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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

TTC Patten Building

/ Micropiles

TTC Patten Building HC Matcon was retained to install micropile foundation for TTC Patten Building on 835 Davenport Road, Toronto. The building was originally designed for storage of paper tickets

Centron Business Park Retaining Wall

/ Caissons

Steep Slope Retaining Wall The site topography presented the developer with the challenging task of constructing a permanent retaining wall structure into a hill formation near Blackfoot Trail in southeast

St. Thomas Courthouse

/ Shotcrete, Soldier Piles & Lagging

Alternate Methods Stop Running Sands HCM was retained to design, supply and install a complete shoring system to facilitate construction of the new St. Thomas Court House for EllisDon. Construction

Cobourg Railway Station

/ Caissons

Cobourg Railway Station On this project, HCM, in conjunction with its in-house engineering company, RWH Engineering Inc. (RWH), was able to offer the owner one source for the design, supply,

Graham Residence

/ Shotcrete

Residential Shoring: Complex Design Requires Innovation A retaining wall was required to accommodate the architectural design for a private residence. The site topography presented the General Contractor (Builder) with the

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