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 Techniques: Wick Drain and Preload Program  Treatment Area: Surface area ~17,000m² Wick Drains ~ 2,000 Project Depth: up to 27.5mBGS This project involves the construction of a large recreational complex including 3 hockey rinks, two pools, and other accommodations. The footprint of the [...]

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.

Vertical drains, also known as prefabricated vertical drains or wick drains, are made up of a plastic core surrounded by a geotextile that acts as a filter to prevent clogging.

Menard Vacuum™ is used to accelerate consolidation of cohesive, highly compressible soils. The process consists in creating a negative pressure under an airtight membrane laid over the soil, which generates atmospheric pressure on the soil, equivalent to the pressure exerted by a 4 metre embankment.

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 compaction is a ground improvement technique that densifies the soil by repeatly pounding it with a high energy pounder.