Municipal Projects

Detailed design of new waterslide support structure, stairs, handrails and accessories using Advanced Composite Materials to eliminate ongoing corrosion with existing painted steel components.

The ACM components consisted of fibre reinforced polymer structural shapes manufactured by the pultrusion process. The materials consisted of continuous strand, roving aramid reinforcement in a high-stability vinyl ester resin matrix.

ACM's are being used increasingly in the design and fabrication of structural components because they are exceptionally strong, light-weight and essentially corrosion free, even in aggressive environments such as swimming pools, pulpmills and other industrial settings.

Advanced Composite Materials provide energy efficient and environmentally sustainable technical solutions for a variety of applications. Although initially more expensive, structures made with ACM's are extremely cost effective. Costs and environmental liabilities associated with painting, repair and replacement of conventional steel structures are reduced significantly.

Inspection and engineering assessment of an existing 600,000 gallon, cast-in-place concrete potable water reservoir and development of a strategy to stop chronic leakage and corrosion of the structural reinforcing steel.

A non-destructive method using half-cell testing revealed the relative electrical potential of the reinforcing steel in the surrounding concrete matrix. This technology also provides an extremely cost effective method of predicting corrosion of reinforcing steel in concrete structures before there is visible and irreversible deterioration (rusting, concrete spalling, etc.).

Structural inspection and certification during the construction of a large, multi-use aquatic centre in Prince George, BC.

Specific services included the inspection of reinforcing steel and concrete formwork prior to casting the complex shapes required to build the facility. Services also included on-site trouble shooting of structural issues with the General Contractor and the resolution of technical conflicts as they arose during the construction period.

Design, construction inspection and contract administration for a sanitary sewer system funded in part by a provincial Local Improvement Project grant.

In addition to providing conventional engineering services, Scouten & Associates Engineering Ltd. chaired town hall meetings with area residents to keep them informed and solicit their opinions with respect to construction issues throughout the project.

Detailed design, construction inspection and contract administration services for a solid waste transfer station in northwestern BC. The facility was designed as a two level structure to allow transfer vehicles to pull through at a dedicated lower ramp while collection vehicles, and the general public, drop off at the higher, tipping floor.

The design also incorporated secondary waste management features such as a swap shed, hazardous material containers, and a wood waste storage area.