This event will highlight the key analysis/design, installation and different types of shoring and propping, showing proprietary products available and innovations used in landmark projects in Australia.

Ying will present on geotechnical engineering considerations which need to be considered before designing temporary shoring including Geotechnical parameters, influence of surcharge, understanding of soil phenomenon such as heave, use of wall analysis models, benching/batter, etc.

You will hear from Sudhir who will present on the latest shoring and propping equipment used in Australia and Harsh will will present a case study on the London Hotel and the use of a propping system as temporary retention for the basement excavation works for this unique project.

Ying Tay MIEAust CPEng NER APEC Engineer IntPE(Aus)

Principal Geotechnical Engineer, Golder Associates

Ying is a Principal Geotechnical Engineer at Golder Associates, with over 20 years’ experience in related fields of geotechnical and groundwater engineering consultancy for projects in the Middle East, United Kingdom and Australia; and a further 4 years’ experience in academia.

Ying’s leadership experience includes technical delivery for the geotechnical design of major urban buildings and infrastructure projects. Her technical expertise includes soil-structure interaction analysis, of deep basement and foundations, bilateral pile load testing, ground improvement, and implementation of remediation strategy for sites with geo-hazard profiles such as voiding, compressible soils and high groundwater table.

Sudhir Raina MIEAust CPEng NER

Engineering Product Manager, Coates Hire

Sudhir is a highly experienced Civil Engineer with an MBA from the University of Technology, Sydney. He has worked as a Chartered Engineer and has accreditation in Geotech, Civil, and Structural Engineering. He has experience in construction, consulting and in the design of Temporary Structures for use in Ground and Structural support systems. For the last sixteen years, he has been dealing with Structural Propping and Shoring applications for a myriad of uses across Australia. He has Patents for the design of lightweight Structural Propping and the revolutionary boltless connection for Propping systems.

Harsh Bhambra

Project Engineer, Delta Group

Harsh is a Project Engineer, who is specialised in basement excavations for the Delta Group and is responsible for liaising with clients, engineering consulting companies and contractors.

Harsh monitors the day-to-day activities on site as part of the construction sequence and proposes solutions to problems that arise on site. Harsh has experience in working with various soil strata, including the Coode Island Silt. He recently completed “The London Basement Project” which was an internally propped basement.