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Education

De-bonding No More!

A new method for non-destructive integrity testing of drilled shafts and micropiles using hallow rebars

Written by Horst Aschenbroich, Dipl Ing., Con-Tech Systems
July 2020 Read more
Technical

How to Inspect Concrete Bridges?

How non-destructive testing can enhance the art and engineering of bridge inspection

Written by Hamed Layssi, P.Eng., PhD, FPrimeC Solutions Inc.
July 2020 Read more
Business

Transforming Culture Through Psychological Safety

Rebuilding an organization's deep foundation

Education

What Lies Beneath

Pile testing in marine environments

Written by Colleen Birchwood
July 2020 Read more
Profile

So Much of Piling is Creative Solutions

One of which was needed on a recent project for Water Surveys Canada

Projects

Shipping Up to Boston

Coastal Marine partners with Berminghammer to improve efficiency at the Paul W. Conley Container Terminal in Boston, Mass. By Paul Adair The importance of the Paul W. Conley Container Terminal in Boston, Mass., to the regional economy is undeniable. According to the terminal operator, Massport, Conley Terminal is the only full-service container terminal in New England and serves all of the world's major international container lines. In 2019, Conley Terminal set a new record in cargo volumes for the fifth consecutive year when it handled more than 307,000 20-foot equivalent units - an increase of eight per cent over the previous year - connecting more than 14 million people who call New England home with the goods and services they depend on each and every day.

Projects

Upgrading Capacity

Port of Hamilton Pier 12 rehabilitation reaches completion

Projects

Drilling Piles in Northern B.C.

Heavy Metal Marine Ltd. has brought its 'out of the box' thinking to Port Edward's Modular Expansion of Wharf 417

Business

Health and Safety Changes

Alberta government loosens requirements for joint worksite health and safety committees and health and safety representatives By Sheena Owens and David Price, Stikeman Elliott LLP On Dec. 13, 2019, the assistant deputy minister of the Department of Labour and Immigration issued a Director's Order loosening the requirements for joint worksite health and safety committees and health and safety representatives in Alberta (the Order). The Order came into effect on Jan.31, 2020.

Written by Sheena Owens and David Price, Stikeman Elliott LLP
March 2020 Read more
Safety

Noise Issues in the Construction Industry

Hearing loss usually develops at a slow pace, which means it is not always accurately monitored or reported over the years of a construction worker's career

Education

Non-Destructive Testing of Unknown Foundations

Choosing the correct method can be challenging

Written by Hamed Layssi, P.Eng., Ph.D., and Farid Moradi, P.Eng., Ph.D., FPrimeC Solutions Inc.
March 2020 Read more
Education

Underground Investigation and Risk Management

Managing geotechnical risk without being afraid

Written by Masoud Manzari, P.Eng. and Mark Tigchelaar, P. Eng., GeoSolv Design/Build
March 2020 Read more
Projects

Flat Jacks Raise Expansion for Winnipeg Transit

The expansion of its primary maintenance facility last year was made possible with the use of flat jacks

Projects

One Big Responsibility

Cutting-edge monitoring system plays a key role in constructing Canada's tallest high-rise building

Projects

Rebuilding the Blanche River Bridge

American Piledriving Equipment Inc. brings its deep foundation experience to northern Ontario, helping to install wick drains in the rebuild of the century-old Blanche River Bridge

Projects

Helical Expertise in the Keystone Province

Manitoba-Minnesota Transmission Project strengthens Manitoba's electricity supply and improves access to U.S. markets

Projects

Laying the Foundation

Powell Foundations' work on the Highway 427 expansion in Ontario

Projects

Building Peace of Mind

A five-kilometre sheet-pile dike wall was accomplished in three-and-a-half months

Projects

BELCO North Power Station Project: Hamilton, Bermuda

Brewster Drilling and Piling and Burmeister Wains Scandinavian Contractors overcame logistical challenges brought on by a remote island location in the Atlantic Ocean By Lisa Kopochinski It was back in December 2017 that Brewster Drilling and Piling - a division of FTE Drilling, with locations in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Quebec, and Ontario - was contacted by Burmeister Wains Scandinavian Contractors (BWSC). The Danish global turnkey developer, contractor and operator of tailored engine-based and boiler-based power plants tapped the Canadian company to assist with a piling solution for the BELCO North Power Station in Bermuda.

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