Structure

BBA's Structures team has extensive experience in the following sectors: aluminum smelters, mining and metals, hydroelectric power plants, electrical substations, pulp and paper, petrochemicals, telecommunications, institutional buildings, bridges and viaducts.

SPECIFIC EXPERTISE 

Design and Analysis 

• Inspection, audit and analysis of existing structures
• Technical expertise report and risk analysis
• 3D modelling (Smartplant, Catia, Revit)
• Design of concrete, steel and wood structures
• Dynamic finite element analyses

Implementation 

• Preparation of bid and purchase documents
• Cost estimate and execution planning
• Site inspection and supervision
• Turnkey projects 

Aluminum Smelters 

• Pot rooms, administrative buildings, carbon sector and electrical substations 

Hydroelectric Power Plants 

• Mass concrete, draft tubes, spiral casings, service areas, crane runway beams, roofing structures and substations 

Bridges and Viaducts 

• Foundations, main concrete or steel support structures, decks, pillars and abutments 

Pulp and Paper 

• Foundations and steel structures for plant expansion, building inspection, rehabilitation work, and effluent treatment 

Institutional 

• Concrete and steel structures for museum, school, hospital and other projects

Telecommunications 

• New and existing communications towers: strut braced, freestanding, and monopole
• Antenna and equipment supports on existing buildings                             

Petrochemical 

• Seismic upgrade of existing plant facilities
• Foundations and steel structures for pipe and equipment supports
• Plant engineering ("in-plant services") 

Mining and Metals 

• Foundations and structures for administrative buildings, concentrators, reclaim tunnels, major equipment, groundwater reservoirs and pumping stations
• Plant engineering ("in-plant services") 

Electrical Substations 

• Steel structures and foundations for VFT station, oil/water separators and line de-icers
• Wood or steel portal structures, and foundations for substation equipment
• Electrical distribution line 

TRADITIONAL ENGINEERING

The following technical services apply to all project phases: 

• Planning and feasibility studies
• Technical and economic studies
• Preliminary and detailed engineering
• Construction drawings and specifications
• Procurement
• Site supervision
• Start-up and commissioning