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 Charles Rickard, MSc, CEng, MICE, FIStruct.E, FIE (AUST)
Specialist Engineer in Structural,Civil,Façade,Geotechnical and Diagnostic Work
Charles graduated from Surrey University, UK with a Master of Science (Distinction) in Structural Engineering in 1975,having completed a batchelor of science in Civil Engineering the previous year.
He undertook his initial 3 years of engineering training with Taylor Woodrow, the international engineering group. By 1982, after an 18 month stay with Alan Baxter and Associates , he had progressed to the position of London Associate with White Young Consulting Group[now called White Young Green]. His major responsibility with that company was the engineering design and management of construction for the $100 million (1980 prices) town centre development in Basildon, UK as well as a 3 month stint in Qatar designing a new palace for the Emir.
In 1984, he moved to Australia to set up Rickard and Partners Pty Ltd , subsequently known as Bonacci Rickard and then Rickard Hails Moretti Pty Ltd. Over a period of 22 years, the company offered civil, structural, façade and building diagnostic consultancy services in two different divisions with a turnover in excess of $3.0 million. The team utilised the very latest in design and drafting computer technology. Their clients covered the public and private sector ,project values ranging up to $200 million in value.
In June 2006, Rickard Hails Moretti Pty Ltd split Engineering and Diagnostics in to two separate businesses, Charles progressively reduced his involvement to occasional consultancy and reference up to December 07. Charles is now a sole practitioner based in Neutral Bay. He enjoys a contract as required arrangement with Connell Wagner[now called Aurecon] as an engineering consultant, but also works with a select group including :-
• Compass Pools Australia
• NSW Department of Commerce
• Office of Fair Trading
His enclosed C.V. provides a list of the many projects of all types on which he has worked .Further he is an acknowledged expert in the field of facades, in particular glass reinforced concrete and reinforced plastics. He has recently completed commissions in Qatar . He was technical secretary in 1999 to the National Precast Concrete Association for the development of the Australian Code of Practice for GRC.
Charles Rickard is also considered an expert in the design of swimming pools, his expertise uniquely covering both fibreglass and concrete. He has designed over 40 Aquatic centres in Australia and Asia.
Finally Charles undertakes building diagnostic work for certain clients. Strata work is still done by RHM Consultants Pty Ltd but he personally undertakes restricted work of an engineering basis only (including dispute arbitration work) for the NSW Department of Commerce and the Office Of Fair Trading.
Charles now also offers engineering training courses for graduate and middle management engineers, concentrating on all the issues you learn from experience rather than at university.
ASSOCIATIONS
• Fellow of Institution of Engineers Australia
• Member of Institution of Civil Engineers UK
• Fellow of Institution of Structural Engineers UK
• Past Chairman NSW Branch of Institution of Structural Engineers UK
• Registered Engineer (Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory and Europe)
EXPERIENCE | RH CONSULTING PTY LTD | January 2007 – Present | | | - Providing advice for concrete and fibreglass pools SPASA
Compass Pools Manufacturing Group , Worldwide and Australia.
- Providing engineering diagnostic advice to the NSW Government.
He has assisted the Department of Commerce with many schools where settlement has occurred ,deriving imaginative cost efficient solutions avoiding conventional underpinning.
He has also assisted the Office of Fair Trading on a number of projects , developing pragmatic solutions for insurance cases where the conventional solution would be far more expensive
- Providing specialist engineering consulting services
For the last 2 years and on going ,Charles has enjoyed a part time position working as an engineering consultant to Connell Wagner. His jobs have been many and varied including;
Abu Dhabi 900M $ residential/retail/hotel/office ,architect Philip Cox.
Sydney International Airport Terminal alterations [4 different projects]
Qantas Experience Development in Alexandria.
Leichhardt Aquatic Centre
Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group
Retro upgrade of a Car Park ,Canberra.
Staff training.
| | | 1984 to 2007 | RICKARD & PARTNERS – also known as
RICKARD HAILS MORETTI PTY LTD – Director | | Responsible for the overall operation of the Company. Over twenty two years he was involved in many projects in all areas of Civil, Structural and Diagnostic Engineering. The following as a sample:- | | Water Retaining Structures | | Since 1984, the Company was responsible for the design of hundreds of domestic concrete and fibreglass pools. In addition, it was involved in a large number of Olympic Class Swimming Centres:- | | - Bomaderry Pool, NSW
- Forbes Pool, NSW
- Tamworth Pool, NSW
- Port Stephens Pool, NSW
- Fingal Bay Caravan Park Tingha Pool, NSW
- Bradbury Swimming Pool, NSW
- Catholic School, Forbes, NSW
- Enfield Council, Enfield, NSW
- Dubbo RSL Club, Dubbo, NSW
- Mt Annan, NSW
- Macquarie Fields, NSW
- Eaglevale, NSW
| - Castle Hill RSL, NSW
- Steve’s Swimming Centre, Campbelltown, NSW
- Dubbo Aquatic Centre, Dubbo, NSW
- Rhodes Corporate Park, NSW
- Sydney Park, Sydney, NSW
