Stone columns

Bypass Road Construction in Porto Nuevo, Benin

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” [...]

Stone Column for ground improvement, Malaysia

Geotechnical work on the future Waterloo and Barangaroo stations, Sydney Metro, Australia

Improving the 400 000m² of peatland clay soils on the Fonyed Highway M7, Hungary

Reinforcing the ground for a new dock in Dunkirk, France

"Stand-down" operation for the reinforcement of the Freycinet 8 quay 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 [...]

Vibrocompaction: new record of depth The largest onshore windmill with 7.5 MW is installed on top of an old brown coal dump area. A combination of vibrocompaction up to 68 m deep and additional stone columns 20 m deep were installed night and days. This is a new record of depth and improvement quality in [...]

Bulk excavation and ground improvement works, Aubagne, France

Extending the runway at Charleroi Airport The majority of work now underway at Charleroi Airport in Belgium on behalf of SOWAER (the Wallonia Airports Operating Company) focuses on extending the length of the runway from 2,550 to 3,200 metres. Begun last year, these upgrades will allow Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA) to continue its [...]