Quay Quarter Tower, Sydney – conservation, life extension and upgrade using live digital twinning

Author: Nimal J Perera, Murray Middleton, Reza Hassani and Marco Ficca

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3 October 2023

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Quay Quarter Tower, Sydney – conservation, life extension and upgrade using live digital twinning

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Nimal J Perera, Murray Middleton, Reza Hassani and Marco Ficca
Date published
3 October 2023
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Nimal J Perera, Murray Middleton, Reza Hassani and Marco Ficca

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 101, Issue 10, 2023, Page(s) 34-41

Date published

3 October 2023

Author

Nimal J Perera, Murray Middleton, Reza Hassani and Marco Ficca

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 101, Issue 10, 2023, Page(s) 34-41

Price

Standard: £9.95 + VAT
Members/Subscribers: Free

This article describes the feasibility studies, investigations, analysis, structural health monitoring, digital twinning, and structural adequacy verification of the repurposed 50-storey Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney, Australia.

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This article describes the feasibility studies, investigations, analysis, structural health monitoring, digital twinning, and structural adequacy verification of the repurposed 50-storey Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney, Australia.

The design life of the retained building was extended by 50 years with minimum structural intervention. The adaptive reuse increased the net lettable area from 45 000m2 to 90 000m2. The 45-year-old retained components provided structural integrity for the accelerated construction programme and 80% of the lateral strength and stiffness with minimum intervention for the upgraded building.

The digital twinning technology facilitated safe and speedy construction and conserved 12 079t of embodied carbon, with a carbon footprint for the gross internal area of 247kgCO2e/m2. The innovative engineering processes enabled the client, AMP, to achieve its aspirations for a unique world-class commercial building using a comprehensive approach to reducing embodied and operational carbon.

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