Geological Hazard and Risk Assessment

Geological Hazard and Risk Assessment

Areas of development are often exposed to geological hazard events that must be assessed using risk-based engineering tools. Examples of such hazards are earthquakes, landslides, snow avalanches, rockfall, floods, erosion and debris flows. Our work in this field...
Geotechnical Instrumentation

Geotechnical Instrumentation

Maintaining stability and limiting displacement to acceptable levels is an important part of the geotechnical design. Services offered by Thurber include installation, monitoring and interpretation of data for instruments such as inclinometers, tiltmeters, settlement...
Tunnelling and Trenchless Technology

Tunnelling and Trenchless Technology

The completion of new underground infrastructure in congested urban areas often requires the use of tunnels and trenchless techniques. Detailed investigation of soil, bedrock and groundwater conditions and assessment of relevant engineering properties (geotechnical...
Water Retention and Tailings Dams

Water Retention and Tailings Dams

Thurber has a long history of involvement with various dam projects including large hydroelectric structures, oil sands tailings impoundments and flood control dams. Our expertise includes site investigation, dam safety reviews, seismic studies, dike rehabilitation,...
Terrain Analysis

Terrain Analysis

Terrain analysis involves identifying geological landforms and potential hazards (landslides, rockfall, debris flows, avalanche). It is well suited for conceptual and preliminary planning for linear projects (highways, railways, pipelines and transmission lines) and...