J.R. Paine and Associates Ltd. limited has provided geotechnical engineering and materials testing services on thousands of building construction projects throughout Western Canada over the past 50 years.  Projects include:

  • Low and High density residential developments, houses, apartments, and high rises
  • Retail stores, Commercial Retail Units, Strip Malls, and Shopping Center Developments
  • Schools, Swimming Pools, Arenas, Sports Fields, and Recreational Complexes
  • Commercial office/shop buildings
  • Warehouse and Distribution Centers
  • Civic Offices and Public Works Facilities
  • Parkade Structures
  • Police Stations, Clinics, Fire Halls, Banks, Medical Facilities
  • Hotels, Restaurants, Theatres

Our many clients on these projects include general contractors, suppliers, developers, primary and secondary industry companies, institutions and government, business owners, architects, and design professionals

Geotechnical investigations for new buildings and upgrades or expansions to existing buildings.

Geotechnical investigations for rigid and MSE retaining walls, internal and global stability

Pylon signs and sign bridges, lateral load analysis

Pile inspections – bored cast-in-place concrete piles, driven piles, CFA piles, helical piles

Engineered and structural fill applications, settlement and pore pressure monitoring

Full quality control testing during construction. Soils, aggregates, concrete and Asphaltic concrete.

Overlays and pavement rehabilitation strategies

Gravel search and evaluations

Aggregate production – crusher control testing

Asphaltic Concrete Mix Designs – Marshall and Bailey Methods, gyratory mixes

Base and Pavement recycling – Full depth reclamation and foamed asphalt base mix designs

Hot-in-place recycling and cold-in-place recycling – analysis, mix designs, and quality control testing

Design of Soil Cement Mixtures

Quality control and quality assurance testing for grading, base, and paving on highway construction and rehabilitation projects

Quality control and quality assurance on airport infrastructure and upgrading projects.

Commercial/ Construction

Here are SOME projects we have worked on in the Commercial/Construction sector: