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Company Profile
RSRead Consulting Inc. (RSRCI) is a Canadian engineering consulting firm specializing in applied rock mechanics and geotechnical engineering. Our main office is located in Okotoks, Alberta just south of Calgary, within a short drive of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The company also operates a field office in Revelstoke, BC in the heart of the Selkirk and Monashee ranges. Dr. Rodney Read, P.Eng., P.Geol., is the firm's President and Principal Consultant.
We
believe that engineering should be about helping people – the
general public, people in other nations, other professionals – and improving
the quality of life on the planet.
RSRCI undertakes project planning and management, design, site characterization, instrumentation and monitoring, data processing, numerical analysis, and reporting, as well as targeted research and development activities. Our business is focused on engineering issues associated with:
International nuclear waste management
Natural hazards (rock and soil slopes)
Transportation systems (railways, highways, and pipelines)
Petroleum production and gas storage
Greenhouse gas and water disposal
Underground excavations, mines, and quarries
Dams, foundations, and wells
Our operating philosophy is to maintain a small flexible team with core competencies, and to partner with others having specialized expertise to build multi-disciplinary teams for projects of various sizes. We are committed to developing strategic relationships with companies that share our philosophy and our high technical and ethical standards. Together with our collaborative partners, we provide engineering services that include:
Rock mechanics and geotechnical research for radioactive waste disposal
Planning, management and integration of projects and experimental programs
Design of underground excavations for waste disposal research
Application of instrumentation and monitoring systems
Surface and underground characterization of rock masses
Thermal-mechanical numerical modelling of underground openings
Geomechanical analysis of SAGD and other petroleum-related processes
Rock slope stabilization and construction supervision
Stability analysis of soil and rock slopes