Dave Meney, Author at Yenem Engineering Services

Oil refinery with smokestacks and storage tanks, illustrating sustainability & cashflow challenges.

Engineering Ethics, Sustainability and Cashflow

5 years ago

When I interview engineers applying for chartered status in our institution, Engineers Australia, I’m interested to learn their technical prowess, and their ability to understand and solve a problem in…

3D structural model of a crane, illustrating lean engineering design principles for climate change mitigation.

The Lean Keen Structural Machine

Structural Design, Structural Failures

5 years ago

As a young engineer, that’s what they called me. The lean, keen, structural machine! A skinny, nerdy young bloke, still wet behind the ears, that never understood the need for…

Engineering Design Codes & Standards. Structural Engineering Design Codes Perth.

Design Codes – Are They Good Enough?

Structural Design, Structural Failures

5 years ago

Engineering is about managing risk. Sure we have codes to design with, but do you know that codes provide minimum requirements? I believe that’s why most of our brick houses…

Structural inspection in Perth: Inspector examining industrial structure.

Who Should Conduct Structural Inspections? An “Inspector” or a Structural Engineer?

Structural Inspections

5 years ago

Anyone can do a structural inspection! At least, that what it looks like when you Google “Structural Inspections Perth”. An “Inspector” will visit your structure, and create a report of…

New Fabrication and Erection of Structural Steelwork Code

Fabrication

5 years ago

AS/NZS 5131 Fabrication and Erection of Structural Steelwork was published in late 2016. Okay, so it’s not new, but experience suggests many people in the construction industry learned of its…

Measuring a structural crack in concrete with a Concrete Institute of AU crack width gauge.

It’s a Fact – Concrete Cracks

Structural Design

5 years ago

Should you be concerned when you see a crack in a concrete wall or slab? Well, that depends. There are two classifications of cracks in concrete – structural, and non-structural.…

Diagram of retaining wall design showing load distribution and components: heel, toe, vertical/horizontal steel. Retaining Walls.

Retaining Wall Design Considerations – Australian Standard 4678

Structural Design

5 years ago

We often use retaining walls in places where extra support is needed to hold back a sloping patch of soil. The most basic function of a retaining wall is to…

The High Cost of Low Structural Engineering Rates

Uncategorized

5 years ago

Winning a job on a schedule of rates is a tough job. Regardless of the value you can bring to a project, the time it costs for one hour of…

Thermal Expansion – How Does It Affect Structures?

Uncategorized

5 years ago

We have some of the largest temperature gradients in Australia, and this simply means a huge difference between the coldest and hottest temperature. What’s this got to do with structures?…

Drone pilot using a tablet to conduct site inspections. Drone Inspections.

Can Site Inspections be Conducted Off-Site?

Structural Inspections, Structural Maintenance

5 years ago

The question itself is a paradox. Inspecting a site requires that the inspector is there, on-site. Doesn’t it? But as technology advances, and people discover there are other, often better,…

Posts by Dave Meney

The Lean Keen Structural Machine

Design Codes – Are They Good Enough?

Who Should Conduct Structural Inspections? An “Inspector” or a Structural Engineer?

New Fabrication and Erection of Structural Steelwork Code

It’s a Fact – Concrete Cracks

Retaining Wall Design Considerations – Australian Standard 4678

The High Cost of Low Structural Engineering Rates

Thermal Expansion – How Does It Affect Structures?

Can Site Inspections be Conducted Off-Site?

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