Project Experience

Geostructural

Masjid Al Farooq Phase II Expansion SOE

Masjid Al Farooq Phase II Expansion SOE

Temporary Support of Excavation System Design This project entailed expanding an existing structure by adding a 3-level underground parking garage. To accommodate this, a sophisticated temporary support of excavation (SOE) system was designed to sustain a 12.5m deep...

794 Gerrard Street East Mid-rise Foundation

794 Gerrard Street East Mid-rise Foundation

Permanent Caisson Foundation Design The project's scope included engineering the design of a caisson foundation system to transfer structural loads from a 6-storey residential building to competent shale bedrock. Abdalla Shalaby, P.Eng., P.E. developed a detailed...

Vendome Condos SOE

Vendome Condos SOE

Temporary Support of Excavation System Design This project entailed designing a temporary support of excavation (SOE) system to facilitate a 10 m excavation for a two-level underground parking structure for a high-rise condo development in Markham, Ontario. Abdalla...

East to West Diversion Sanitary Trunk Sewer Tunnel Shafts

East to West Diversion Sanitary Trunk Sewer Tunnel Shafts

Tunneling Launch/Reception Shafts This project involved the design and oversight of eight tunneling launching and receiving shafts. Acting as the lead design engineer, Abdalla Shalaby, P.Eng., P.E., took charge of crafting the designs for all eight shafts, each with...

Grand Bell Condominiums Foundation

Grand Bell Condominiums Foundation

Driven Pile Foundation System Design This project necessitated the engineering of a robust driven pile foundation system to efficiently transmit structural loads from an 8-storey building to a competent bedrock stratum. Abdalla Shalaby, P.Eng., P.E., designed a driven...

Holland Tunnel Seismic Vulnerability Assessment

Holland Tunnel Seismic Vulnerability Assessment

Holland Tunnel is a landmark tunnel connecting lower Manhattan and Jersey City. This is the first Hudson River vehicular crossing connecting Canal Street in Manhattan with 12th and 14th Streets in Jersey City. Sena Kumarasena, Ph.D., PE served as the Project Engineer...

Ontario Line Urban-Rail Extension

Ontario Line Urban-Rail Extension

Reliance is part of the Owner’s Technical Advisory Team providing services to Metrolinx, as a sub-consultant to HDR on a major urban rail expansion project. The proposed Ontario Line Urban-Rail Extension project involves the construction of approximately 12.8 km of...