Técnicas

Rapid Impact Compaction is a ground improvement technique that densifies the soil by pounding it at high frequency with a medium sized pounder.

Dynamic replacement is a ground improvement technique that reinforces fine grained soils with a network of dynamically pounded pillars.

Vibrocompaction is a ground improvement technique that densifies the soil by shaking it with a vibro probe.

Bi-modulus columns is a ground improvement technique that reinforces the soil by a combination of CMC and stone columns.

Soil Mixing is a ground improvement technique that reinforces the soil by mixing in situ a network of grout and soil columns.

Dynamic compaction is a ground improvement technique that densifies the soil by repeatly pounding it with a high energy pounder.

Stone columns is a ground improvement technique that reinforces the soil with a network of stone compacted columns.

Compaction grouting is a ground improvement technique that densifies the soil by grouting under pressure a network of inclusions.

Menard developed Controlled Modulus Columns in the 1990s to overcome problems of lateral confinement in highly compressible and organic soils. They are now used in all types of soil (cohesive or granular) up to depths of 30 metres or more.

Menard Vacuum™ is used to accelerate consolidation of cohesive, highly compressible soils. The process consists in creating a negative pressure under an airtight membrane laid over the soil, which generates atmospheric pressure on the soil, equivalent to the pressure exerted by a 4 metre embankment.