France

Souffelweyersheim, France  Close to  Strasbourg, Menard has completed 530 inclusions for the construction of an industrial building.  At Souffelweyersheim, in the north-east of France, Menard has constructed Controlled Modulus Columns (CMC) for the construction of an industrial building.  The site is made up of backfill at the surface level, with low-density loess at the medium [...]

Rehabilitation of the basin of the Dunkirk Port, France  As part of the rehabilitation of a basin in the Port of Dunkirk, Menard was awarded the construction of a sheet pile wall, the creation of anchors, the filling and the construction of a new quay as well as the demolition of the old [...]

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 [...]

Pré Mayen and Pré Mayen terrasses, France  The project consisted in creating a property development in Montbonnot-Saint-Martin including four-storey apartment buildings with or without an underground level.   Located about ten kilometres East of Grenoble, the Grésivaudan valley is known for being a level 4 seismic area on a scale of 5. In that [...]

Port of Dunkirk – Freycinet 8 quay reinforcement  The project aimed to reinforce the quay under the crane circulation area used to unload wind turbine from boats. The 6,500 sq. metre area, composed of loose and dense sand down to 5 m, had to be executed in less than 3 weeks.   Menard’s solution [...]

Expansion of a car park in Saint-Laurent du Var, France   As part of the expansion and refurbishment of the Cap 3000 shopping centre, in Saint-Laurent du Var, Menard was awarded the contract for the expansion of the corresponding car park.   Located in a Level 4 seismic area, the ground was formed by loose [...]

Portier Cove reclamation project  The outsized Portier Cove urban extension project will reclaim six hectares of land from the sea to accommodate 60,000 sq. metres of residential space as well as public facilities. To meet the technical and environmental challenges of this colossal undertaking, Menard employed three ground improvement techniques: Vibrocompaction; “bottom feed” [...]

Soil improvement and reinforcement by dynamic compaction The municipality of Trélazé, on the outskirts of Angers, was a major centre for slate-quarrying throughout its long industrial history, from the middle of the 16th century until the eventual closure of the last slate quarries in March 2014. Menard has been working between mid April [...]

Decontamination of the « Stade de France » in Saint-Denis, France

Perform an anti-liquefaction mitigation treatment, Fos-sur-Mer, France