Summit Engineering Associates

Services for complex civil work

Structural, geostructural, underground, marine, geological, and seismic engineering for projects in Canada and the United States.

Illustrative

Structural and Heavy Civil Engineering

Buildings, bridges, dams, hydraulic structures, and water facilities — from design through construction support.

Structural design of high-rise buildings and steel, reinforced concrete, and composite structures
Bridges, culverts, concrete dams, hydraulic structures, and water and wastewater facilities
Structural assessments, rehabilitation, and strengthening
Steel connection design and second-order stability analysis
Advanced finite element modeling, peer review, construction support, and project management

Illustrative

Geostructural and Foundation Engineering

Foundation recommendations, deep foundations, shoring, retaining systems, and ground improvement.

Geotechnical reporting and foundation recommendations
Shallow foundations, pile analysis, and deep foundation design
Micropiles, helical piles, and other pile systems
Soil nail walls, sheet pile walls, secant pile walls, soldier pile walls, and other shoring systems
Tiebacks, ground anchors, rock anchors, and anchoring systems
Retaining walls and mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls
Ground improvement, including rigid inclusions and load transfer platforms
Slope stability, settlement, seepage, and soil–structure interaction analysis

Illustrative

Underground and Trenchless Engineering

Tunnels, shafts, buried structures, and the effect of excavation on adjacent works.

Tunnel and trenchless projects
Underground shafts, buried pipes, and culverts
Excavation support and analysis of construction effects on adjacent structures

Illustrative

Marine and Waterfront Engineering

Jetties, wharves, dry docks, and marine wall systems under static and seismic loading.

Jetties, wharves, dry docks, and other waterfront structures
Sheet pile and combi-wall systems
Marine foundations and soil–structure interaction
Static and seismic analysis of waterfront structures

Field example

Geological Services and Site Characterisation

Field mapping of rock, slopes, and excavations, and the geological sections used to interpret the ground.

Field and bedrock mapping
Rock mass and discontinuity mapping
Subsurface interpretation and geological cross sections
Mapping of slopes, excavations, and exposed rock

Illustrative

Seismic and Advanced Analysis

Earthquake engineering, dynamic analysis, and pump, turbine, and equipment support.

Earthquake engineering and seismic risk assessment
Liquefaction assessment and seismic slope analysis for earth dams and mine waste containment facilities
Full dynamic and one-dimensional wave propagation analysis
Blasting and vibration analysis
Finite element analysis of structures and ground systems
Design and assessment of elevated and ground-supported pump and turbine foundations, supports, and existing equipment structures
Operating vibration and dynamic load analysis, including time history and steady-state analysis

Experience

Selected Project Experience

These entries describe experience of our engineers, including work completed through GSG and previous employers. They are not presented as contracts awarded directly to Summit Engineering Associates.

North America

A-Jetty, Esquimalt

Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Static and seismic finite element analysis of a marine combi-wall structure, including evaluation of the updated design and preparation of revised engineering drawings.

Interstate 405 Renton to Bellevue Design-Build Project

Washington

Ground improvement design using rigid inclusions and load transfer platforms, together with geotechnical and structural design of MSE walls.

Rio Tinto Boric Acid Plant Pond 8

Kern County, California

Seismic risk and slope displacement assessment of an earth embankment using dynamic finite element analysis, laboratory-derived dynamic soil properties, and earthquake time histories.

Gaston Mining Facility

Alabama

Seismic and liquefaction assessment of a fly ash containment embankment, including evaluation of slope performance during earthquake loading and a laboratory testing program for dynamic properties.

Yonge North Subway Extension

Ontario

Finite element analysis of subway station construction effects on an existing sewer tunnel, including soil–structure interaction.

Mactaquac Dam

New Brunswick

Geostructural analysis and assessment of dam performance and rehabilitation measures.

Lewisville Dam

Texas

Finite element analysis related to dam stability and anchoring works.

Lake Manatee Dam

Florida

Analysis and design support for repair works, including a temporary steel cofferdam and seepage assessment.

International

Doha Metro Green Line

Qatar

Geotechnical investigation planning, foundation recommendations, and excavation support for a project that included elevated bridges, underpasses, and an elevated metro station.

Lusail City

Qatar

Foundations and excavation support for an underground car park, cut-and-cover tunnel, and light-rail station.

Dubai International Airport

UAE

APM link bridge pile foundations and permanent shoring associated with airport development, including concourse-area work.

Expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque

Madinah, Saudi Arabia

Foundation recommendations and anchored secant pile shoring for deep excavations.

Madinah Central Utility Complex Expansion

Saudi Arabia

Foundation recommendations and shoring for the utility complex and cut-and-cover tunnel.

Makkah Metro

Saudi Arabia

Preliminary geotechnical design and tender documentation.

Maternity Riyadh Hospital

Saudi Arabia

MSE wall design associated with the hospital development.

Etihad Rail

UAE

Preliminary engineering and preparation of tender documents for railway infrastructure, including bridges, underpasses, culverts, sand-dune mitigation, and ground improvement options.

This entry describes tender and proposal work.

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