Turtle Mountain Monitoring Project, Crowsnest Pass, Alberta (2004)

Monitoring network, Turtle Mountain, Southern Alberta, Canada

Crowsnest Mountain summit, Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, Canada

Microseismic monitoring, AECL Underground Research Laboratory, Manitoba, Canada

RSRead Consulting Inc. focuses on projects related to geotechnical engineering and geology. We specialize in challenging technical projects that comprise a significant analysis component. Our core engineering services include:

• Geohazard assessment of pipeline and other transportation systems
• Geomechanics research related to international nuclear waste management
• Surface and underground characterization of geological/geotechnical conditions
• Instrumentation and monitoring and associated engineering analysis
• Laboratory testing program design and management
• Thermal-mechanical numerical modeling of underground opening behaviour
• Advanced numerical analysis using coupled hydro-mechanical models with thermal capabilities for stability analysis of tunnels, wells, and directionally drilled boreholes
• Advanced geomechanical simulation of thermal-mechanical-hydraulic processes in reservoirs (e.g., SAGD, cyclic steam stimulation) and nuclear repositories
• Advanced numerical analysis of soil-pipe interactions in permafrost conditions
• Research and development related to rock mechanics and geotechnical engineering
• Stability analysis of soil and rock slopes using conventional limit equilibrium method and other approaches
• Rock slope stabilization and construction supervision
• Planning, management and integration of projects and experimental programs
• Technical report preparation and presentation

In conjunction with our collaborative partners and other contractors, we also provide:

• Remote monitoring of integrity of pipelines and other linear developments
• Advanced numerical analysis of coupled phenomena such as thermo-poro-elastic behaviour, hydraulic fracturing, tool/rock interaction and other geotechnical processes using state-of-the-art modeling tools
• Microseismic and acoustic emission monitoring of underground openings, critical structures, and in situ processes such as those related to petroleum production and gas storage
• Laboratory testing of soil and rock materials
• Advanced geological characterization
• In situ stress measurements
• Geophysical surveys
• Data management and visualization

Examples of projects that RSRCI has undertaken directly, or that have involved Dr. R.S. Read's expertise under the employ of other companies, are listed under the following headings:

• Geohazards
• Pipelines
• Nuclear Waste Management
• Petroleum
• Transportation
• Mining
• Dams
• Foundations and wells

Those projects not undertaken directly by RSRead Consulting Inc. are italicized.