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Geotechnical News September 2011
Titan Awarded Contract for
Largest Lined Cap in Canada
Titan Environmental Containment
Ltd of Winnipeg, Manitoba has
been awarded the contract to cap the
Lynn Lake mine site. The site is over
800,000m
2
in area and will require the
installation of a 1.5 mm textured HDPE
geomembrane.
Mr Brett Buckard, principle at Ti-
tan commented, “this project has had
several redesigns over the past couple
of years. We are delighted to have been
chosen as the geosynthetc installer for
possibly the largest cap in Canada to
use a geomembrane as the main cover
system. This project will test all our
resources as it requires us to meet an
extremely tight schedule, coordinat-
ing material supply and providing a
very large and experienced workforce
capable of meeting our client’s needs.”
The installation of the geomem-
brane is expected to begin in August
and be completed by December.
Titan Environmental Containment
Ltd is one of Canada’s leading geosyn-
thetic suppliers and installers special-
izing in the installation of HDPE and
PVC geomembranes, geocomposites
and Bolted steel tanks. Titan is head
quartered in Winnipeg with branch of-
fices in British Columbia, Ontario and
Newfoundland.
Pile Dynamics, Inc (PDI)
Announces the PIR Viewer
The PIR Viewer is a new accessory for
the Pile Installation Recorder (PIR),
an Automated Monitoring Equipment
system for augercast (CFA) piles.
Pile Installation Recorder is an
instrument used for monitoring in-
stallation of augered cast-in-place,
continuous flight auger and drilled
displacement piles. The PIR assists in
the correct installation of these piles
by displaying target versus actual
pumped concrete / grout volume in real
time. The equipment is installed on the
crane, and easily monitors the installa-
tion of every pile on site.
The PIR Viewer is a hand-held wire-
less device that allows on site personel
(inspector, foreman, engineer, etc.) to
view what the PIR main unit is display-
ing to the crane operator. The progress
of the drilling and grouting operations
are seen in real time on both the main
unit and on the PIR Viewer. In addi-
tion to receiving data, the PIR Viewer
allows the inspector or foreman to en-
ter the observed grout return, which is
then recorded in the PIR along with the
entire installation record. PIR Viewer
features include:
• All PIR results, including incre-
mental grout volumes displayed on
screen in real time
• Compact and light weight (135 x
104 x 52mm; 0.45kg)
• Red flag indicator making it easy to
identify under-filled pile sections,
which can be immediately cor-
rected, saving money and material
costs
• High contrast color LCD with LED
backlighting, for all lighting condi-
tions
• Displays pump strokes for log
• Automatically receives summary
report from PIR Main at pile com-
pletion so entire installation can be
viewed
Pile Dynamics offers the entire PIR
system for sale (or rental for USA do-
mestic customer only). The PIR View-
er is an optional accessory for the latest
generation PIR systems. Please contact
us at
for a quote or
visit us online at
ASFE Offers Free Publications
ASFE has added four brownfield-
redevelopment publications to its on-
line store. The four publications are:
• The Brownfields Tax Incentive
comprises a brownfields tax-incen-
tive fact sheet, guidelines for using
the tax incentives, and answers to
frequently asked questions, along
with case histories and information
about other resources.
• Revitalizing America’s Mills: A Re-
port on Brownfields Mill Projects
relates case histories that chronicle
some of the challenges faced and
innovative solutions found during
the revitalization of more than 350
abandoned and potentially contam-
inated mill sites.
• Mine-Scarred Lands (MSL) Initia-
tive Tool Kit is designed to help
communities clean up and revital-
ize former mines by sharing mod-
els from the six MSL Initiative
projects focused on the clean-up
and redevelopment of hard-rock-
and coal-mine-scarred lands. The
document also provides links to a
wide range of resources.
• From Landfill to Landmark: Save
The Bay Center reviews Save The
Bay’s seven-year Fields Point de-
velopment project, documenting
the interplay between permitting,
financing, and clean-up require-
ments, Save The Bay’s decision-
making, and the project outcomes.
The Save The Bay Center dem-
onstrates how redevelopment of
brownfield properties builds on
prior public and private invest-
ment, takes advantage of existing
infrastructure, and helps revitalize
communities.
All four publications are available
free at
.
