Masters of Science Engineering in

Structural, from UNSW, Sydney 2018

Rohan Sar Bachelors of technology in Civil

Engineering, from VIT University, India
2015

Mascot, Sydney, NSW 2020 0410126640 rohan317ge@gmail.com linkedin.com/in/rohan-sar- 93617a119

 About me
Being a civil engineering graduate with specialization in structural engineering, I
possess a solid understanding of structural analysis and design of basic structures (steel,
concrete, timber). Always aim to be an excellent team player and perform independently
on projects as well. My industry experience lies within areas of structural engineering,
project coordination and technological sales, fitting me as a prospective junior engineer
to a company.

My passion for pursuing structural engineering has led me to work with a few local
consulting firms based in Sydney, where I have gained exposure to structural analysis
and design based 1st principles of structural engineering and mechanics of solids,
engineering drafting, remedial work of heritage buildings and structural retrofit,
documentation of few commercial & residential projects and multiple site
investigations. I am also trained in using engineering software's such as ETABS, Space
gass, STRAND 7, RAPT, Revit, etc. while during my ongoing engineering positions.

While actively seeking for a solid breakthrough in a structural or civil engineering

company as a graduate or junior engineer, I decided to prepare an engineering portfolio
of mine which displays key projects delivered in industry. These projects have required
me to develop lateral thinking and deep understanding of practical constructability and
fundamental concepts in engineering design. I have also listed few of my site
inspections and civil engineering work details for further reference.
Experience and skills to offer
 Key Projects in portfolio

The listed projects below are some of my highlights so far in my structural engineering career. They have tested and
further reinforced my skills and knowledge in areas of steel, concrete, timber, masonry and aluminium structural
materials and systems.

1. Podium External Façade design for 3 levels of car parking at Gallery House, Hamilton QLD.

2. External façade frame structural design for Auditorium and Car park at USC Mortan Bay Campus, Petrie QLD.

3. Seismic stabilization and retrofit of roof space in Manly Courthouse, Manly, NSW.

4. Structural stabilisation of damaged Balcony for a residential unit at Turramurra.

5. Brick pier stabilization for a damaged brick staircase at Taronga Zoo.

6. Structural design concept of addition and alteration of a residential unit in Kingsford NSW.

7. Progressive collapse analysis of reinforced concrete commercial building using band beam floor system.

8. Structural comparison of Timber-steel composite and concrete-steel composite floor systems exposed to lateral seismic actions in a

multistorey setup.
 Projects in Façade systems

The following projects listed below are part of commercial projects involving façade systems. This happened during my first
internship with SAFE Australia (SafeOz) consulting engineers. I was involved for certain structural aspects of the overall design.

Projects –
1. Podium External Façade design for 3 levels of car parking at Gallery House, Hamilton QLD.

2. External façade system structure design for Carpark at University of Sunshine coast, Brisbane .

My contributions and tasks during my first internship–

3. Assisted Director & senior engineer with structural design calculations and documentation.
4. Conducted structural design analysis and calculations for engineering member load actions and design solution.

5. Practiced in-depth reading & inference of engineering shop drawings.

6. Followed instructions from senior engineer and submitted structural design results on time.
7. Prepared detailed structural design project report, detailed engineering spreadsheets & manual hand calculations.
Podium External Façade design for 3 levels of car parking at Gallery House, Hamilton QLD.
About – The structure being designed has 22 stories and is located on the corner of Barry Parade and Alfred Street, Brisbane,
Queensland, Australia. The podium facade design for exterior perforated aluminium panels at parking levels is about transition.
Approaching the site from the city, the podium reads as several shades of bronze and gold, which reference the screen and glass colours of
the ‘Flatiron’ tower above. As the viewer passes the building heading north-east, the colour of the facade transitions from bronze to silver
until it reads as a unified palette of silver shades, relating to the materiality of the ‘Valley House’ tower.

SAFE Australia (SafeOz) consulting engineers has conducted the structural design calculations for design and certification purposes to
advise the structural adequacy of the above-mentioned Facade aluminium frame structure. The objective of this structural design project
is to advise structural adequacy of the Podium Facade Aluminium frame structure, for Aambianz Pty Ltd, for submission to Brookfield
Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd.

Photo 1. Building exterior aluminium façade Photo 2. Typical perforated aluminium panel Photo 3. Close-up exterior façade panels.
panels arrangement.
Photos obtained and referred to SAFE Australia (SafeOz) project database and records.
Challenge– The perforated aluminium panels needed to be assessed for deflection with serviceability condition under Wind Loading.
Having perforations in the panel, requirement for deflection calculations on panels considering geometric irregularities.

