STRUCTURAL VIBRATION

VIBRATION ISOLATION OF SENSITIVE EQUIPMENT PROJECTS

Robarts Research Institute Expansion
London, Ontario

HGC Engineering was contracted to accurately predict and effectively minimize the impact of vibration in an area to be used to house an MRI machine.

Research in Motion, (RIM)
Waterloo, Ontario

HGC Engineering has addressed the control of structural vibration supporting ultra-vibration-sensitive instrumentation for Research in Motion in Waterloo from internal sources and a neighbouring rail line.

Medical and Related Sciences Centre (MaRS Discovery District)
Toronto, ON

As part of HGC Engineering’s ongoing contribution to the design of towers for Toronto’s Medical and Related Sciences Project, HGC Engineering completed a program of vibration monitoring during construction activities such as pile driving and demolition of existing foundations. The monitoring addressed concerns for adverse vibration impacts on highly sensitive equipment such as DNA sequencing microarrayers and Scanning Electron Microscopes.

Nanotechnologies Laboratory, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal
Montreal, Quebec

Due to the proximity the ultra-sensitive nanotechnology equipment to a neighboring seismic shaker in a structural engineering laboratory, vibration isolation was imperative. HGC Engineering performed measurements, dynamic modeling, and developed appropriate recommendations.