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Itasca - Comparing Itascas Approach to Limit Equilibrium Services

Itasca’s finite volume (FV) approach uses the shear strength reduction (SSR) method for numerical modeling. This formulation is far superior to more traditional limit equilibrium (LE) methods and offers several advantages over finite element (FE) methods as ...

By Itasca International Inc. based in Minneapolis, MINNESOTA (USA). from Consulting - Civil Engineering Service line

Itasca - Ground-Structure Interaction Consulting Services

Ground-structure-interaction is the iterative effect that ground deformations have on any emplaced stabilizing structures (beams, sheet pile walls, piles, liners, anchors, etc.), and vice versa. This is particularly important for heavy structures resting on relatively soft soils (Wolf, 1985). While limit equilibrium (LE) doesn’t capture ground-structure-interaction fully, Itasca’s ...

By Itasca International Inc. based in Minneapolis, MINNESOTA (USA). from Consulting - Civil Engineering Service line

Itasca - Foundations Consulting Services

Experience in foundations includes application of Itasca’s software to problems where existing techniques are either unavailable or are known to be inaccurate. For example, FLAC3D was used to determine the subgrade reaction modulus for a thick concrete slab placed over fill with varying thickness. In another case, an industrial machine produced a cyclic vibration. The effect of the ...

By Itasca International Inc. based in Minneapolis, MINNESOTA (USA). from Consulting - Civil Engineering Service line

Itasca - Masonry Consulting Services

Masonry is one of the oldest methods of construction, but has lost nothing of its attractiveness and use in modern times. The behavior of this heterogeneous and anisotropic material is determined by the interaction of stone (brick, quarry stone, natural stone, etc.) and joints (open, mortar, glued, etc.). The behavior and performance of masonry structures under load is characterized by complex ...

By Itasca International Inc. based in Minneapolis, MINNESOTA (USA). from Consulting - Civil Engineering Service line

Itasca - Conventional Consulting Services

Itasca's engineers leverage their knowledge and expertise to provide optimized designs and recommendations for field operations. They use physics- and field-data-based models to understand the complex nonlinear behaviors of geological materials in oil and gas reservoirs. Such models are used to aid design and to anticipate problems during reservoir stimulation and extraction of oil and gas in ...

By Itasca International Inc. based in Minneapolis, MINNESOTA (USA). from Consulting - Energy - Oil and Gas Service line

Itasca - Cavern Storage Consulting Service

Itasca provides solutions for storage of natural gas or compressed air in lined and unlined caverns. Our diverse team with expertise in analyzing geo-structural interaction, geomechanical, thermal and creep coupled problems assesses the stability and long term performance of storage caverns due to combinations of critical loading conditions in singular and group cavern settings by means of 2D and ...

By Itasca International Inc. based in Minneapolis, MINNESOTA (USA). from Consulting - Energy - Cavern Storage Service line

Itasca - Microseismic Consulting Services

Itasca has been involved in the real-time monitoring, post-processing, and quality assurance of enhanced oil recovery projects using single- and multi-stage hydraulic fracturing. Company experience covers a wide variety of completions, acquisition geometries, and treatments, employing novel processing techniques where necessary to improve the quality of information feedback to oil and gas ...

By Itasca International Inc. based in Minneapolis, MINNESOTA (USA). from Consulting - Energy - Oil and Gas Service line

Itasca - Conveying of Granular Materials Consulting Services

The conveying of granular materials is present in many industries: pharmaceuticals with helical screws, food processing with vibration systems, mining with conveyor belts, among other examples. These systems require many adjustments to achieve optimal performance, which also depends on the material used and environmental factors: size distribution, grain shape, water content, etc. It is ...

By Itasca International Inc. based in Minneapolis, MINNESOTA (USA). from Consulting - Material Processing Service line

Itasca - Microstructural Analysis Consulting Services

One of the main advantages of the discrete approach as defined by Itasca (PFC) is that it allows to accurately reproduce the size distribution, the grain shape (rounded, angular, or elongated), the mineralogical composition, as well as the mechanical and thermal properties of each ...

By Itasca International Inc. based in Minneapolis, MINNESOTA (USA). from Consulting - Material Processing Service line

Itasca - Hydrogeology Consulting Services

Oil and gas environmental and operational services includes the evaluation and permitting of deep-injection water-disposal wells, the geochemical fingerprinting of hydrocarbon sources, and the assessment of potential water-quality changes associated with road traffic/maintenance, drilling, and hydraulic fracturing ...

