Structural Engineering Design
We develop structural solutions targeting safety and efficiency, coordinated with the architectural system, construction requirements, and applicable codes.
Service scope
Core deliverables
Foundation, column, beam, slab, and detail drawings
Option review, value engineering, and coordination with architecture and MEP
What this service strengthensDocumented design verification within scopeMore efficient structural solutionsBetter multidisciplinary coordination
Technical documentation
Our technical record includes these types of multidisciplinary outputs. Project-sensitive drawings are not published without the applicable usage permission.
- Foundation, grade-beam, and reinforcement drawings
- Column, beam, slab, and connection details
- Structural steel, stair, and connection details
- Precast elements and opening coordination
Delivery method
From design inputs to coordinated structural details
- 01
Confirm the inputs
Review architecture, use, loads and available ground information, identifying missing design inputs.
- 02
Review systems and options
Define the structural system and review options around the space plan and construction requirements.
- 03
Analyse and coordinate
Develop analysis and design, coordinating structural elements and openings with architecture and MEP.
- 04
Issue drawings and details
Document foundations, members, reinforcement, details and design assumptions within the required package.
Common questions
Can AYM review an existing structural design?
A defined review can be carried out using the relevant drawings, calculations and design basis. The scope distinguishes document review, redesign and assessment of an existing structure.
Does designing an alteration establish the condition of an existing building?
An existing building requires information about the current structure and may need inspection or further investigation. We identify necessary inputs and assessment limits; alteration drawings alone do not address every aspect of existing condition.
What to prepare for our first discussion
A short brief is enough to start. We will confirm which records are needed after understanding your scope.
- Current architectural drawings, building uses and number of storeys
- Available ground investigation report and site information
- Previous structural drawings and calculations for review or alteration
- Description of alterations, openings or special load requirements
From a new requirement to a documented design check
New roof equipment: what does the designer need before changing the design?
During a hypothetical building design, equipment is added to the roof after the structural drawings have been issued. Its total weight alone does not describe how loads reach the structure. Equipment data, position and support arrangement must be established before the change can be assessed.
- Inputs: Versioned drawings, calculations and design basis; equipment loads for the applicable conditions; support positions, fixing and vibration requirements; and their relationship to structural members and openings.
- Check: The responsible structural designer reviews the load path, distribution and relevant effects against the project design basis. Identify missing supplier data and MEP interfaces. Roof area or total equipment weight alone cannot establish acceptance.
- Design action: Document the effect of the change, assess design options with the relevant disciplines, complete the supplier information and issue updated details after specialist review. This example provides no installation or strengthening instructions.
- Closure evidence: Drawings, calculations and details linked by revision, loads with identified sources, and a review record and authorized decision within the project scope, stating any remaining reservations.
This is a design-development example, not confirmation that an existing building can carry additional loads. Existing-structure assessment may require condition records, inspection and testing as a separate scope; safety or remaining life cannot be concluded from this example.
MEP equipment and system design · Engineering assessment and reporting
Reference: National Manual for Project Management — EXPRO. A method reference for recording design inputs and review outputs. Applicable codes and inputs are established for each project; the example is not a design approval or an AYM project result.