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Bayswater
Melbourne VIC 3153
Australia
Phone: +61.402.725.235
 
Defence, Safety, Extreme Load Assurance & Naval Shock Testing 🡆
Thornton Tomasetti-led heavyweight barge testing using airguns at Defence’s underwater explosive test facility in collaboration with DNE and DSTG. We position the barge at the facility in preparation for the explosive commissioning trials.
Thornton Tomasetti-led heavyweight barge testing using airguns at Defence’s underwater explosive test facility in collaboration with DNE and DSTG. We position the barge at the facility in preparation for the explosive commissioning trials. Thornton Tomasetti
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We provided security services to the Parliament of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia. Thornton Tomasetti
Airgun array is moved into position: Once assembled a crane lifts the array into the water before it is positioned under the shock barge which can be seen in the background.
Airgun array is moved into position: Once assembled a crane lifts the array into the water before it is positioned under the shock barge which can be seen in the background. Thornton Tomasetti
One of the closer-in photos from the explosive commissioning trials of the Australian heavyweight barge testing at Defence’s underwater explosive test facility in collaboration with DNE and DSTG.
One of the closer-in photos from the explosive commissioning trials of the Australian heavyweight barge testing at Defence’s underwater explosive test facility in collaboration with DNE and DSTG. Thornton Tomasetti
Heavyweight barge testing using airguns at Defence’s underwater explosive test facility in collaboration with DNE and DSTG.
Heavyweight barge testing using airguns at Defence’s underwater explosive test facility in collaboration with DNE and DSTG. Thornton Tomasetti
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We designed civil footings for shallow mount static bollards at Melbourne’s Flinders Street Station, the first heritage-listed railway station in Australia to widely use PAS 68-certified vehicle security barriers on a suspended slab. Courtesy Impress Photography
Jasso: Our medium weight shock machine is fired with a calibration cube on the test bed.
Jasso: Our medium weight shock machine is fired with a calibration cube on the test bed. Thornton Tomasetti
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Our Melbourne Team with JASSO, our portable dynamic-load and shock-testing machine. Thornton Tomasetti
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Melbourne Olympic Boulevard HVM Upgrade in Melbourne, Australia. Courtesy Melody Ong, SVC Products
Advanced modelling of a blast rig design: Coupled computational fluid dynamics / finite element analysis of an off-centreline blast event in the almost closed volume of the test rig.
Advanced modelling of a blast rig design: Coupled computational fluid dynamics / finite element analysis of an off-centreline blast event in the almost closed volume of the test rig. Thornton Tomasetti
Advanced modelling and dynamic analysis of naval ships.
Advanced modelling and dynamic analysis of naval ships. Thornton Tomasetti
Structural damage simulation in a complex, urban blast analysis.
Structural damage simulation in a complex, urban blast analysis. Thornton Tomasetti
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Princes Bridge in Melbourne was the first bridge in Australia to prominently feature hostile vehicle mitigation measures for pedestrians on an ultra-shallow mount footing while also meeting stringent heritage considerations. Courtesy Impress Photography
Advanced modelling against various human injury criteria in a blast environment.
Advanced modelling against various human injury criteria in a blast environment. Thornton Tomasetti

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Protecting Australian Public Spaces In 2017 and 2018, three vehicular attacks on the public in Melbourne, Australia, resulted in 47 injuries and nine deaths. The events raised awareness of the need for enhanced security in public spaces.
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Hostile Vehicle Mitigation Combating risk is our specialty. To protect buildings from threats – in this case, hostile vehicles – we develop tailored solutions, informed on investigations of past events.

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