Trans-Canada Highway 69 near Estaire, Ontario
In this area there is a combination of strong bedrock and weak clays, which creates difficult foundation conditions. Construction of embankments required special geotechnical measures such as the use of wick drains, surcharge and geofoam lightweight fill (Photo: Courtesy of Scott Steeves).
Victoria Convention Centre
This beautiful facility was built as an addition to the majestic Empress Hotel (background). A recent expansion has added the former Crystal Garden structure across the street (foreground). All structures are built on deep fill dredged from the harbour, which presented geotechnical challenges ranging from underpinning of the Empress to seismic liquefaction assessment of the fill (Photo: Bob Matheson).
Industrial Development in Alberta
Industrial projects involve complex static and dynamic foundation loading. Thurber's role in these projects extends beyond foundation design to developing environmental and geotechnical aspects of plant site infrastructure (Photo: Courtesy of Client).
Fort Edmonton Pedestrian Bridge
Footbridge over the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, Alberta: 246 m long suspension structure designed as a pedestrian and bicycle crossing. The presence of weak clayshales created geotechnical challenges for the design and construction of large diameter caissons and pre-stressed ground anchors (Photo: Kurt Bauschardt).
Richmond Olympic Oval
The Oval was constructed near the bank of the Fraser River on very thick deposits of loose sand and compressible silt. Designing a 100 meter long arch roof and a super-flat floor surface with an extremely tight settlement tolerance on compressible ground was extremely challenging (Photo: Bob Matheson).
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May 24, 2013
Jay McIntyre will present Seismic Guidelines for Dykes @ Vancouver Island #Geotechnical Luncheon May 28; rsvp jmcintyre@thurber.ca May 27
May 08, 2013
@Thurbereng Dimitri Papanicolas receives the #Geotechnical Society of #Edmonton Stan Thomson Award #YEG #Edmonton http://t.co/dLBb8tmw8l