Some Australian Projects completed using the Platipus Anchoring System
1. The RAS Showground, Homebush Bay. Retaining Wall, BO6TC type anchors were used, each achieving a safe working load of 70kN.

2. Multi-Storey Apartments, Abbotsford, Five Dock. Underpinning Foundation work.

3. Aquatic Centre, Homebush Bay. Temporary enabling works. Shoring using BO6TC type anchors at 70kN, consulting engineers ARUP partners.

4. 33kV Transmission Lines: Line Stays Rail Services Australia: Wooli Creek Type BO8TC anchors were used with a safe working loads of 80 kN and an ultimate load of 120kN.

5. Integral Energy - Overhead Lines (Various projects). Client: Integral Energy

6. Energy Australia - Overhead Lines (Various projects) Client: Energy Australia.

7. Prevention of Soil and River Bank Erosion, (Various Sites) for Dept. of Land & Water Conservation. Installation by Dept: of Land &-Water Conservation supervised by Airmartech Australia.

8. Stablilisation/Planting of Matured Palm trees (15m to 20m) in the Atrium and surrounding grounds: Wollongong Hospital.

9. Tunnel Construction -Safety Bay Road I Ennis Ave. WA.

10. Anchoring Portable Buildings (Tie Downs) Various Sites for AUSCO Building systems anchor using CK2 caravan kits.

11. Soil Erosion Prevention using Geomat & Platipus Anchors. Mt. Hotham Alpine Resort – Victoria, using SO6 and SO8 anchors.

12. Sheet Pile Shoring and Retaining Walls, using BO6 type anchors with an SWL of 70kN. Central Railway Underground tunnel construction - George Street, Sydney.

13. Storm Water Upgrade, Shoring & Retaining Walls. Sydney Water, West Ryde.

14. Anchoring of 6 x very large Marquees for Cirque Du Soleil. - Moore Park, Sydney - (200 anchors - from 4 tons to 17 tons).

15. Underpinning Works for multi-storey building. Cnr.Chalmers & Belvoir Street, Sydney.

16. Shoring & Retaining Walls, M5 Express Way Tunneling (Marsh Street Portal). Boulder stone

17. Sheet Piling Shoring & Retaining Wall, Narrows Bridge Project. Perth, Western Australia.

18. Protective Netting tie-down for Green House, Mt. Annan Botanical Gardens.

19. Gabion Baskets Retaining Wall over Calvert using BO4 type anchors with a SWL of 50kN, Wollongong City Council.

20. Demountable Classrooms - Tie Downs with CK2 caravan kits, Blue Mountains Grammar School.

21. Demountable Classrooms - Tie Downs, St. Spyridons College-Matraville.

22. Soil Nailing - Retaining Wall for erosion control, Rickard Ave. Mosman.

23. Sea Wall - Dee Why Beach front, using BO8TC type anchors installed at a depth of 9 metres. for Mona Vale City Council.

24. Gabion Baskets Retaining Wall - Bridge Abutment, Chamers Road, Wollongong, for Wollongong City Council. Installation by Wollongong City Council.

25. Wind Towers, Woolnorth - Tasmania Client: Hydro Electric Corp. Tasmania.

26. Prevention of Soil Erosion along River Bank, Foster for Foster City Council. Installation by Foster City Council.

27. Southern Cross Freeway Noise Barrier, Mascot. Client: R.T.A.

28. Sheet Pile Shoring-- Multi- storey Units; Clovelly, using 220 type BO8TC anchors and 100 type BO6TC anchors installed at a depth of 12 metres.

29. Tie-Back of Concrete Walls, Foster for Foster City Council. Installation by Foster City Council.

30. Retaining Wall on River Banks for Foster City Council. Installation by Foster City Council.

31. Soil Erosion Prevention, Alpine Way Snowy Mountains Client: National Parks & Wild Life Services. NSW. Installation by National Parks & Wild Life Services NSW.

32. Flood Security Culverts, Londonerry Road, Londonerry. Client: R.T.A.

33. Coffer Dam - Homebush Bay.

34. Retaining Wall- Lane Cove, Centenary of Federation Aquatic Leisure Centre.

35. Road Stabilisation, M4 Freeway, Granville.

36. Sewage Treatment Plant Refurbishment - St. Mary's, 210 type BO6TC anchors, 80 type BO8TC anchors and 10 type B10TC anchors were used.

37. Lidcombe underpinning Bridge Abutment.

38. Alpine Way Slope Stablisation Works (Snowy Mountains) for National Parks & Wild Life Services (NSW) using 860 SO2 anchors and 120 SO4 anchors.

39. Securing temporary Housing Units (Demountable Buildings) for Olympic Sports Personnel- Homebush for Sydney Olympic Council.

40. Temporary Offices & Administration Buildings - Bondi Volley Ball Stadium for Sydney Olympic Council.

41. Energy Australia City Substation Site - Darling Harbour.

42. Queen Street Mall (Enviromental Upgrade) Queen Street Brisbane Transplanting & Anchoring of Matured trees Client for Brisbane City Council.

43. Obi Obi River Flood Control using "log Jams" for Dept. of Natural Resources - Gympie, Qld. Installation by Dept. of Natural Resources.

44. Soil Nailing & Foundation Stabilisation Fairfax Building Extension - Chullora using BO4TC ttype anchors installed at a depth of 6 metres to achieve a safe working load of 60kN.

45. Contiguous Pile (tie back) for Multi-storey Units - Maroubra.

46. Boundary Wall Remedial Works (400 metres of Heritage wall) at Our Lady of Sacred Heart - Kensington NSW, using hard anodized type SO6 and SO8 anchors.

47. Rock Fencing - Alpine Way Snowy Mountains Khancoban for National Parks & Wildlife Services NSW.

48. Underpinning Works for Furnaces at KAAL Aluminium Smelters, using B10 type anchor with an embedded depth of 9 metres and a SWL of 150kN.

49. Anchoring of Caravans (tie downs), Emerald Tiki Caravan Park - Port Stephens using CK2 caravan kits.

50. Bridge Construction - Millar Road East Footing, Southern Freeway Extension.

51. Low Voltage Overhead Line construction - Line Stays - for North Power at Grafton. Installation by North Power using type BO4TC anchors.

52. Anchoring contiguous piling prior to bulk excavation for shopping center and car park development. 120 type BO8 anchors were used with an embedded depth of 9 metres and a safe working load of 212kN, 140 BO6 anchors were used at the same depth for a safe working load of 140kN.

53. Anchoring sheetpile for excavations at Wollongong Sewerage Treatment Plant. Platipus anchors were used after conventional grouted strand anchors failed during the installation phase. 64 type BO8TC anchors were used to achieve loads of between 140kN to 260kN in very difficult soil conditions, including highly saturated soil and uncompacted fill, Wollongong, NSW.

54. Low voltage overhead line construction – line stays - for ActewAGL, Canberra.

55. Soil nailing of road embankment for RTA using type BO6TC anchors at 100kN. Tenterfield NSW.

56. Underpinning of foundations for housing units/water catchment structures. Client: Baulderstone Hornibrook and Aid Australia. Papua New Guinea.

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