The Fitzsimmons Creek run-of-river hydroelectric project consisted of a number of geotechnical challenges for design team member Golder Associates. The project site is in British Columbia’s Coastal Mountains, and ran adjacent to the bobsleigh (or bobsled) track built for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. Some of the interesting geotechnical aspects included geohazard analysis for debris flows and historic slides, new retaining walls, lightweight concrete fill, anchor block design, rock slope stability at the power house, micropile stabilization of slopes, draped mesh rock suport, seepage analysis at the intake and spillway and more. A very fascinating project! [Editor] Disclaimer: Golder is GeoPrac.net owner Randy Post’s employer. [/Editor] [Source: Golder.com Geotechnically Speaking. Image: Golder]
