ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE

Civil engineering organises the movement and retention of natural materials, people and goods. This work is achieved through the spatial integration of structures and flow paths. Novel rely on life cycle thinking, with learning-from-nature, self-regulating systems and the ease of operation and maintenance, for:

• Bulk water supply, distribution, sewerage collection and handling
• Water sensitive urban design, stormwater attenuation and water quality objectives
• Traffic and transportation planning, road structures and pavement design
• Geotechnical investigation for foundation of earth and concrete structures

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Virtual Consulting Engineers blends industry experience with first principles through all project stages, from inception to design and construction. We combine judicious use of standard designs with customised spreadsheets and software packages:

• EPA-SWMM (Storm Water Management Model) is used for analysis and design of open channel flows, for stormwater and sewerage, from steady state to peak propagation
• EPA Net is used to model flow of water through networks
• SLOPE/W is used to analyse stability of earth structures
• AutoCAD and Civil3D is used to integrate design and drafting

Our contract documentation is rooted in SANS 1200 Standardised Specification for Civil Engineering Construction, which is augmented or exchanged with the different parts of SANS 2001 Construction Works for technical descriptions of materials and workmanship. We also provide in-house quantity surveying services.