DANIEL VYDEN
Partner
BE(Hons) I CPEng I MIEAust I NER I RPEQ I BSPTas
Daniel is a chartered civil & structural engineer with expertise in civil & structural design, investigations, consulting & project management.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil & Structural) – Hons
Chartered Professional Engineer (CPENG)
National Engineering Register – (NER)
Registered Professional Engineer, QLD – (RPEQ)
Building Services Provider, TAS – (BSPTas)
Memberships
Engineers Australia (EA) – MIEAust
Employment History
Triaxial Consulting, Adelaide SA
Bryant Concepts, SA
DKVC, SA
Notable Projects
Project Rainbow, White Sands SA
Structural Design Lead Engineer
Civil & structural design and documentation of the 13-level mill building, inground hoppers, silo stands, various warehouses and 45 silos and associated walkways. The new $53 million facility will be utilised by Ingham’s for the production of high-quality animal feed, with a capacity to produce 100 tons of feed per hour:
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Structural design of large structures.
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Mechanical equipment supports design and coordination.
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Design of deep hopper pit.
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Design of large silo support structures and footings.
Providing a structural design that was correct while coordinating with an ever-changing mechanical equipment design and layout.
Tan Burrup Ammonia Nitrate Bulk Storage Facility, Burrup Peninsula WA
Structural Design Lead Engineer
The design of a large 48 metre clear span building with 15 metre eaves in a D cyclonic wind region (the highest cyclonic wind speed requirements in Australia):
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Structural design of large span structures.
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Large spans with large wind loads.
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The coating systems for the steel structure in the open bulk ammonia nitrate environment.
Due to the cyclonic rating there were extremely large uplift loads for the project. A footing system was designed which included the design and testing of rock anchors to greatly reduce the required rock excavation for footings.
Cavpower Project, Adelaide SA
Structural Design Lead Engineer
Cavill Power Maintenance and Dyno Testing Facility, Grand Junction Rd Gepps Cross. The design aspects for this project included 32 tonne overhead gantry cranes, 10 tonne jib cranes, 40 tonne axle load forklifts and two truck engine dynos with large torque loads;
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Structural design of structures with large loads and vibrations.
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Structure supported many overhead and jib cranes.
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Large loading to concrete slabs.
It was important to ensure that the movement and deflections were kept to a tight specification for large dyno and crane loads.
Technical Skills
INDUSTRY SECTOR
Civil
Commercial & Retail
Community, Sport & Recreation
Food & Hospitality
Health, Aged Care & Education
Industrial
Materials Handling & Winery Design
Mining & Resources
Remedial
Residential
STRUCTURAL DESIGN & PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Aluminium
Anchor certifications
Anchor systems
Concrete – post tensioned
Concrete – precast
Concrete – reinforced
Concrete – steel composite
Facade
Foundations
Masonry – clay
Masonry – concrete
Pre-engineering buildings
Retaining walls
Steel
Temporary structures
Timber
Timber framing
CIVIL DESIGN / DRAFTING
Minor subdivisions pavements
On-site retention
On-site detention
Roads
Stormwater
CERTIFICATES
WHS – white card
PROGRAMS
AutoCAD
CORD
Microstran
SAP 2000
SLOG
Space Gass
Structural Toolkit