Gary Benner - Underground Consulting Inc. http://www.garybenner.ca Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:17:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A Tough Tunnel Lining is Finally Completed It took almost a year, but Imperial Oil's Vidal Street utility tunnel has been reinforced over half its length to alleviate the concerns of a structural failure. On UCI's recommendation, slightly smaller diameter Armtec Tunnel Liner Plate was installed within the existing corrugated steel tunnel and the annular space between ... http://www.garybenner.ca/a-tough-tunnel-lining-is-finally-completed/ UCI Client Wins Big In Arbitration with the City of Barrie March 2011 Things could not have gone much better for Corm Construction Sewer and Watermain Limited (Corm) when they pursued multiple claims against the City of Barrie on a municipal watermain project. A double award by the arbitrator, plus interest and costs, was an outstanding resolution for Corm. Following the arbitration ... http://www.garybenner.ca/uci-client-wins-big-in-arbitration-with-the-city-of-barrie/ UCI Recommends Solution to Support Deteriorating Tunnel UCI was called on by Imperial Oil and its consultants, SNC-LAVALIN, to inspect the corroding product pipe tunnel under Vidal Street in Sarnia and recommend a solution to extend its life. Inspection revealed an original liner plate tunnel with a corrugated steel pipe connected to it to accommodate a road widening ... http://www.garybenner.ca/uci-recommends-solution-to-support-deteriorating-tunnel/ New Vermeer AXIS Guided Boring System Makes Debut in Kitchener, Ontario January 2010 UCI client, AVERTEX Utility Solutions Inc., utilized the Vermeer AXIS Guided Boring System to install 40 metres of 250 mm sanitary as the outlet for a new sewer that eliminated a worn out pumping station. The installation was carried out as a demo for engineers from many of the larger ... http://www.garybenner.ca/new-vermeer-axis-guided-boring-system-makes-debut-in-kitchener-ontario-january-2010/ Trenchless Technology Magazine runs UCI article on the RCYC Design-Build Project in January 2010 Edition http://www.trenchlessonline.com/index/webapp-stories-action?id=1098 http://www.garybenner.ca/trenchless-technology-magazine-runs-uci-article-on-the-rcyc-design-build-project-in-january-2010-edition/ Roger Woods, the pre-eminent authority on directional drilling in Ontario, has joined Underground Consulting as an Associate. Mr. Gary Benner, P. Eng., President of Underground Consulting Inc., is pleased to announce that Roger Woods has joined the company as an Associate. Roger is the pre-eminent authority on directional drilling in Ontario and has been recently the manufacturer of drilling fluid mixing systems that are sold to drilling contractors ... http://www.garybenner.ca/roger-woods-the-pre-eminent-authority-on-directional-drilling-in-ontario-has-joined-underground-consulting-as-an-associate/