Foundations


Photos: (clockwise from top right): (clockwise from top right): Soldier Pile and Lagging Retaining Wall, Mill Building Foundations and Rock Excavation for Process Foundations, Individual and Combined Column and Wall Footings, Die-Casting Machine Base, Caisson Retaining Wall with Soldier Piles and Tie-Back Anchors


Atkinson Engineering Inc. has extensive experience in foundation design for various types of buildings, structures, and equipment including: Pickle Line Complex Student Centre Building Student Centre Building

  • Concrete filled driven steel pipe piles up to 120 ft. deep with multiple pile reinforced concrete caps.
  • Reinforced drilled concrete piles including piles with rock socket bases.
  • Sheet piling walls with support walers, struts, tie backs, soil and rock anchors, for permanent docks and retaining walls and temporary excavation support.
  • Braced earth cuts.
  • Conventional spread footings.
  • Raft slab foundations.
  • Foundations on engineered fill.
  • Reinforcing of existing spread footings for increased loads.
  • High stack and equipment tower foundations.
  • Tank and tank farm foundations.
  • Heavy reinforcing concrete floor slabs for heavy racks or equipment loading.
  • Earth retaining walls and structures.
  • Machine foundations including steel mill equipment, die-casting machines, plastic injection molding machines, chillers, pumps, grain crushing equipment.

786 King St. E. Hamilton Ontario L8M 1A6
Tel: (905) 523-1988 Fax: (905) 523-6221

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