Aim/My role – To assess the structural design of podium facade aluminium structure for proposed development at Portside Wharf Precinct
on the Brisbane river, Brisbane, Australia. My role as a engineering intern was to follow instructions, properly read existing shop drawings
and provide necessary structural calculations for serviceability design check of external façade panels under wind loading.

Project Methodology –

The engineering design required to provide structural adequacy of façade panels was obtained using 1 st principles of structural design and
as per AS 1170.
• The architectural perforated façade aluminium panels were checked against wind loading as per AS 1170.5. The wind load
calculations were conducted according to site at Brisbane.
• The perforated aluminium panels were arranged at 3 levels in the building – podium 1, 2 and 3 at 10600, 13600 & 17450 mm RL.
• There were 8 types of Grade 5005-H34 aluminium façade panels with different dimensions which were each checked against
deflection. Uniform thickness of each panel was 3mm.
• The aluminium panels were connected to vertical Steel Hollow (SHS) sections which were bolted to building slab using chemical
anchoring.
• The wind load was distributed on panels as per tributary area loads. Wind load was effectively reduced to 70% due to perforations
present in panels.
• Since I is a geometric property and cannot be determined without detailed software interpretations, the value of E was assumed to be
70% of original and taken into account in deflection calculations keeping the equation to be closest to 100% accuracy.
• The panels were arranged in alternate arrangement with different camber which was used as limit parameter to deflection checks.
The average camber found to be 128mm.
Diagrams –

Aluminium Panel Facade

Figure 2. Illustrating the Aluminium Panel arrangement incorporated for Podium

Facade parking.

Figure 1. Conceptual Image of the Proposed Gallery

house Development.

Photos obtained and referred to SAFE Australia (SafeOz) project database and records.
Diagrams –
Typical details for façade panels and structural steel framing arrangement. Photos obtained and referred to SAFE Australia (SafeOz)
project database and records.

Figure 5. Illustrating the top sectional

Figure 4. Illustrating the typical façade view of Aluminium Channel member
Aluminum perforated panel . connected with Tek screws to Steel post
member.

Figure 3. Illustrating the elevation

of Aluminium Channel member
connected to vertical steel post for
façade podium.
2. External façade system structure design for Carpark at USC Mortan Bay Campus, Petrie QLD .

About – Stage 1 of USC Mortan Bay campus in Petrie QLD is built over a 10.5 hectares precinct. The foundation building
includes 460 seating capacity auditorium for teaching and community event facilities, Engineering Labs, Libraries and 3-storeyed
parking podium.

Scope – Aambianz Pty Ltd were assigned to design and build external perforated façade for auditorium area and solid aluminium
fins for podium parking. The perforated panels were made of 3mm thick aluminium panels of profiled in inverted V-shape. These
panels were mounted on structural steel frame made of hollow sections. SafeOz was hired by Aambianz to certify these panels and
its associated connections with steel frame for high wind speed pertinent to QLD region.

Aim/my role – I was assigned to conduct deflection analysis of the perforated panels. I also designed the connection of these panels
with main steel frame. I referred AS1170.2 and AS1664.1 to prepare design calculation for the assigned components which formed
part of the main design calculation report.

Project methodology –

Project Solution –
 Projects in Heritage Remedial & structural retrofit

The below mentioned projects were carried by me during my experience with Shreeji Consultants, a local structural
engineering firm which specializes in restoration and preservation work on heritage listed buildings in NSW. The
projects I contributed to required understanding of application of 1 st principles of structural design, reading detailed
architectural drawings, participating in numerous site investigations and even engineering drafting.

Key Projects –
1. Seismic stabilization and retrofit of roof space in Manly Courthouse, Manly, NSW.
2. Structural stabilisation of damaged Balcony for a residential unit at Turramurra.

Other Projects –
3. Brick pier stabilization for a damaged brick staircase at Taronga Zoo.

4. Damage inspection on spalled concrete columns in canteen area, South Strathfield School.

Site Investigations –
5. Seismic stabilization of roof spacing at Mascot public school & St. Vincent's High school.
6. Lighthouse public platform inspection and repair at Darling Harbor.
7. Retaining wall inspection in a Public housing residence at Gosford.
8. Concrete spalling and deterioration assessment and repair at 241 Darlinghurst., Sydney.
Seismic stabilization and retrofit of roof space in Manly Courthouse, Manly, NSW.
About – The current Manly courthouse was opened in 1924 and is located on Belgrave Street. The Courthouse is located alongside the Police
Station, Town Hall and Council Chambers and is a prominent feature of Manly’s commercial area. The original courthouse was opened in 1910. The
building is under heritage listing as per the Heritage council of NSW and as a pert of renovation is undergoing structural remediation and retrofit.
Shreeji Consultants procured the project for providing structural engineering solution to advise the contractors & client with the process of seismic
stabilization and retrofit of roof spacing in Manly Courthouse building.

