Our areas of expertise
The expertise we bring to your projects, from field investigation to construction supervision, for public and private clients across Quebec.
Field investigations
Geotechnical and environmental investigations:
- Conventional boreholes with SPT N-value measurement
- Manual boreholes with sampling
- Test pits
- Seismic piezocone tests
- Panda dynamic penetrometer
- MASW for the seismic site class
- Seismic lines for bedrock depth
Environmental site assessment
- Environmental site assessments for all phases (I to IV)
- Chemical analysis of soils
- Monitoring of decontamination work and final environmental certification
- Support in obtaining permits and certificates of authorization
Foundations and pavements
- Calculation of soil bearing capacity at ultimate and serviceability limit states
- Design of conventional foundations, driven and bored piles, helical piles and raft foundations
- Design of pavement structures
- Soil testing before construction
Seismic risk
- Liquefaction risk analysis using simplified and advanced approaches
- Site class and seismic coefficients of the site
- 1D and 2D numerical analyses for ordinary sites or for dikes and dams
- Seismic risk reduction solutions when the risk is confirmed
Ground improvement
- Design of ground improvement techniques
- Selection of the optimal technique: dynamic compaction, vibroflotation, preloading, vertical drains, stone columns, controlled modulus columns (CMC), jet grouting, deep soil mixing
- Sizing and recommendations for the work
Slopes and retaining walls
- Stabilization of banks and sloping ground
- Design of retaining walls
- Numerical analyses of the stability of slopes, embankments and existing walls
- Gravity walls, sheet pile walls, combined walls and diaphragm walls
Dikes and dams
- Design of dikes and dams
- Hydrological and hydraulic analyses
- Dike stability: static, pseudo-static, internal and external erosion, liquefaction
- Corrective recommendations for safety and maintenance
Construction supervision
- Supervision of slope stabilization and retaining wall construction work
- Quality control of soils, aggregates, concrete and asphalt throughout the work
- Proactive health and safety presence on construction sites
