The Somerton Park secondary school’s old gymnasium and grandstand were demolished in April 2015 and the project was completed in January 2017, in time for term 1.

The new gymnasium now overlooks the oval, and is complemented with a weights room, equipment storage facilities, and teaching and office spaces.

The Gymnasium had some design issues that Lincoln Engineers needed to re-engineer with the help of the building designers & engineers CPR. The Feature Curved Wall of the Gymnasium was fabricated out of large 610UB Beams which were not able to be rolled to such a tight radius & hence these sections needed to be fabricated in our workshop out of profile cut plates & curved flat bars. Accompanying the issue of the curved rafters was the main Truss across the entire length of the Gym which has a clear span of 43m long. Lincoln Engineers took the initiative to fabricate this truss in 2x pieces, have it painted then brought back to our workshop facility in Port Adelaide, weld the joints off site & Erect the Truss in a single span lift of over 43m weighting over 9,000Kgs. This took some considerable planning & the contracting of a specialised trailer to transport the 43m long steel truss to site on a Sunday to minimize disruptions to the general public. All efforts & plans were executed to a tee & the on-site installation went extremely well, which was noted by the builder & client.

Lincoln Engineers was pleased to deliver this important project for Badge Constructions on budget & also helping Badge to deliver the projects 3 weeks ahead of schedule, despite wet weather delays and building taking place over most of the school year.