Process & Energy

Cement bentonite cut-off wall for a nickel mine, Canada

2022-11-28T17:38:57+01:00

Cement bentonite cut-off wall for a nickel mine, Canada The cut-off wall was one part of the remediation project of the Vale mine in Thompson. To prevent the tailings from producing acid while reacting with the air, water has to cover them. As a result, the tailings dam needed to be raised and [...]

Annacis Island wastewater treatment plant, Canada

2022-11-28T17:07:06+01:00

Annacis Island wastewater treatment plant, Canada  In June 2016, following 21 months of work, Menard, working in a joint venture with JJM Construction, completed the reinforcement of about 1.5 million cu. metres of soil as part of the extension of a wastewater treatment plant.  In a demonstration of its agility, Menard's Canadian subsidiary [...]

Oil tanks in Raceland, Louisiana, United States

2022-11-28T16:47:57+01:00

Oil tanks in Raceland, Louisiana, United States   CONTROLLED MODULUS COLUMNS SET A WORLD DEPTH RECORD IN LOUISIANA  In the United States, very soft clay deposits are frequently found along the Gulf coast. This raises the cost of foundations for oil storage projects in the region, which is ideally located between Texas and the [...]

Reconstruction of Saumur castle’s north rampart, France

2022-11-28T16:31:29+01:00

Reconstruction of Saumur castle’s north rampart, France To fix the collapsed north rampart of the Saumur castle, Menard repaired the rampart’s foundations from both the inside and the outside of the castle with jet grouting. An electronic surveillance system continuously monitoring the castle’s stability was also installed because the building is an historical [...]

Decontamination in Mayfield, Australia

2022-11-28T16:43:53+01:00

Decontamination in Mayfield, Australia  At the site of the former steelworks in Newcastle (New South Wales), Menard constructed a soil-bentonite wall, the deepest in the world, designed to prevent leaching of contaminants into the Hunter River. The up-gradient cut-off wall, 1.5 km long and 28 m to 49 m deep, was constructed to isolate [...]

Shopping centre in Bucharest, Romania

2022-11-28T14:47:10+01:00

Shopping centre in Bucharest, Romania  On an old landfill, the shopping centre on the outskirts of Bucharest was built using different Menard techniques: stone columns for the deeper layers, Dynamic Compaction and Dynamic Replacement pillars for the top soils. Combining these methods enabled the 40,000 m² building to be built on shallow foundations. [...]

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