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 Column (CMC) Treatment Area: 390 EA. Menard Canada received the mandate from Borea Construction to carry out soil improvement for the construction of future wind turbines at the Val-ÉO wind farm. The Controlled Modulus Column (CMC) solution was chosen to reduce [...]

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: Stone Columns with Vibroflot Treatment Area: Mob/demob.: 3 u Primary SC (28.5m): 845 u Secondary SC (13m): 429 u The proposed development of the dike involved the installation of stone columns and timber piles to densify the 4200m2 (12m wide section running for [...]

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: Wick Drains Treatment Area: 39400m Horizontal Placement of Wick Drains Project Depth: 25m Minette Substation project was part of the expansion of the existing substation located in Kitimat, BC. Menard was awarded the site preparation package for the expansion of the substation. [...]

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, [...]

Selected Technique: Wick Drains Treatment Area: 2964 Points Project Depth: 15-18m Magil Construction Ontario Inc. tasked Menard Canada with the design, supply, and installation of Vertical Wick Drains (VWD) for the Operations Centre and Storage Building as part of the Hydro One Networks Inc. [...]

Selected Technique: Wick Drains Treatment Area: 100 000m Menard was awarded by Golder Associates on behalf of Evolution Mining for the soil improvement of an existing tailing pond for the support of a 15m+ dam embankment. The proposed solution of Wick Drains was installed over [...]

Selected Technique: Stone Columns with Vibroflot Project key figures: 206 Vibro Replacement Dry Bottom Feed Stone Columns 3380lm of Stone Columns The Fraser Surrey Docks was constructing a new temporary office building. Ground Conditions The site’s subsurface stratigraphy consisted of the following: Approx. 2m of [...]