“The firm has spent the past 15 years building quality into its culture via a rigorous project management procedure it applies to all projects that is both internally and externally audited.”
National post, Feb 2nd 2009

November 03, 2011

Retrofit of a pile-supported bridge in soft clay

ABSTRACTThe Roger Pierlet Overpass, built in 1975, was displaced and damaged in November 2004 by foundation soilmovement caused by failure of a large soil stockpile placed adjacent to the bridge. The concrete bridge is supported on long precast concrete piles driven through soft marine

November 03, 2011

Temporary tower foundations for the New San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge self anchored suspension span

ABSTRACTThe new east span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will feature a single tower self-anchored suspension (SAS) bridge that will become the largest of its kind in the world when it is completed in 2013. During construction of the SAS bridge, temporary towers and trusses

November 03, 2011

Comparison of particle size distributions obtained by laser diffraction and sieve-hydrometer methods for oil sand tailings

ABSTRACTThe paper presents a comparison of the results of about 600 Particle Size Distribution (PSD) tests on tailings from the Shell Canada Muskeg River Mine site. PSD test methods included Laser Diffraction (LD), Clean Sieve/Hydrometer (CH) and Dispersed Dirty Sieve/Hydrometer (DDH).

October 18, 2011

KCB to present three technical papers at next month’s Tailings and Mine Waste 2011 in Vancouver

In addition to being a key conference organizer, Klohn Crippen Berger is presenting three technical papers at next month’s Tailings and Mine Waste 2011 in Vancouver.  In Groundwater Control for Tailings Dams  Built on Large Pleistocene Channel Deposits: A case study of

October 05, 2011

KCB presents $60,000 scholarship to the University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta – On September 28th, KCB employees, clients, partners and friends gathered to celebrate the company’s 60th anniversary. President and CEO, Bryan Watts took the opportunity to present a $60,000 cheque to Dr.

September 15, 2011

KCB selected as a finalist for the 2011 BC Exporters Awards

The Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) BC Division and the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation announced B.C.’s Top Exporters for 2011. “We are pleased to announce this year’s finalists,” said Peter Jeffrey, Vice President, CME B.

July 05, 2011

Looking for new and exciting opportunities?

Visit us at the Opportunities Australia Engineering, Mining and Oil & Gas Recruitment Expo!   LEEDS Saviles Hall (opposite Royal Armouries Museum) Armouries Square, Leeds LS10 1LT Saturday, 9 July 2011: 10.

June 10, 2011

KCB celebrates its past and contributes to its future

VANCOUVER, BC – Klohn Crippen Berger (KCB) celebrated its 60th Anniversary on June 8th, at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Bryan Watts, President and CEO, took the opportunity to present a $60,000 cheque to Dr. Jonathan Fannin, Professor and Associate Head of the UBC Civil Engineering

May 27, 2011

KCB named to the PSMJ Circle of Excellence

PSMJ Resources Inc., the premier management consulting firm for the A/E/C (architecture/engineering/construction) industries,published its annual PSMJ Circle of Excellence for 2011 this week. For the third year in the row, KCB has been named to the PSMJ Circle of Excellence! This

April 27, 2011

Visit us at the Opportunities Australia Engineering Expo in Alberta!

Looking for new and exciting opportunities? We will be at the Opportunities Australia Engineering, Mining and Oil & Gas Recruitment Expo in May!     Hyatt Regency Calgary Saturday, 7 May 2011 10.00am – 4.

April 27, 2011

KCB to present technical paper at the upcoming CIM Conference

A new technical paper by KCB staff examines the effectiveness of three different tailings covers on long-term ARD reduction. Environmental scientist Lindsay Robertson and geotechnical engineer Pamela Fines will present their paper at the 2011 CIM Conference and Exhibition in Montreal,

March 22, 2011

KCB Wins new project for Little Bow Reservoir

We are pleased to announce that Klohn Crippen Berger (KCB) has been awarded a new Alberta Transportation project for the ‘Comprehensive Study for the Little Bow Reservoir Rehabilitation (LBR) and Related Works’. KCB will be conducting the environmental baseline and impact studies

March 17, 2011

ABC News reports on the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge

In the news this week, ABC covered the erection of the first suspension tower on the Eastern span of the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge. Klohn Crippen Berger (KCB) designed the lifting frame and lifting gantry seen raising the first of the upper four legs of the permanent tower

March 08, 2011

KCB engineer returns to Queen’s University after 21 Years

On February 11th 2011 Marcia MacLellan, Senior Geological Engineer for the Oil Sands group in the Calgary office, gave a lecture to around 20 (4th year) Geological Engineering students and their 2 professors at Queen’s University in Ontario.