Selected Technique: Dynamic Compaction Treatment Area: 13086 m² Pépin Fortin approached Menard Canada to improve the soils of the foundations of the future maple syrup warehouse located on Avenue Alphonse Poulin in the industrial park of Plessisville, Quebec. Ground Conditions The geotechnical data extracted from the [...]

Selected Technique: Dynamic Replacement Treatment Area: 3,307 m² Gamarco Construction Inc. approached Menard Canada to improve the soil of the foundations and the slab under the multi-use building at 3500 rue Gaumont in Laval, Quebec. The land area to be improved was 3,307m2, including an [...]

Selected Technique: Dynamic Compaction Project Area: 11 300 m² Pomerleau contacted Menard Canada to improve the soil to a depth of +- 8m, located under the future National Center for Verification and Recovery, a 4-storey building located in Shawinigan, Quebec. Ground Conditions The geotechnical data extracted from [...]

Selected Techniques: Dynamic Compaction Controlled Modulus Columns (CMCs) Treatment Area: 1 784 m² After performing Dynamic Compaction in 2021 to mitigate the potential for liquefaction and increase the bearing capacity of the foundations of the plant located on Avenue Jean Demers in Bécancour, Quebec, Menard Canada [...]

Selected Techniques: Stone Columns Dynamic Compaction Treatment Area: 4100m2  - Stone Columns 2900m2  - Dynamic Compaction Project Depth: 18-20m The Oceanfront Park development was planned to be constructed at the end of Galbraith Road near Newport Beach in Squamish, BC adjacent to the water [...]

Selected Technique: Dynamic Compaction Treatment Area: 6159m² Nouvel commissioned Menard Canada to improve the soil of the foundations and the slab of the future seniors' home at 140 av du Pont N in Alma (Quebec). The area of ​​the future buildings is 6239m2, including an [...]

Selected Technique: Controlled Modulus Columns Project: 313 Columns For the proposed New St. Patricks Catholic Elementary School, Hamilton, Ontario, ground improvement was deemed necessary to achieve the required bearing capacity and settlement control for the strip/spread footings and grade beam foundations. The foundation system was [...]

Selected Technique: Controlled Modulus Columns Treatment Area: 4839m² Following its alternative proposal to the piles, Menard Canada received the mandate from Deric Construction. to carry out soil improvement for the construction of a future Quebec-QSL Stevedoring multipurpose warehouse. The solution of Controlled Modulus Columns (CMC) [...]

Selected Technique: Rapid Impact Compaction The project involved constructing a new student residence building for the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. The new, six-storey structure is located along Ellesmere Road in Scarborough, ON. Due to the existing soil conditions, ground improvement was required to guarantee settlement [...]

Selected Technique: Controlled Modulus Columns Project: 3300 Columns A 4-level warehouse located within the South Dufferin Industrial park in Calgary was approved to support a supply chain facility. Ledcor was contracted to design and construct the warehouse, which included a 65,000m2 warehouse, large docking areas, [...]