March Consulting Structural/Architectural
Our Structural & Architectural department’s expertise in designing solutions for the mining industry is backed by its extensive experience in industrial and commercial design. Providing structural and architectural 3D modeling, design drawings, construction drawings, feasibility studies, structural data collection and inspection reports, our structural team is multi-faceted and ready to accept any challenge. Our in-house expertise includes:
GENERAL BUILDINGS:
- Industrial and mining buildings to house pumps, electrical equipment, hoisting equipment, distribution and process equipment.
- Expertise in working with a variety of building materials including structural steel, masonry, reinforced concrete and timber.
- Building envelopes for commercial, institutional and industrial structures.
- Building layouts to comply with fire regulations and the National Building Code.
- Design and building layouts of interior renovations and major expansions.
- Investigations and inspections.
INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES:
- Building & equipment foundations
- Design of pipe racks and cable tray racks.
- Design of platforms and walkways.
- Design of various underground concrete structures.
- Design of sumps and road crossing structures.
HEADFRAMES:
- Design of new headframes.
- Conduct analysis with the use of strain gauges to validate existing headframes.
- Retrofit of existing headframes to support new equipment upgrades.
WELDING:
- Welding procedures, practice and design for a variety of structural steel and mechanical equipment.
CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION:
- General construction coordination with the client and the general contractor.
- Quality control and quality assurance of the materials and the workmanship.
LIFTING EQUIPMENT :
- Procurement, design, retrofits and modifications of Electrical Overhead Traveling (EOT), jib and under-hung cranes.
UNDERGROUND MINING STRUCTURES:
- Design of new underground loading pockets structure.
- Retrofitting underground mining structures.
- Design of support systems for conveyors, bins and other underground equipment.
- Conduct analysis of existing underground structures to validate existing structures.
STRUCTURAL MODELING:
- Seismic design of low-rise and high-rise buildings.
- Dynamic analysis of vibrating equipment structures and foundations.
- Finite element analysis of complex structures.
