Dam Design/Embankment Services
| Staff at MEG has
designed some of the largest dams and embankment slopes in the State of
Florida, for both water containment and waste storage facilities.
Facilities include power plant cooling ponds; gypsum stacks; flyash and
bottom ash waste monfills; municipal and Class III (C&DD) landfills; and
mine wastes such as limestone fines, vermiculite tailings, and waste
phosphatic clay. We use computer programs to complete complex analyses
that predict the factor of safety for slope stability, the
settlement/consolidation behavior of embankment and foundation soils,
and flow through porous media for seepage control. Recently, MEG completed geotechnical engineering analysis and construction monitoring for the Polk County North Central Municipal Landfill Phase II Expansion. This new cell construction covered over 25 acres, and included ancillary construction such as roads, drainage, and seepage collection. Because embankment design involves large structures, they are in the public eye and may have features that are of concern for public safety. MEG assists our clients by providing engineering reports and face-to-face contact with regulators to show our high levels of competence and commitment to the success of a project. We will work with FDEP staff as needed for each important aspects of a project, including design, wetland mitigation, stormwater management, public safety, construction quality control, and as-built certification. MEG provides project managers and qualified, trained engineering technicians for construction monitoring activities as well. By utilizing our familiarity with the project design parameters, and our keen understanding of typical soils used in construction and their engineering properties, we make sure that the various strata are prepared, compacted and constructed in accordance with the design criteria. |