Structural Works at Heathcote Tower

Heathcote Tower was designed as a clock tower and water storage facility to service the surrounding mental hospital in the late 1920s. The tower consists of a masonry exterior with steel reinforced concrete beams and slabs. Due to the tower’s age and issues with rainwater ingress, a significant number of structural elements had become severely corroded and a point of structural weakness. 

A survey of the tower was conducted to determine the current level of damage and most suitable remediation strategy. Freyssinet Australia’s scope for remediation included concrete repairs and the installation of cathodic protection systems to inhibit corrosion of imbedded steel reinforcement. The undertaken works have been designed to extend the life of the tower by 50 years.