- Swimming Pool and Health Club, Melbourne
- Healthlands Centre Training Facility, NSW
- Bomaderry Council, Nowra, NSW
- Repair of Drummoyne Pool
- Repair of University of Sydney
| | Retail | Commercial | | - Jay Jays Jeanery, Auburn, NSW
- City Golf, Sydney, NSW
- Sydney Central, Sydney, NSW
- Boulevard Hotel, Sydney, NSW
- Maroubra Shopping Centre, NSW
| - Park Avenue, Drummoyne
- 140 Sussex St, Sydney, NSW
- Balmain Road, Lilyfield, NSW
- Norwest Business Park
- Bathurst Street
| | Health | | | - Macquarie Hospital, Ryde, NSW
- Dubbo Hospital, Dubbo, NSW
- Canberra Field Hospital, ACT
| | | Façade | | | - Marriott Hotel, San Antonio, USA
- Rialto Hotel, Melbourne, Vic
- Flinders St Station, Melbourne, Vic
- Missenden Rd Medical Centre, Sydney, NSW
- University of NSW, Sydney, NSW
- Quay Grand, Circular Quay, Sydney, NSW
- Conference Centre, Darling Harbour, NSW
- Ceremonial Court Qatar
- Science & Technology Park, Qatar
- Dubai Airport, United Arab Emirates
- Library of South Australia, SA
- Renzo Piano Tower, Sydney
- Pacific Square, Maroubra, NSW
- 140 Sussex St, Sydney, NSW
- Roy Street, St Kilda, Melbourne, Vic
- 229 Macquarie St, Sydney, NSW
- Victoria Station, UK
| | Residential - Housing Units, Victoria Road, Bellevue Hill, Sydney
- Housing Units, Epping Road, Marsfield, NSW
- Luxury Dwelling, Stanton Road, Mosman, NSW
- Luxury Dwelling, James Street, Mosman, NSW
- Luxury Units, Penrith, NSW
- Pacific Square, Maroubra
- Units, South Dowling, Sydney
- Units Arncliffe, Sydney
- Units, Anzac Parade, Sydney
- Units, Mackay, QLD
Industrial and Civil - Nuss Removals, Lane Cove, Sydney, NSW
- Port Botany Container Dept, Port Botany, Sydney, NSW
- Moreton Bay Container Depot, Morton Bay, Brisbane QLD
- Davis Gelatine Australia, Beaudesert, QLD
- Grace Chemical, Melbourne, VIC
- Tahmoor Colliery, Tahmoor, NSW
- Mercedes Benz, Milperra, NSW
- Various pontoon and jetty designs in Sydney Harbour
- Herbert Street Industrial Park, NSW
- Buffalo Road Industrial Park, NSW
Special Structures - ‘Big Things’ Goulburn, Taree, Ballina, NSW, Tourist Developments, NSW
- Tangara Train, State Rail Authority, NSW
- Sydney Sewer Outfalls, Malabar, NSW
- Merlion 37M High Tower, Singapore
- OBS Indiana Phase 2, Singapore
- Maplewood Condominium, Singapore
- Millennium Dome, Body Zone, UK
- Victoria Station, London, UK
Geotechnical Engineering
He has never pretended to offer the range of services of a traditional geotechnical engineer .His Masters degree included a thesis in soil mechanics .He is registered as a geotechnical engineer with a number of local authorities in NSW . Soil testing is limited to manual penetrometer work .However his expertise is principally in the understanding of the causes of cracking due to seasonal moisture change and loading differential with rectification /avoidance of same. A number of schools and churches in Sydney now enjoy the benefits of inground watering systems to control /stabilise moisture in clay soils as an alternative to expensive and often ineffectual underpinning solutions.
His work in resolving differential settlement issues arising from combining piled and raft solutions in sand on the Maroubra Shopping Cntre knownas Pacific Square in worthy of note. Diagnostic Engineering
Since 1984, he has been involved as an arbitrator and technical expert in resolving many problems to do with buildings of all shapes and sizes.
Notable examples are: - Multiple cases as technical expert in court cases
- Multiple case analysis for Department of Fair Trading and the BSC before them.
- Davis Gelatine Tank Collapse, Botany Bay NSW
- FRP Water Slide Delamination, Gold Coast, QLD
- Road Failure, Sub Division, Tasmania
- Sound insulation problems - Horizons Tower, Sydney NSW
| 1980 to 1984 | WHITE YOUNG CONSULTING ENGINEERS, UK | | Senior Engineer promoted to Associate | | Responsible for design, drafting and client liaison with a total department of 18 engineers and technical staff, with projects to the value of AUD $130 million dollars. Projects include the following:- Retail : Basildon Town Centre Development, United Kingdom
Commercial : 2 x 40 storey towers Cairo, Egypt
Residential: Doha, Qatar, United Arab Emirates
Hotel: Doha, Qatar, United Arab Emirates
Special Structures: Old Town Hall, Christchurch, England
Industrial: British Petroleum Chemical Warehouse, Scotland. | 1979 to 1980 | ALAN BAXTER & ASSOCIATES, UK – Engineer | | Residential
Crown Reach, Millbank, London and Housing Association, London | 1975 to 1979 | TAYLOR WOODROW CONSTRUCTION LTD, UK | | Assistant Junior Engineer promoted to Section Engineer | | Initially in the design office and subsequently on-site supervising a team of 5 engineers and draftsmen and organising labourers and work load of site operatives on a day to day basis. Also handled the foreman’s responsibilities for 7 months at Bury Interchange, Lancashire. Also worked on the following projects:-
Marine - Dubai Drydock Complex, Dubai, UAE
- Bering Sea, Alaska
- Douglas Isle of Man, UK
| TECHNICAL COMMITTEES
PastTechnical Secretary for FRP Swimming Pool Code Committee for AS 1838 and AS 1839.
Past Technical Secretary for GRC Code for Australian Standards. | | HUMAN RESOURCES
After 31 years in the industry Charles has developed strong views on the current management and motivation of staff in the industry.
| GUIDING CLICHES
‘Codes are for the guidance of wise men and adherence of fools.’
‘You draw it first and do calculations later to confirm the answer.’ |
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