Technical paper – Rigid Inclusion design recommendations on Critical Height for embankment and fill

ST-ONGE, Benoit(1), RACINAIS, Jerôme(2), BURTIN, Pierre(3), CAHEN, Sacha(2) (1)Menard Canada, Montreal, Québec, Canada (2)Menard, Paris, France (3)Menard, Lyon, France ABSTRACT Rigid Inclusions (RI) or Controlled Modulus Columns (CMC) is a soil reinforcement technique increasingly used in the Canadian market. The rigid inclusion system is constituted of cementitious columns with a diameter ranging from [...]

2024-10-04T14:15:39+02:00October 4, 2024|NEWS|

Technical Paper – Comparing the Embodied Carbon of Foundation Support Solutions

Ian Mountfort, P. Eng, Skylar Mason, BSc (Eng) / Blackwell Structural Engineers, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Simon Bunieski P. Eng, Neil Isenegger, P. Eng / Menard Canada, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada ABSTRACT Foundations of buildings can be supported with a wide range of solutions. The foundation support options that are considered for a given development [...]

2024-10-04T14:14:31+02:00October 4, 2024|NEWS|

In the Beginning: The Ancient Foundations of Geotechnical Engineering

In the Beginning: The Ancient Foundations of Geotechnical Engineering MENARD CANADA GEOTECHNICAL SERIES Early civilizations such as the Mesopotamians, Egyptians, and Chinese utilized basic geotechnical principles in constructing foundations in different soil types for buildings, irrigation systems, defensive structures and more. This led to many of the innovative techniques for overcoming [...]

2024-03-04T15:27:39+01:00March 4, 2024|NEWS|
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