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Shoring solution at Syncrude Base Mine Lake
As a previous mine pit and tailings pond, the Base Mine Lake near Fort McMurray has residual bitumen forming two mats on the lake floor. Keller designed and installed a shoring solution to create a new dock area for dredging operations for bitumen removal.
THE PROJECT The mine owner, Syncrude, planned to remove the bitumen using mechanical dredging technology. However, an unloading dock had to be built to unload dredging barges. A shoring solution was required to retain the soils from sloughing into the dredge area and increase the stability of the shoreline for dock construction.
THE CHALLENGE Heightened safety awareness was required to work on and near water and tight working areas.
THE SOLUTION The general contractor placed berms around the 50 feet by 75 feet (15 metres by 23 metres) dock area to protect equipment and crews from being able to contact the water. Test pits were dug to assess the potential of constructionrelated soil liquefaction. Once the site was appropriately evaluated, Keller designed and installed a cantilevered sheet pile earth retention system, using sheet piles installed to 40 feet (12 metres) deep from shore level. In several instances predrilling was required to allow for sheet pile penetration through hard soil layers. A continuous cap plate was installed along the top of the sheet piles enabling the boats to tie off onto the wall. PROJECT FACTS Owner: Syncrude Canada Ltd. | Keller business unit: Keller Main contractor: Inner City Diesel | Engineer: Keller Solutions: Support of excavation Markets: Oil, gas and chemical | Techniques: Sheet piles | Email: info@keller-na.com Phone: 1 (800) 456-6548 l
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