Process & Energy

"One of Siemens' largest projects in Germany in recent years" Joe Kaeser, President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG Context The days when the arrival of the shrimpers and the noise of the canning plants set the pace in the German fishing port of Cuxhaven are long gone. Today, with the majority of [...]

Perform an anti-liquefaction mitigation treatment In Fos-sur-Mer, for the construction of a liquefied natural gas complex, Menard performed an anti-liquefaction mitigation treatment for the dock by increasing the embankment’s density using compaction grouting technique. This was an innovative operation as the equipment used for this technique was the Controlled Modulus Columns equipment which led [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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