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Services in Canada


Geotechnical Engineering

Providing solutions to our clients’ ground engineering challenges around the world for 50 years – our team brings a wealth of global expertise to your project:

  • Site characterization – specialist in-situ and laboratory testing, geophysics
  • Innovative soil and rock mechanics
  • Geotechnical/geological hazard and terrain analysis
  • Landslide and slope stability studies
  • Seismic risk analysis, liquefaction assessment and earthquake engineering
  • Foundation design for bridges and other structures
  • Pile foundation design; full scale static and dynamic load testing
  • Excavation shoring using soil nailing and other systems
  • Retaining wall design, including, geosynthetic reinforcement and structural systems
  • Soft-ground engineering and mitigation using wick drains, preloading, lightweight fill
  • Specialist ground engineering contracting, including deep soil mixing
  • Engineering for dams
  • Trenchless technology for underground infrastructure challenges – directional drilling,  micro-tunnelling, pipe jacking/ramming
  • Engineering for soft ground and rock tunnels
  • Geosynthetics lab testing and design
  • Construction aggregate, quarry and borrow studies
  • Construction QA/QC services

For more information, contact:
Trevor Fitzell
E-mail 
t. +1 604 296 4280 (Burnaby office)