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Geotechnical Ground Engineering

Jul 16, 2014




In Canada, our professional team has completed thousands of projects and has the experience required to evaluate subsurface conditions and to develop appropriate engineering solutions on budget for the mining industry.

We provide services in the design and construction of earth dams and structures, design and stability assessment of natural and man-made slopes, excavations and earth works as well as provide mine rehabilitation design and engineering.  As well, WSP in Canada has a strong geomechanics team that can assist with complex underground and open pit stability and design and inspections.  We have our own certified lab which can provide material testing services.
 
Our comprehensive geotechnical services team can provide solutions, studies and engineering analysis for projects including:
• Geotechnical Earth Structures Design – dams, water collection ponds, berms and ditching, foundations, 
• Tailings and Waste Rock Management – design, planning and stability analysis of retainment structures
• Geotechnical Analysis – seepage, overburden bearing capacity, settlement, slope stability analysis, instrumentation and monitoring
• Seismic Hazard Evaluations
• Rock Mechanics and Ground  Control – numerical modelling, crown pillar stability and design, pit slope design and slope design, determination of rock strength parameters, support selection and design, instrumentation and monitoring, mine sequencing, core logging, and geotechnical mapping and domain evaluation
• Aggregate Management – prospecting and selection of borrow areas
• Site Characterization and Hazard Mapping
• Subsurface investigations and baseline reports for boreholes and testholes and comprehensive laboratory services

Source: http://www.wspgroup.com/en/WSP-Canada/What-we-do/Services/All-Services-A-Z/Geotechnical--Ground-Engineering/

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