure projects in Australia, such as Sydney Metro’s Central Station, Sydney Football Stadium and Bankwest Stadium. As Lead Design and Site Engineer on these complex projects, Michael’s ability to understand project constraints and opportunities holistically from architectural aspirations to construction practicalities have contributed to innovative, sustainable and economic design solutions of essential public infrastructure for the people of Sydney. Michael is also an industry partner, mentor, guest lecturer, tutor and research collaborator with leading universities in Australia.