71 Articles found
Itasca International Inc. Articles
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Liquefaction Risk Mitigation using Jet Grouting and Earthquake Drains - Case Study
Project Description Boldwing Continuum Architects Inc. has contracted Itasca Consulting Group to perform a liquefaction analysis and evaluate several soil improvement designs for the Langdale Ferry Terminal Project in Vancouver, Canada. The ...
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Modelling concrete slab on rigid inclusion reinforced soil - Case Study
Project Description In the context of a wine cellar extension project, a 20cm thick concrete slab is to be constructed on a soil reinforced by rigid inclusions. Itasca France has been called by the design office to verify the mechanical resistance ...
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Electrical resistivity and air permeability of a model baked anode material - Case Study
Project Description A baked anode is a complex material, that results from the mixing and baking of different petrol coke grains, with different size distributions, with a pitch binder. A PFC2D model accounting for the microstructure of a ...
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Investigating the mechanical behavior of a surface repository for low and intermediatelevel short-lived radioactive waste - Case Study
Project Description Andra operates a surface repository in Aube (“CSA”, North‐Eastern France), where some of the concrete canisters containing low and intermediate‐level short‐lived radioactive waste are stacked in ...
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Sjömalmen - Cave Modeling and Prediction of Ground Deformations - Case Study
Project Description The city of Kiruna is partly located on the hanging wall side of the LKAB Kiirunavaara Mine. In the long-term perspective, it is not possible to have any residential buildings or infrastructure within the fracture zone and cave ...
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Rock Mechanics Pre-Feasibility Studies
Project Description When starting a new mine, whether it`s a open pit or an underground mine, the designer faces many challenges! One of these is the understanding of rock mass conditions and how this affects the choice of mining methods and the ...
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Modeling and Calibration of a Blocky Granite Rock
Project Description In the framework of the development of a subsea tidal turbine, the design of the foundations has to be optimal. Cathie Associates, on behalf of HydroQuest, wanted us to investigate the penetration of a single steel foundation pin ...
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Rock Mechanics Study for the Kevitsa Strategy Project - Case Study
Project Description The Kevitsa open pit mine has been in operation since 2012 and was acquired by Boliden in 2016. A new strategic plan is currently being developed to investigate an increase in production. In conjunction with this, the ...
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Dynamic Soil Structure Interaction Analyses of North Shore Pump Station - Case Study
Project Description Located near Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, North Shore Pump Station is a part of the North Point Wet-Weather Facility (NPF), which provides primary treatment for disinfection of wastewater. The facility is a ...
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Seismicity and Modeling for the Kiirunavaara Mine - Case Study
Project Description LKAB’s Kiirunavaara Mine is a large, underground, sub-level caving mine that has been seismically active since approximately 2008. With this seismic activity comes associated vibrations. These vibrations can be felt on ...
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Mechanical testing of a model baked anode material with PFC
Project Description A baked anode is a complex material, that results from the mixing and baking of different petrol coke grains, with different size distributions, with a pitch. A preliminary study (ICSAS16-CST-MFG-35143-01) developed ...
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Discrete modelling of lime kilns - Case Study
Project Description KERNEOS Aluminate Technologies wishes to exploit the bauxite fines generated during the extraction, conditioning and transport of bulk bauxite, which are currently unused. To achieve this objective, the PARC project was built ...
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Numerical modeling of dredged sand filled geotextile tubes behavior under seismic loading - Case Study
Project Description A nearshore 120m long causeway is planned for the Mozambique LNG TMOF Project. Geosintex S.R.L. proposes a structure composed by synthetic geotubes (see Figure) for protecting the road against erosion. The mechanical behavior of ...
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Definition and flow analysis of UFM model for the Forsmark site - Case Study
Project Description The Forsmark site is studied in the context of the Swedish nuclear disposal project. One key step is defining, at the relevant depths ‐ from 200 to 400m ‐ a Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) model. The DFN modeling ...
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Regional-Scale Stress Model of the Stockholm Area - Case Study
Project Description New metro lines are planned in Stockholm, comprising a total length of approximately 20 km with 10 new stations, mostly located underground. One of the new lines will pass under Saltsjön (a bay of the Baltic Sea) and through ...
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Liquefaction Risk Mitigation using Jet Grouting Cells - Case Study
Project Description Trevi Group has been involved in the design-build of a commercial building in Turkey in an area prone to liquefaction. The foundation of the building is located approximately 10 m below original grade, which still leaves about ...
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Parking Ramp over Light Rail Station - Case Study
Project Description The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) serves about 36 million passengers annually, via about 405,000 flights. On-airport parking provides about 22,900 parking spaces and is frequently at or near capacity. A ...
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Bench Stability Analysis at Björkdalsgruvan - Case Study
Project Description The Björkdal mine ("Björkdalsgruvan"), located 28 km northwest of the town of Skellefteå, is a gold mine with the mineralization typified by Au-quartz veins located within a metamorphic package. The Björkdal ...
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Geometry Model for the Follo Line Project - Case Study
Project Description The Follo Line project is the largest railway project in Norway in modern times. The Follo Line is a high-speed railway partly in tunnel from the traffic hub at Ski to Oslo central station. The project comprise a 20 km long ...
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Fountain Slide - Slope Stabilization using Micropiles and Anchors - Cae Study
Project Description Fountain Slide has a long history of stability problems. The slope is bounded downhill by the Fraser River and uphill by a highway and a railway. This project stage focused on stabilization of a section of the railway that has ...