Identifying the most effective foundation system, which guarantees safe and maintenance free performance over time, is the objective for Menard engineers. This is especially true with compressible soils. The most cost-effective foundation system often requires multiple ground improvement techniques that take into account the variety of soil properties and load conditions.

The most frequent challenges are:

• support of heavy and uniform loads (water, oil, gas storage) and concentrated loads (industrial, infrastructure, pipe-racks)
• reduction of total and differential settlements to within acceptable limits
• limiting differential settlements to acceptable levels

The Menard ground improvement services most often used for Industrial Applications include Wick Drains (Prefabricated Vertical Drains), CMC Columns, Dynamic Compaction, Dynamic Replacement, Vibro Stone Columns, Vibrocompaction, Vibro-Concrete Columns and Menard Vacuum Consolidation.