Dynamic compaction

Menard took part in the development of Kuwait city The state of Kuwait through the Public Authorities of Housing and Welfare  developed new districts in the suburbs of Kuwait city to provide its citizens with housing and new facilities. Menard undertook the ground improvement works of the whole area of Jaaber Al Ahmed and [...]

New project in the Middle-East The contract was won through the combined efforts of Menard teams in France, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. It covers improvement of about 4,000,000 sq. metres of natural soil at the site of a new refinery. To improve bearing capacity and control settlement in very poor soil (silt [...]

Accelerating the valley consolidation At a stone's throw from Kuala Lumpur, Menard completed work in February 2016 to improve the soils on which a factory is to be built for UMW Aerospace, the aeronautical arm of Malaysia's UMW conglomerate. The manufacturing plant will produce fan cases for Rolls Royce aircraft engine. It is to [...]

Iconic project : Nice airport, France Deepest dynamic compaction application (27 m, 4,000 tm energy) on the Nice airport, France project The 'giga-machine' was designed and custom-built for this site The challenge was to compact 20,000,000 m³ of land reclamation while maintaining air traffic. The 'giga-machine' was designed and custom-built for this job. The [...]

Ground improvement under the second runway of Changi airport For the construction on the second runway of Changi airport, 7 m of hydraulic fill were placed over varying layers of both old and recent marine clays. Settlement of these clays could amount to several metres over a ten year period. The combination of dynamic [...]

Converting a site On the Burswood Peninsula, in Perth, a stadium is under construction. The site, previously used for industrial activities and as a sewage treatment plant, a cement plant, and a waste treatment centre, will welcome, in 2018, a multi-purpose venue located at the centre of a large area intended for relaxation and [...]