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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 26, 2011

KCB Makes ZweigWhite 2011 Hot Firm List

For the second year in a row, Klohn Crippen Berger has been named in The Zweig Letter Hot Firm List, published by ZweigWhite. The Hot Firm List recognizes the fastest growing architecture, engineering and environmental consulting firms on the basis of revenue and growth over

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.