Selected Technique: Controlled Modulus Columns Treatment Area: ~6,000m² Project Depth: 6m The development consisted of a multi-unit 1-storey warehouse approximately 6,630m2 with 10 loading docks in Vars, Ontario. The warehouse was designed for a 20 kPa slab load. Vars, Ontario  [...]

Selected Technique: Controlled Modulus Columns (CMCs) Elements Installed: 753 Unit(s) CMCs  The McMaster Main Street Undergraduate Residence project involved the construction of an up to 15-storey plus mechanical penthouse residential structure located at 1190 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario. The undergraduate residence, named after the [...]

Slurry Wall is a ground improvement technique that uses non-structural underground barriers to build cut-off walls to prevent the flow of water.

Vibro Stone Columns is a ground improvement technique that reinforces the soil with a network of stone compacted columns.

Bi-modulus columns is a ground improvement technique that reinforces the soil by a combination of CMC and stone columns.

Soil Mixing is a ground improvement technique that reinforces the soil by mixing in situ a network of grout and soil columns.

Dynamic replacement is a ground improvement technique that reinforces fine grained soils with a network of dynamically pounded pillars.

Menard developed Controlled Modulus Columns in the 1990s to overcome problems of lateral confinement in highly compressible and organic soils. They are now used in all types of soil (cohesive or granular) up to depths of 30 metres or more.

Compaction grouting is a ground improvement technique that densifies the soil by grouting under pressure a network of inclusions.