Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Hydraulics engineer question 8Mar 09, 2020 1:06 pm The Hydraulics/stormwater Is required as part of the Building Application (BA) And unless the plans are certified by a civil engineer the drainer will be unable to certify CDC Unfortunately, that's the way it is, the Building Surveyor will approve the Engineers Drawings/Details and if the works has been completed it will probably need to be inspected as well Chers Chris Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Hydraulics engineer question 9Mar 09, 2020 1:11 pm StructuralBIMGuy The Hydraulics/stormwater Is required as part of the Building Application (BA) And unless the plans are certified by a civil engineer the drainer will be unable to certify CDC Unfortunately, that's the way it is, the Building Surveyor will approve the Engineers Drawings/Details and if the works has been completed it will probably need to be inspected as well Chers Chris So if I understand you correctly, if plans go to DA, council civil engineer will approve designs and inspect and certify the work once done? Cheers Brickface Re: Hydraulics engineer question 10Mar 09, 2020 2:41 pm DA is planning applications Site plan, Elevations, floor plans BA is the building application requiring DA + Energy, Stormater, Engineering, Geotech, NCC compliance checks, etc The Councils engineer might do a quick assessment of the plan? but Engineering and Hydraulics designs certifications are now done independently I've been told the council doesn't have the resources nor time, that's how it's here but it may differ elsewhere Cheers Chris Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs 4 16736 3 6408 The engineering is the engineering. It's irrelevant how much material you have. Unless it fits the requirements of your design the engineer can't "make"it work. You might… 7 9688 |