Featured projects
Some of the projects we have completed in the recent years are listed below.
MiningAntofagasta Minerals S.A. – Owner’s structural/seismic reviewer for a 100.000 tonne capacity stockpile storage dome for Minera Los Pelambres.
DIMISA – Detailed design of a shiploader and conveyors for El Barquito Project, property of CODELCO. The job included the design of conveyors, feeders, take-up towers, a shiploader, steel connections. The seismic analysis of the shiploader included the determination of a floor response spectrum to take account of the interaction with a concrete dolphin, hydrodynamic added masses, and non-classical damping. SANDVIK – Consultant for the basic engineering phase of a material handling project for Escondida Mining Company, northern Chile (BHP Billiton). The consulting services included the structural review and proof checking of steel structures and mechanical components such as transfer stations, conveyor trusses and overland conveyors. PEC – Structural works for the installation of a heat exchanger and a baghouse to divert gases to the main stack for Martin Marietta Cement Plant in Midlothian, Texas, USA. SANDVIK – Structural audit for the seismic design - and subsequent retrofit - of a Crusher building, Shougang Hierro Project in Peru. PEC – Civil and structural engineering services to prepare IFB steel drawings, foundation design basis outline and load definition for the Graymont Eden Kiln 3 Project, Eden, Wisconsin, USA. |
EnergyGDI – Preparation of the Seismic Design Criteria and revision of the project seismic design response spectrum for the Manzanillo Refined Fuels Marine Terminal, México.
GDF Suez / Tractebel Engineering - Lead Structural Engineer and Seismic Consultant for Red Dragon Coal Fired Thermal Power Plant (750MW) and Blue Dolphin Port Project, Mejillones, Chile. Tractebel – structural design works for the basic engineering phase of the “Pucara de Chena 110/22/22 kV” Electrical Substation. The substation was engineered to be connected to an existing 110 kV substation located in Chena, Santiago, Chile. Tractebel – Structural design of 5m diameter and 650m long steel penstock for Hidronuble hydropower plant (136MW), Southern Chile. Doosan Heavy Industries – preparation of earthquake design basis for the FGD system of Cochrane Power Plant, Mejillones. Detailed design of steel connections, modelling and earthquake resistant design of mechanical components such as product lime silos, fabric filters, ductwork, reactor and hydrated lime silos, etc. Rizzo Associates - Consultant for the seismic review of an open cycle power plant project in Ilo, Peru (Nodo Energetico Planta Ilo). |
Vibration and Structural AssessmentsEngie – Vibration data collection and analysis of a seismically isolated wharf subject to dynamic loads created by two cranes while unloading coal from ships. The work consists of collecting data during a time span of approximately six months. The software used was developed by our engineering firm, and the accelerometers were integrated in-house. Mejillones, Northern Chile.
AES Gener - Root cause analysis of cracks in a gas turbine foundation. The study included the vibration and thermal analysis of the foundation, as well as strength and carbonatation tests to determine the adequacy of the performance and durability of the concrete structure. SANDVIK – Structural audit, and subsequent retrofit of a Secondary Crushing and Screening Station, Shougang Hierro Project in Peru. The consulting services included the steady-state analyses of the buildings, the design of vibration mitigation measures, as well as the seismic certification of the facilities. ENAP/Metacontrol - Vibration assessment, experimental testing and dynamic system identification for a coker unit located in a petrochemical plant in Aconcagua, Chile. |