Geotechnical Site Investigation for Building Foundations in Permafrost Zones

Standard CAN/BNQ 2501-500
Geotechnical Site Investigation for Building Foundations in Permafrost Zones

Geotechnical site investigations are essential for the appropriate design, construction and maintenance of buildings. In permafrost zones, these investigations have an added level of complexity. This standard establishes a consistent methodology for performing geotechnical site investigations so that the results can be used to design building foundations with due consideration, in a risk management framework, of the conditions prevailing at the building site, including:

• the distinctive characteristics of permafrost;
• the seasonal and interannual climate conditions as well as the projected climate conditions over the service life of the building foundations.

In the long term, it is expected that the application of this standard will help lessen persistent maintenance issues, which, as a result of climate change or improper site evaluation, can cause permanent damage to structures.

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12733	ANG	CAN/BNQ 2501-500	Geotechnical Site Investigations for Building Foundations in Permafrost Zones
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12732	FRN	CAN/BNQ 2501-500	Études géotechniques pour les fondations de bâtiments construites dans les zones de pergélisol
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Standards committee members

Number of committee members: 13

Mr. Roger Anderson	Northwest Territories & Nunavut Construction Association (NNCA)
Mr. Lukas Arenson	BGC Engineering
Ms. Heather Auld	Dillon Consulting
Mr. Warren Badley	Government of Yukon
Mr. Jean-Pascal Bilodeau	université Laval
Ms. Sara Brown	Northwest Territories Association of Communities (NWTAC)
Mr. Lupin Daignault	Kativik Muncvipal Housing Bureau (KMHB)
Mr. Ed Grozic	Tetra Tech Canada
Mr. Antoni G. Lewkowicz	University of Ottawa
Mr. Aron Piamsalee	Stantec Consulting
Mr. Nelson Pisco	Government of Nunavut
Mr. Yves Thériault	Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Mr. Terry Warner	Government of the Northwest Territories

Webinar

• 2020-06-10  Webinar CAN/BNQ 2501-500/2017: Geotechnical Site Investigations for Building Foundations in Permafrost Zones (Standards Council of Canada)

Press release

• 2017-02-20  New national standard will help ensure infrastructure resiliency in Canada’s North

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