Photo 1. Masonry chimney near roof spacing Photo 2. Masonry brick exterior walls in the Photo 3. Timber ceiling joists and truss in roof spacing.
of the structure. structure.
Photos obtained and referred to Shreeji Consultants project database and records.

Issue – Complying to guidelines of the Heritage Council of NSW, any heritage listed structure before undergoing renovation must have rectified for
seismic stabilization in an unfortunate cause of earthquake event. The stabilization was heavily required in the roof spacing of the building. The
specific areas requiring retrofit were the Gable wall and chimney connecting the ceiling and roof levels of the building.
The old masonry Gable wall and Chimney were not laterally reinforced with existing building at ceiling and roof levels and failure under any
seismic activity could lead to brittle consequence of members leading to loss of life and property.
Aim – To provide seismic stabilization in the roof spacing of Manly Courthouse building. In an incident of seismic occurrence, the purpose
of Seismic stabilization is to enable transfer of lateral forces from Gable wall and Chimney to the foundation level of the structure through
supporting brick walls in the building.

Challenge – Transferring the lateral forces from the Gable wall and Chimney sub elements to the foundation level of the structure requires
proper structural connection between all intersecting members at both ceiling and roof levels. Existing roof structure has old ceiling timber
joists and truss frame members supporting the entire roof spacing which is structurally inadequate in seismic occurrence. The chimney
substructure needs stabilization and lateral connection to ceiling level for seismic load transfer acting as a cantilever member and brittle in
nature.

Project Methodology –
The key strategy implemented to provide structural stability and retrofit to the existing roof spacing was obtained through engineering
method of structural bracing. The bracing will be provided at the ceiling, roof and near critical Chimney region. The bracing will act as
diaphragm action allowing critical seismic lateral loads to be transferred via existing brick walls to the foundation level. The details of
providing the bracing will be discussed below.

1. The load paths and actions were decided from existing structural configuration, specifically at ceiling, roof and chimney level. The
chimney being a cantilever structure is most prone to brittle failure during seismic occurrence.
2. Seismic self weight & additional Loads were decided as per 1 st principles of structural analysis and following AS 1170.
3. The Gable wall was stabilized by connecting it to roof via 100*5 mm Circular hollow section (CHS) to the Ridge level and via 75*75*6
mm Equal Angle sections to the existing timber joists at ceiling level.
4. The ceiling level will be braced using speed bracing as per Pryda guidelines Industry standards and method of tension bracing. The
speed bracing will act as diaphragm floor to transfer loads from Gable wall to adjacent brick walls to foundation.
5. The Roof level will be braced using 90*90*8 Equal Angle sections at section 2 of the Truss region as per Roof Plan diagram and will
transfer forces from Gable wall to foundation level in tension bracing.
6. The chimney region connected to ceiling bracing using plywood bracing. The Plywood used will be a blocked 12 mm F17 grade with
2.8 * 35mm Galvanised nails at 75mm spacing.
7. The Chimney will be additionally stabilized inserting a CHS section and grouting till 3ooo mm level till ceiling.
8. Steel and timber Plywood structural design checks were performed as per AS 4100 and proprietary guidelines for Plywood design
Australia.
Diagrams –
The following diagrams below outline the various engineering design solutions executed for construction. The engineering shop
drawings were produced by myself at Shreeji Consultants using Revit software. The below 3 diagrams show the plan levels for Roof,
Ceiling and the plywood near the Chimney region.
Structural stabilisation for damaged Balcony in a residential unit at Turramurra .

About – A residential apartment located at 1st level in an apartment building along Pacific Highway Turramurra, Sydney required
structural consultation specifically for destabilized balcony area. The unit was part of a apartment building consisting brick masonry
structure with concrete slab. The client which is the owner of the unit required structural advise from Shreeji Consultants before
carrying out any structural repair and retrofit.

Photo 1. Cracks appearing in exterior parapet walls Photo 2. Visible crack on top edge of Photo 3. Exterior view of balcony and
of the balcony due to deflection of slab. balcony wall sill. general apartment building.
Photos obtained and referred to Shreeji Consultants project database and records.

Issue – The slab in the existing balcony experienced deflection and visible cracks along a side of parapet brick walls surrounding it.
The deflection led to movement of parapet walls making them unstable for habitual use and posing a potential safety hazard.
Aim – Client required complete enclosure and stabilization of existing destabilized balcony into a stable habitual area. Shreeji Consultants
were tasked to provide adequate structural stabilization measures to enclose and remediate the balcony area in such a manner that the
primary load distribution and bearing is done with new supporting members and frame system.

