Stone columns

Connecting the southern tip of the country The Gemas-Johor Bahru Electrified Double Track Railway project is a Malaysian Government request to complement the existing electrified railway service that connects Padang Besar, in the north of Peninsular Malaysia, to Gemas, in the south. The project starts in Gemas and covers 4 main districts of Johor: [...]

Sydney Metro Menard carried out major geotechnical work on the future Waterloo and Barangaroo stations. The work included jet grouting, rock injection, and installation of around 1,000 anchors and anchor bolts. The project was a major factor in the award of the Melbourne metro contract. [...]

Ensure embankment's stability by dynamic replacement Dynamic replacement pillars were proposed by Menard to improve more than 400,000 m² of peatand clay soils as deep as 10 m along Highway M7 near Lake Balaton. This solution was the most competitive and fastest way to ensure the embankment’s stability and to meet the strict differential [...]

Largest ground improvement project in France At the end of 2015, an LNG terminal with an annual regasification capacity of 13 billion cu. metres opened in the Port of Dunkirk. In early 2012, the consortium, that included Menard, was awarded the port development works. The project consisted in building the dock to receive the [...]

"Stand-down" operation for the reinforcement of the Freycinet 8 quay The project aimed to reinforce the quay under the crane circulation area used to unload wind turbine from boats. The 6,500 sq. metre area, composed of loose and dense sand down to 5 m, had to be executed in less than 3 weeks. Menard’s [...]

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 [...]

Work with short deadlines Menard has been chosen for the « bulk excavation and ground improvement works » as part of the Aubagne LRT maintenance centre. In order to improve the soil in place, made of gravelly backfilling materials and sandy silts, Menard used the stone columns technique. Made of calcareous material, these columns does [...]

Extending the runway at Charleroi Airport The majority of work now underway at Charleroi Airport in Belgium on behalf of SOWAER (the Wallonia Airports Operating Company) focuses on extending the length of the runway from 2,550 to 3,200 metres. Begun last year, these upgrades will allow Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA) to continue its [...]