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 mountains. Dr. Rodney Read, P.Eng., P.Geol., is the firm's President and Principal Consultant.
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 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 individuals and organizations who share our philosophy and our high technical and ethical standards.
Together with our collaborative partners, we provide engineering services that 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
- Thermal-mechanical numerical modeling of underground opening behaviour
- Geomechanical analysis of SAGD and other petroleum-related processes
- Stability analysis of soil and rock slopes
- Rock slope stabilization and construction supervision
- Planning, management and integration of projects and experimental programs
- Numerical modeling of soil-pipe interaction in arctic and other conditions
We are committed to outreach initiatives at home and abroad, mentorship, and public service. We strive for technical excellence in all we do, but we never lose sight of the importance of being more than just specialists in our field.
