Publications

01 Oct 2024
Mining and Metals

Solving structural vibration issues

A structure subjected to vibrational stresses can exhibit unexpected behaviour and may suffer rapid damage. For instance, some members far from the source of vibration may begin to vibrate significantly, a phenomenon known as resonance. When the vibration frequency of an external influence approaches the resonant frequency of the system under study—determined by the system's properties—it can lead to substantial displacements and even catastrophic structural failure.
10 Sep 2020
Power and Renewables

Remote inspections: a flexible and economic solution
- Mathieu Brochu
  
  Visual simulation specialist
01 Sep 2020
Mining and Metals

Designing foundations to support rotating machines on unfavourable soil conditions
14 Aug 2020
Power and Renewables

COVID-19 and masks: Best practices
13 Aug 2020
Mining and Metals

Noises and vibrations in quarries and sandpits: regulatory overview
- Sabine Butler, P.Eng., M.A.Sc.
  
  Engineer, Environmental Engineering
24 Jul 2020
Other industries

FIDOR: a practical tool for assessing odour emission risks

It can be challenging for decision-makers to operate an existing plant, to start up a plant or to integrate a new process. These challenges include risks associated with odour and social acceptability, which are sometimes overlooked. However, nearly 70% of citizen complaints about air quality are odour-related. So, it is important to carefully plan operations, as poor odour emissions management can lead to complaints, inspections from the Ministère de l’Environnement or the Lutte contre les changements climatiques and even lawsuits.
David Giard, P.Eng., M.Sc.

Senior Engineer, Environmental Engineering
21 Jul 2020
Power and Renewables

National drowning prevention week: be especially cautious when working from home
16 Jul 2020
Power and Renewables

Patch management for industrial systems
- Gilles Léonard
  
  System Architecture Analyst
07 Jul 2020
Power and Renewables

Problems with power quality at electrical installations
30 Jun 2020
Mining and Metals

Succesfully completing your artificial intelligence project in the mining sector
- Arbi Bouchoucha, Ph. D.
  
  Advanced Data Analyst
25 May 2020
Power and Renewables

Get more from the grid

In this webinar, BBA presented non-wires alternatives to network reinforcement through concrete examples of successful implementations from around the world. They discussed how these alternatives can be used to reduce or defer capital expenditures on the Alberta transmission network.
21 May 2020
Power and Renewables

Motion amplification: a new tool for vibration diagnosis
20 May 2020
Other industries

Electrical classification of hazardous locations: wastewater treatment plants
14 May 2020
Power and Renewables

Operating remotely: using cameras as sensor (CAMAAS)
- Serge Benoit, P.Eng.
  
  Principal Advisor, Automation
12 May 2020
Power and Renewables

Are your lifting devices safe?
- Jonathan Hamel, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, Structural
12 May 2020
Other industries

Ventilation of isolation rooms

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that there is a need for preventive isolation rooms in the workplace. Moreover, the CNESST has issued rules for employers in this regard: they must see that Whether temporary or permanent, an isolation room will prevent contamination of other employees by those who have symptoms of viral infection or similar symptoms, and will allow the owner to deal with the situation properly. Since ventilation is the key component that keeps an isolation room functioning correctly, this article focuses on the design of ventilation systems, particularly on the method for obtaining the required airflow. The important elements of system operation, maintenance and performance monitoring will also be addressed.
Hugues Châteauneuf, P.Eng.

Senior Consulting Expert, Ventilation, Hazardous Locations, Explosion Hazards
06 May 2020
Power and Renewables

Secure remote access to production networks: the advantages of VDI technology
- Michaël Racine
  
  Telecommunications and Networking Analyst
04 May 2020
Power and Renewables

Operating remotely: intelligent distributed optimization (IdO) to get the most from your technological tools
04 May 2020
Mining and Metals

Slurry pump design: what you need to know
- Roman Dorfman, P.Eng.
  
  Principal Engineer, Piping
30 Apr 2020
Power and Renewables

Civil or structural engineering?
27 Apr 2020
Power and Renewables

Hazardous locations: the game rules – Part 2

Read the part 1 of this blog article here.
Hugues Châteauneuf, P.Eng.

Senior Consulting Expert, Ventilation, Hazardous Locations, Explosion Hazards
21 Apr 2020
Power and Renewables

COVID-19: 3D virtual visits, as if you were there
- Mathieu Brochu
  
  Visual simulation specialist
16 Apr 2020
Mining and Metals

Passive water treatment in the mining sector
- Jean-Louis Bandu, P.Eng., M.Env., M.P.M., P.M.P.
  
  Senior Engineer, Earth and Infrastructure
14 Apr 2020
Power and Renewables

Operating industrial electrical networks remotely
07 Apr 2020
Power and Renewables

The key elements to field testing power transformers
- Gregory Sines, P.Eng.
  
  Electrical Engineer
01 Apr 2020
Power and Renewables

Operating remote assets
Jean-François Beaulieu

Director, Digital Consultant
05 Mar 2020
Other industries

Hazardous locations: the game rules – Part 1
- Hugues Châteauneuf, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Consulting Expert, Ventilation, Hazardous Locations, Explosion Hazards
21 Feb 2020
Power and Renewables

Beyond IT. Think industrial cybersecurity.
- Marc Potvin, P.Eng.
  
  Senior Engineer, ICS Cybersecurity
13 Feb 2020
Mining and Metals

Slurry flow simulation with 3D computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
10 Feb 2020
Power and Renewables

The PRC-005-6 and TET-APE-N-0005 standards in Québec: Are you ready?
- Dominic Dubreuil, P.Eng.
  
  Electrical Engineer
06 Feb 2020
Power and Renewables

Getting started with an ICS cybersecurity program

The news headlines are regularly reminding us that critical infrastructure, industrial control systems and other cyber-physical systems are prime prey for nation states and hackers who want to cause real-world damage and chaos. And even if not specifically targeted, with the explosion of ubiquitous network connectivity and commodity platforms in these formerly segregated and isolated environments, they can fall victim to any of the multitude of generic malware campaigns spreading across the Internet, such as ransomware, cryptominers and botnets. Take, for example, the recent compromises suffered by Maersk, Norsk Hydro and Merck.
Pierre Janse Van Rensburg, GCIH

Senior Consulting Expert, ICS Cybersecurity