Recent Projects

Scope FPrimeC Solutions was hired by EXP Canada. to perform Non-destructive Testing to Evaluate the location and extent of delamination in bridge piers in Honore-Mercier Bridge Montreal, QC. The main objectives of the project was: Assess the thickness of concrete repair Evaluate the depth of delamination in concrete piers Verify the concrete cover thickness for repair design GPR scanning for rebar locate. Evaluate Delamination in Bridge Piers using Impact Echo Several… Read More »Evaluate Delamination in Bridge Piers using Impact Echo

Scope FPrimeC Solutions Inc. has been engaged by CIMA Canada Inc. (“client”) to perform structural condition assessment and nondestructive testing of Concrete Silo at ArcelorMittal Facility in Port Cartier, QC. The concrete silo showed sign of delamination and exposed steel bars on the surface. The main objective of the project was to evaluate the present condition of the concrete silo following the preliminary visual inspection. The nondestructive testing of concrete… Read More »Nondestructive Testing of Concrete Silo Structure

Scope FPrimeC Solutions Inc. has been engaged by Denhall Construction Inc. to perform visual inspection and Nondestructive Evaluation of Concrete Digester Tank at the Georgetown Wastewater Treatment Plan in Halton Region in ON. The concrete digester tank had several cracks on the roof slab. The main objective of the investigation was to map cracks on the concrete roof, and estimate the extent and severity of cracks using nondestructive testing methods.… Read More »Nondestructive Evaluation of Concrete Digester Tank

Scope FPrimeC Solutions was hired by Ellisdon  to perform low strain pile integrity and crosshole sonic logging-CSL for deep foundations of the QEW Credit River Bridge in Mississauga, ON. The testing was part of the quality control and quality assurance process.  The foundations were 1500 mm in diameter, and approximately 7500 mm depth. Access tubes were installed in the caissons as part of the QC program. Low Strain Pile Integrity… Read More »CSL Test for Deep Foundations of Credit River Bridge

Scope FPrimeC Solutions was hired by Client to conduct forensic investigation on concrete surface defects in an industrial warehouse in Vaughan, ON. The concrete surface had been damaged at the time of the inspection. The main objective was to assess the extent of defects, and identify potential causes. Moreover, FPrimeC was asked to provide expert opinion on several existing defects on structural and nonstructural components. Our Approach and Methodology FPrimeC… Read More »Forensic Investigation of Concrete

Scope FPrimeC Solutions was hired by KIEWIT-EUROVIA-VINCI (KEV) PARTNERSHIP to perform inspection and nondestructive evaluation of concrete culvert structure in Ottawa, ON. The culvert structure was crossing under Carling Avenue close to the existing Lincoln Fields bus station, Ottawa, Ontario. The main objective of the project was to evaluate the condition of concrete and identify structural details following an incident during the construction process at the LRT expansion project in… Read More »Inspection and Nondestructive Evaluation of Culvert

Scope FPrimeC Solutions was hired by Canadian Cutting and Coring (Toronto) Ltd. to perform Non-destructive Testing to Evaluate the Thickness on Concrete Walls at TTC Islington Station Toronto, Ontario. The client was interested in verifying the thickness of the concrete wall and to determine if there are changes along its length.   Nondestructive Testing to Evaluate Thickness of Concrete Walls – TTC Islington Four areas were investigated in this project.… Read More »Evaluate Thickness of Concrete Walls – TTC Islington

  The Problem FPrimeC was engaged by LANTERRA Construction Management Ltd. to perform lows strain integrity testing on concrete piles in Toronto, ON. Concrete piles were approximately 1000 mm diameter, and had 29 to 31 m depth. The client was interested in quality control and inspection of integrity in these piles.   Quality Control of Concrete Piles – Pile Integrity Test Low strain pile integrity test is a common non-destructive… Read More »Quality Control of Concrete Piles

The Problem   FPrimeC was engaged by GCM Consultants to perform concrete inspection and non-destructive evaluation on concrete structure at Suncor Montreal Refinery. The client was interested in evaluating the structural integrity of the concrete structure. The main objective of this project is to perform non-destructive testing on the concrete elements to evaluate the structural integrity of the concrete structure. Solution: Non-Destructive Evaluation Following communication with the client, a multi-technology… Read More »Concrete Inspection & Non-Destructive Evaluation of Concrete Suncor Refinery

Scope FPrimeC was engaged by ECHO- Environmental Consulting Occupational Health to perform corrosion inspection of school building in Milton, ON. The client was interested to evaluate the likelihood of active corrosion. The basement is located under the kitchen area which can increase the risk of moisture penetration, which can result in steel corrosion. The main objective of the project was to measure the likelihood of corrosion of steel bars in… Read More »Half-Cell Potential Test on School Building