Denis PépinSenior Engineer - Instrumentation and control
Yves MalouinPresident
Stéphane MartelVice-President - Volo
Martin FortierAssistant Manager - Drafting and design
Claude DugréManager - Drafting and Design
Integrated Technical Services | Safety and integrity of facilities
Lifting equipment
The GCM Consultants Civil-Structure group is experienced in heavy industry and offers a comprehensive service for the certification of lifting equipment’s existing structures.
TECHNICAL SERVICES IN LIFTING EQUIPMENT
- Risk analysis and prevention measures
- Inspection and validation of structural calculations for different types of lifting equipment:
- Overhead bridge cranes
- Monorails
- Cranes
- Modeling and verification of structures using specialized analysis software
- Building Code and standards CSA-B167, CMAA70 et CMAA74 application
- Evaluation of the main elements of the building structure
- Qualitative evaluation of welds
- Verification of connections
- Bead condition evaluation
- Identification of problems for structures presenting premature (excessive) deterioration and presentation of solutions
- Establishment of the progress of the current degradation and the estimated remaining useful life
- Recommendations for modifications to ensure the compliance of equipment
- Cost estimation
- Shop drawing verification
- Corrective works to recover compliance
- Field/plant technical assistance
TYPICAL DELIVERABLES
- Inspection reports
- Equipment structure certification reports, including recommendations
- Sketches and drawings for modification or reinforcement works
- Technical specifications for reinforcement works