Dr. Oswell has worked on numerous geotechnical projects in western and northern Canada, and internationally for over 35 years.\u00a0 Many of these projects involved site investigations, laboratory testing, extensive analysis and evaluation.\u00a0 He has undertaken numerous forensic investigations for a variety of projects including pipelines, slope stability, building foundations and excavations.\u00a0 He has supervised technical and junior engineering personnel in the field, laboratory and office.\u00a0 He has experience in deep foundations and excavations for high-rise office structures, large indus\u00adtrial foundations, pipelines, permafrost, and slope stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Specific project experience is provided below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Engine Test\nFacility, Moscow, Russia:<\/strong> Project manager for a geotechnical\ninvestigation and foundation report for proposed engine test units in a heavy\nequipment factory. Coordinated field\nwork and laboratory testing, analysis of Russian CPT and laboratory data, and\npreparation of recommendations for piled and raft foundations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Didsbury School,\nDidsbury, Alberta:<\/strong> \nProject engineer responsible for field investigations, preparation of\nfoundation report, detailing foundation alternatives and onsite foundation\ninspections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hotel\nDevelopment, Canmore, Alberta:<\/strong> Design engineer responsible for field\ninvestigation and report preparation, including foundations and slope stability\nassessment. This large complex was\nproposed to be constructed on a slope overlooking the Town of Canmore and the\nBow River Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gas Plant, Fort\nSt. John, BC:<\/strong> \nDesign engineer responsible for field investigation and report\npreparation for a remote gas plant in northeastern British Columbia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Diesel Electric\nGenerating Station, Yellowknife, NWT:<\/strong> Design engineer responsible for foundation\ninvestigation for a major expansion of the Jackfish Lake generating\nstation. Project required assessment of\npotentially liquefiable sands, conducting cone penetration tests, and\nconsideration of geological processes and lake bathometry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oilfield Waste\nIncineration Facility, Big Valley, Alberta:<\/strong> Design engineer responsible for planning and\nsupervision of the field program, and preparation of the geotechnical report\nthat included foundation schemes and contaminant containment systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gas Compressor\nProject, Cochrane, Alberta:<\/strong> Project manager and design engineer responsible\nfor geotechnical investigation, review of previous data, coordination of\nelectrical resistivity studies, development of foundation parameters (including\npiles and shallow footings) and lateral load calculations for piles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bankers Hall\nLitigation, Calgary, Alberta:<\/strong> Provided technical review, guidance and\nadvice to legal counsel for $23 million dollar litigation. Conducted detailed forensic study of\nproblems, contributory factors and remediation. \nPrepared expert witnesses and reviewed testimony of all technical\nwitnesses. Attended approximately 100\ndays in court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Morguard Tower,\nCalgary, Alberta:<\/strong> \nSenior project engineer responsible for geotechnical aspects of\nfoundation design and excavation shoring. \nProject entailed excavation to a depth approaching 15 m, with\nconstruction of a 16-floor tower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bankers Hall Phase II,\nCalgary, Alberta:<\/strong> \nSenior project engineer responsible for all geotechnical aspects of\nconstruction of a 16 m deep underground parkade and analysis of interaction\nbetween existing and proposed structures, including construction of the\n40-storey West Tower.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dr. Oswell has worked on numerous geotechnical projects in western and northern Canada, and internationally for over 35 years.\u00a0 Many of these projects involved site investigations, laboratory testing, extensive analysis and evaluation.\u00a0 He has undertaken numerous forensic investigations for a variety of projects including pipelines, slope stability, building foundations and excavations.\u00a0 He has supervised technical … Continue reading “Geotechnical Engineering”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naviq.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naviq.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naviq.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naviq.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naviq.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/naviq.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110,"href":"https:\/\/naviq.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions\/110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naviq.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}