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Caissons

This project involved installation of 3 watertight caisson wall shafts. Two rectangular secant pile wall shaft approx 12m deep and one 6m diameter compression ring shaft approx 7m deep. In order to achieve the tight tolerance needed to ensure the shafts were in fact watertight the use of a guide wall was implemented. The guide wall was installed using Styrofoam form and concrete to allow drill casing to be perfectly centered over the drilled holes.

Client: McNally Construction
Location: Brampton, Ontario

McMaster Nuclear Building

/ Helical Piles, Shotcrete

McMaster Nuclear Building The nuclear research building was an upgrade to the existing structure to allow for world class nuclear research for leading nuclear scientists. This project was funded by

8 Ida Street

/ Underpinning

8 Ida Street HC Matcon was retained to install panel underpinning for a custom home built by Laureden Inc. in 2007 in one of Markham’s prestigious neighbourhoods. Due to lack

George Street Bridge

/ Caissons

George Street Bridge This bridge replacement project required the drilling of two abutments consisting of a total of 32 drilled caissons in the existing creek bed. In addition to the

Grand House

/ Micropiles

Difficult But Not Impossible The Grand House is a student designed and constructed co-operative housing project located in Cambridge, Ontario. It has won awards and is a landmark building. Due

Talbot Street

/ Caissons

Talbot Street HCM completed the design-build shoring for the Azure condominium project in downtown London. Due to the soil conditions encountered during initial drilling, a full depth caisson wall was

Great Lakes Copper Plant

/ Shotcrete

Great Lakes Copper Plant The Great Lakes Copper Plant in London, Ontario, posed a technical challenge in shotcrete shoring. HC Matcon helped to facilitate the installation of a new copper

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