Project Methodology –
Considering the visible cracks and instability in the brick parapet walls, there is a deflection failure in the balcony slab. In order to rectify
and remediate the structure, the existing slab needs stabilized with proper structural measures. One of the key principles in remedial
engineering is sometimes to utilize existing structural resources to remediate the broken members.
After careful investigation it was decided to tie the existing balcony slab to the top ceiling slab which happens to be in suitable condition.
Timber stud wall framing was decided to be implemented to enclose and stabilize the existing balcony.

Below listed the project details –

1. The client needed an architectural and structural solution for the balcony enclosure. There was a requirement for complete balcony
enclosure with a front facing window and provision for Air conditioning unit supported on side wall. I carried out detail drawings for
both using Revit software creating 2-D shop drawings for construction.
2. Based upon measured dimensions, existing site conditions and plan layout, Timber stud wall system was proposed consisting of 90*45
mm vertical studs at 900mm c/c spacing. The studs were connected to 90*50mm timber bottom wall plate and 2*90*50 mm
timber top wall plates using M12 stainless steel chemical anchors @900mm c/c spacing directly into the concrete.
3. Timber studs were connected with secondary 90*45mm timber noggins to reduce effective lengths of members in flexural bending
action.
4. Provision for AC unit of 600*900mm was incorporated in side wall elevation connecting to timber stud wall system using M12 bolts
and 75*75*5 angle cleats on four supporting points.
5. The primary load calculations were due to wind loading and human balustrade load as per AS1170.5 and AS1170.2. Structural
analysis was carried out based on 1st principles of structural engineering & excel spreadsheets for detailed calculations.
6. A gap of 50mm between brick balustrade and timber stud wall system was considered to ensure complete isolation of brick wall.
7. New window frame with glazing and cladding solutions were provided as part of architectural drawings. Architectural details for
window frame is provided in construction drawings.
8. Provisions for damp proofing and insulation was considered as a part of construction drawings.
Detailed drawings –
The below drawings consist of balcony structural plan, structural details, architectural front and side elevations.
Photos obtained and referred to Shreeji Consultants project database and records.
Brick pier stabilization for a damaged brick staircase at Taronga Zoo.

About – The first public zoo in New South Wales (NSW) officially opened in Sydney in 1884 on a site known as Billy Goat Swamp in Moore
Park, operated by the Zoological Society of NSW which was founded in March 1879.  In 1913, Management of the zoo passed to a Trust
named the New Zoological Gardens Trust which became the Taronga Zoological Park Trust. Taronga Zoo Sydney was officially opened on
October 7th, 1916. Recognized as the leading Australian zoo facility. It contains some remarkable and unusual structures, many of them
deliberately exotic or grand in their presentation. It demonstrates present and past zoological practices, both for the exhibits and the manner in
which they are displayed. Many parts of the zoo are under heritage listing as per Heritage Council of NSW.

Photo 1. Brick Pier detached from Photo 2. Cracks appearing in staircase due to Photo 3. Structural cracks visible on walls.
existing staircase. foundation failure or moisture problems.
Photos obtained and referred to Shreeji Consultants project database and records.

Issue – A part of a staircase near the new African exhibit appears to be structurally damaged showing signs of settlement failure, thermal
expansion and crack development. The brick pier supporting part of staircase was completely broken. This was an issue of life and safety at
the zoo. The management at Taronga Zoo decided to approach Shreeji Consultants for immediate damage/structural investigation of the whole
staircase and provide detailed structural repair solution specifically for the broken brick pier.
Aim – To provide structural stabilization to broken brick pier supporting the existing staircase.

Project methodology –
Structural design concept of addition and alteration of existing house in Kingsford, NSW

About – The existing house in 118 Cottenham Avenue, Kingsford NSW is a single storey brick masonry structure with raised
timber floor resting on brick piers and strip footing under. The owner insisted to modify the existing layout by extending the
kitchen and dinning area and also adding first floor level.

Scope – SafeOz was assigned the task to provide structural solution for alteration of existing ground floor layout and addition
of light-weight first floor level. The structural adequacy of existing building were to checked for additional load. The soil
characteristics of the lot consisted of marine grade sandy soil. Adequate footing system were to be designed to carry external
double brick masonry wall to match existing brick wall. Internal raised flooring were designed as timber floor resting on
brick piers and strip footing under. First floor timber floor framing consisted a mix of timber LVL bearers and steel beams.
The new roof for the first floor consisted of stick framed light-weight timber roof with tiled roofing.

Aim – I was assigned the task to design the raised timber floor for kitchen and dinning area extension. I referred AS1170.1
and AS1720.1 to prepare design calculations of floor joists and timber bearers. I also prepared sketches which formed part of
the complete structural package for construction.
Site investigations