The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River have been major North American trade arteries since long before the U.S. or Canada achieved nationhood. Today, this integrated navigation system serves mariners, farmers, factory workers, and commercial interests from the western prairies to the eastern seaboard. Interestingly, the St. Lawrence River portion of the seaway is not a continuous canal; rather, it consists of several stretches of navigable channels within the river including several locks and canals along the banks much like the Panama Canal.

Recently, local contractor Grandmont Construction was given the task of installing a new drainage system that will take the copious amounts of water that Quebec City collects and distribute it back into the St. Lawrence River. To accomplish this task safely, a cofferdam was first built to provide the Grandmont crew with a dry and secure environment to operate in. Quebec City has a strict vibration law that requires zero resonance vibratory hammers for all related projects within city limits. Knowing this, the experts at Grandmont chose to reach out to their International Construction Equipment, Inc (ICE®) sales team and wisely purchased an ICE® 18ZR Vibratory Driver to drive the 55' (ft) sheet pile firmly into the bedrock to complete this cofferdam.  The resonance free ICE® 18ZR hammer allowed the operator to bring the spinning eccentrics up to full rotation (1800 rpm's) at no vibration and then quickly engage the eccentric position to create the vertical vibration which drove the piles without transmitting the typical start-up vibration to the crane.  

Quebec City is the first city in Canada to adopt this strict vibration law that will require zero resonance vibratory hammers for all related projects within city limits. With other cities more than likely soon to follow, International Construction Equipment, Inc (ICE®) is increasing the quantity for this style of hammer for rental and sales demand. ICE® is thrilled to have provided the perfect type of equipment for this job and look forward to contributing to more projects throughout Canada! Fantastic work Grandmont Construction, keep up the great work.

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