Interpipe Inc. is a steel pipe distributor of new
and used structural steel pipe. We have several
large stocking locations of Seamless, ERW,
Spiralweld and DSAW pipe.
2" OD–48" OD in a variety of wall thicknesses
are stocked in all locations.
Piling Pipe 80,000 min yield seamless pipe for
Micro Piling.
Seamless and ERW pipe for Driven Piles,
Screw Piles and Drill Piles.
Large Diameter pipe for Driven Piles or
Caissons.
ONTARIO
3320 Miles Road, RR#3
Mount Hope, Ontario
L0R 1WO
Local: (905) 679-6999
Toll Free: (877) 468-7473
Fax: (905) 679-6544
QUEBEC
805 1 ère Avenue
Ville Ste. Catherine, Quebec
J5C 1C5
Local: (450) 638-3320
Toll Free: (888) 514-0040
Fax: (450) 638-3340
www.interpipe.com
• Excavator mounted mast
• Accommodates any style
of hammer
• Two hydraulic winches
controlled by excavator
Phone: 706-398-1178
www.vulcanhammer.com
TECHNICAL
to the physical world. In short, the physical world underground
is often variable, unpredictable and has complex behaviour.
Uncertainties are part of life and cannot ever be eliminated
entirely. How then, do organizations live with risk? Risk
management is how – it is the variety of actions that an
organization or company intentionally undertakes to better
understand and reduce the effect of risk (ISO definition). The
goal of risk management is to quantify uncertainties and to
learn how to manage them consistently. These actions can
always help to reduce, but not eliminate risk. Risk management
does not fundamentally remove uncertainty, and also does
not alleviate the need for sound judgment in dealing with the
problem at hand. Unfortunately, some organizations think
that by having a risk management plan along with protocol,
they can retain anyone to do the project’s work. Hiring poor
engineers, and not actively seeking good contractors, is a
significant source of risk on its own.
Of course, the project always starts with a geotechnical
investigation (or should). Doing that right is the best first
step to managing risk.
Masoud Manzari is a senior geotechnical and hydrogeological
engineer with over 23 years of experience and has been involved
in a wide range of civil engineering projects, specifically for
structures built on challenging soil sites. Mark Tigchelaar is
president and founder of GeoSolv Design/Build Inc. Tigchelaar
is a licensed engineer in both Ontario and Alberta, is the chair
of the Industry Advisory Board of York University and is the
past chair of the Canadian Geotechnical Society-Southern
Ontario section.
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