By Itasca International Inc. based in Minneapolis, MINNESOTA (USA). from Consulting - Energy - Oil and Gas Service line

Itasca - Earthquakes Consulting Services

Itasca’s engineers have wide experience working on earthquake engineering, microseismic measurement and analyses, and explosive and impulsive loading; Itasca’s commercial software is the best available for dynamic modeling for engineering design, factor of safety prediction, research and testing, and back-analysis of failure. The finite volume strength reduction method (FV-SRM) ...

By Itasca International Inc. based in Minneapolis, MINNESOTA (USA). from Consulting - Civil Engineering Service line

Itasca - Slope Stability Consulting Services

Itasca is particularly well-known for examining complex problems involving slope instabilities in soil and rock. One specialty is assessment of slope stability and design on scales ranging from civil engineering slopes in soil and rock, including portals, to mine benches and inter-ramps for many of the world’s largest open-pit mines. Another is analysis of both the static and dynamic ...

By Itasca International Inc. based in Minneapolis, MINNESOTA (USA). from Consulting - Civil Engineering Service line

Itasca - Transportation Infrastructure Consulting Services

Transportation infrastructure represents the arteries of modern civilization. Itasca provides engineering and research services for nearly all aspects of transportation ...

By Itasca International Inc. based in Minneapolis, MINNESOTA (USA). from Consulting - Civil Engineering Service line

Itasca - Retaining Structures Consulting Services

Itasca has provided analysis of nearly all types of retaining structures, including slurry-supported reinforced concrete diaphragm walls, sheet pile walls, soil-nailed walls, and tieback walls. As with dams, water pressure acting within the soil mass is often a key issue. The ability to predict water pressures is an important element in understanding the behavior of retaining structures. Itasca ...

By Itasca International Inc. based in Minneapolis, MINNESOTA (USA). from Consulting - Civil Engineering Service line

Itasca - Backfill Design Services

Itasca offers services in backfill characterization, specification, design of mixing and delivery systems, stability analysis (exposure stability, reinforcement and closure resistance), dynamic modeling to examine stability and liquefaction potential under rockburst and rockfall conditions, and instrumentation and testing of placed backfill. These services cover a wide range of backfill products ...

By Itasca International Inc. based in Minneapolis, MINNESOTA (USA). from Mining - Underground Mine Design Service line

Itasca - Geomechanical Modeling Consulting Services

Advanced geomechanical modeling can be used to understand long-term reservoir behavior. Validated models help to optimize fracturing and increase reservoir productivity and recovery. Geomechanical models can also be used to investigate longer term effects, such as compaction and ...

By Itasca International Inc. based in Minneapolis, MINNESOTA (USA). from Consulting - Energy - Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) Service line

Itasca - Geochemistry Consulting Services

Itasca’s hydrogeochemists have broad experience in evaluating the chemical characteristics of soil, tailings, waste rock, groundwater, and surface water at mining and environmental sites. Comprehensive evaluation of hydrogeology and geochemistry provides an integrated approach and can facilitate a more thorough understanding of complex groundwater and surface-water systems. ...

By Itasca International Inc. based in Minneapolis, MINNESOTA (USA). from Consulting - Hydrogeology and Environment Service line

Itasca - Groundwater Flow Consulting Services

Itasca has extensive experience with quantitative assessment of surface and sub-surface groundwater flow. This enables Itasca to efficiently provide clients with reliable information that is critical for attaining their operational and environmental goals as well as for navigating the complex technical, legal, and permitting aspects of water ...

By Itasca International Inc. based in Minneapolis, MINNESOTA (USA). from Consulting - Hydrogeology and Environment Service line

Itasca - Dewatering Consulting Services

Itasca can estimate the dewatering needs of a construction site or mine to temporarily lower groundwater levels below the natural groundwater level, in all seasons, to provide for safe excavation construction and working environment during operations. Itasca can predict dewatering rates, including numerical modeling to estimate dewatering and design and optimize the dewatering and water-disposal ...

By Itasca International Inc. based in Minneapolis, MINNESOTA (USA). from Consulting - Hydrogeology and Environment Service line

Itasca - Seismic Hazard and Risk Assessment Consulting Services

Itasca has over 20 years of experience in applying seismology to a wide range of engineering applications, allowing engineers to non-destructively monitor structure health and integrity and locate areas of ...

By Itasca International Inc. based in Minneapolis, MINNESOTA (USA). from Consulting - Civil Engineering Service line