Our extensive professional offering include:
- Design services for both new-build and refurbishment projects
- Design & build consultancy services
- Value engineering services
- Temporary works design
- Due diligence checks on third party projects,
- Insurance claims
- Expert witness services
Our civil engineering services include:
- Road & Bridge Design
- Surface & Basement Car Park Design
- Pavement Design
- Road Signage & Line Marking Design
- Traffic Impact Assessments
- Road Safety Audits
- Drainage & Watermain Design
- Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)
- Attenuation Systems and Flow Control Design
- Drainage Network Simulations
- Diversion of Watercourses
- Green Roof Design
- Flood Risk Assessments
Fitzsimons Consulting Engineers have restored and protected Ireland most prestigious structures & monuments including:
- Áras an Uachtaráin
- The Book of Kells
- Dublin Castle
The benefits of BIM for Structures:
- Coordinated Model shared between the Design Team Architectural/Civil/Structural/Utilities/ Building Services
- Prefabrication of elements off site – quicker installation with no clashes.
- Established responsibilities to BIM Execution Plan – ISO 19650
- Early development of Building Quantities
- Allows quick assessment of consequences of changes on site
- As built Revit model handed over to the client which can be used for facility management.
Our temporary works services include:
- Hoarding Design
- Crane Base Design
- Façade Retention
- Propping Design
- Temporary Building Stability
- Removal of Load – Bearing Walls
- Basement Construction
- Needling & Propping
- Working Platforms (Piling Mats)
- Sheet Piling
- Kingpost Retaining Walls
- Temporary Retaining Walls
- Tower Crane Foundations
- Mobile Crane Outrigger Assessments
- Hoist Supports
- Loading Platforms
Using advanced analysis and detailing software, we design a wide range of connections, including:
- Beam -to-beam and beam-to-column connections
- Moment-resisting and simple shear connections
- Bracing and truss connections
- Base plates and holding-down arrangements
- Splice connections and transfer details
- Portal frame and industrial steelwork connections
- Bespoke and architecturally exposed steel connections
