Insights

04 Mar 2026
All industries

Restoring together: a comprehensive approach to wetland and waterbody planning
Marie-Claire LeBlanc,

Professionnel en environnement
07 Apr 2022
Power and Renewables

Collaborative approach: sensible use of 3D models for steel structures
- Patrice Pelletier, P.Eng.
  
  Department Manager, Structural
30 Mar 2022
Power and Renewables

Successfully digitalizing electrical infrastructures
28 Feb 2022
Power and Renewables

Application of photogrammetry on rock slope characterization
21 Feb 2022
Power and Renewables

Migrating a distributed control system: modernizing industrial controllers and I/O boards
14 Feb 2022
Power and Renewables

Pile design and construction

Piles are structural elements in a foundation that have the function of transferring a combination of vertical and horizontal loads from the superstructure through weak soil strata and terminating them onto a competent dense soil or bedrock.
Masood Meidani, P.Eng., Ph.D.

Senior Engineer, Civil
04 Feb 2022
Power and Renewables

Advances in the design of geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS) retaining walls
- Cong Xu, Ph.D., EIT
  
  Geotechnical Engineer
31 Jan 2022
Power and Renewables

Digital power systems: an influencing tool in asset management
- Lyle Neumann, P.L. Eng., C.E.T., S.C.O.
  
  Department Manager, Industrial and Renewable Power
21 Jan 2022
Power and Renewables

Managing ICS cybersecurity incident response: going beyond containment, eradication and recovery
- Pierre Janse Van Rensburg, GCIH
  
  Senior Consulting Expert, ICS Cybersecurity
04 Jan 2022
Power and Renewables

Metal powder production: quality control is crucial
- Benoit Desjardins, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, Operational Readiness and Commissioning
13 Dec 2021
Mining and Metals

Stress-strain analysis of tailings facilities subject to dynamic loads

Numerous mining-related infrastructures have been built and operated across Canada and the world, and it is a common practice to analyze the stability of their tailings facilities. However, it remains challenging to do so when they are subject to dynamic loads, including earthquakes and blasts. Dynamic stability of tailings dams is commonly evaluated by using the pseudo-static method for low-risk regions. Such a simplified method can provide quick and cost-effective inputs. However, based on limit equilibrium analysis, it tends to oversimplify the dynamic response of tailings prone to liquefaction. In August 2020, following several recent catastrophic failures of tailings dams worldwide (e.g., Mount Polley in Canada, and Fundão and Brumadinho in Brazil), an international standard, Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM 2020), was formulated with more stringent seismic design criteria. In this context, BBA offers a more advanced approach, based on stress-strain (i.e., deformation) analysis, to specifically address stability problems for tailings storage facilities (TSF) that are subject to dynamic loads.
07 Dec 2021
Mining and Metals

Challenges to open pit mining through historic underground workings
- John Henning, P.Eng., Ph.D.
  
  Principal Engineer, Mining and Geology
02 Dec 2021
Power and Renewables

Metal powder production: OHS risks first!
- Benoit Desjardins, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, Operational Readiness and Commissioning
30 Nov 2021
Power and Renewables

The importance of mechanical BoP systems
- Hugo Careau, P.Eng.
  
  Principal Engineer, Decarbonization
26 Nov 2021
Power and Renewables

Common pitfalls when mapping a process
23 Nov 2021
Other industries

IACS risk assessments are a must!

In this article, we focus on risk assessments as one of the most important components in a cybersecurity risk management program. Cybersecurity risk assessments for industrial control systems (ICS) and industrial automation and control systems (IACS) are used to assess the potential adverse effects to organizational operations, assets, individuals, other organizations or the community that arise from using operation/information systems, tools and processes. This process identifies and analyzes the cybersecurity risks to the organization’s operational environment from various perspectives, such as safety, reliability, availability, confidentiality and integrity.
15 Nov 2021
Other industries

Migrating a distributed control system (DCS): upgrading computer-aided HMI
- Steve Berteau, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, Control Systems Programming
08 Nov 2021
Energy and chemical processes

From crude oil refineries to biorefineries – From existing to new business models using hybrid approaches
- Joe Nava, P.Eng.
  
  Global Director, Advanced Fuels and Chemicals
03 Nov 2021
Power and Renewables

Structural concrete condition assessment and repair methodologies
27 Oct 2021
Other industries

How an MES can bring instant value to your business
25 Oct 2021
Power and Renewables

The importance of preliminary interconnection studies
20 Oct 2021
Mining and Metals

Designing structures to support suspended vibrating screens
30 Sep 2021
Other industries

What influences mine effluent toxicity?
21 Sep 2021
Other industries

How the Lean Six Sigma approach helps guide digital transformation
16 Sep 2021
Mining and Metals

9 questions to ensure the success of your artificial intelligence projects
16 Sep 2021
Other industries

Migrating a distributed control system (DCS): upgrading the operational infrastructure
Diego Quintero, P.Eng.

Senior Engineer, Operational Technology and Infrastructure
14 Sep 2021
Power and Renewables

Successfully manage your project using solid communication with stakeholders
- Marie Chiasson, P.Eng.
  
  Practice Leader, Engineering Management
14 Sep 2021
Power and Renewables

Do you have an incident response plan for your industrial control systems?
- Pierre Janse Van Rensburg, GCIH
  
  Senior Consulting Expert, ICS Cybersecurity
11 Aug 2021
Power and Renewables

Project compliance with environmental laws: Why is the initial approach important?
11 Aug 2021
Power and Renewables

Reuse, refurbish or replace? How to select the right option for your plant expansion
- Catherine Pelletier, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, Process Mining and Metals
10 Aug 2021
Power and Renewables

How to avoid production losses in the event of voltage sags on a distribution system