PIONEER RIVER FLOATING PONTOON (BLUEWATER QUAY)

Pioneer-River

LOCATION Mackay, QLD
CLIENT Mackay City Council
DESCRIPTION Engineering Design
PROJECT PERIOD 2023

The Pioneer River Pontoon forms a part of the Mackay Riverside Revitalisation Project. This project included the design and construction of a new floating pontoon, aluminium gangway, aluminium platform and steel piles.

MLEI Consulting Services (trading as Esen Engineering at the time) delivered the engineering design for:

  • Polystyrene and Concrete Pontoon
  • 40m long Aluminium Gangway
  • Aluminium Landing Platform
  • Aluminium balustrades
  • Steel restraint piles.

We undertook inspections and certifications to these standards:

  • AS1170.1 – Structural Design Actions – Dead and live loads
  • AS1170.2 – Structural Design Actions – Wind,
  • AS1664.1 – Aluminium Structures Code
  • AS2159 – Piling Code
  • AS 3600 – Concrete Structures Code
  • AS4100 – Steel Structures Codes
  • AS4997 – Guidelines for the Design of Maritime Structures
  • Flood event (Q100) RL 5.89 AHD
  • Current 2.0 m/s.