DMC Engineering Inc.​

Transportation

What & How

DMC delivers specialized geotechnical consulting services in support of transportation owners, prime consultants, and contractors across British Columbia.

Our staff have extensive experience executing Ministry of Transportation and Transit (MoTT) As-and-When contracts, providing reliable, responsive technical support for both capital works and emergency programs.

We are well versed in BC Transportation standards and guidelines including BC MoTT Standard Specifications, Pavement Design Technical Circular (T01-15), the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code (CSA-S6) and the BC Supplement to S6. We also have extensive experience working with BC MoTT’s Special Provision template.

We are trusted partners in emergency response mobilizing rapidly to assess and stabilize geohazards, restore damaged linear infrastructure, and protect public safety in the face of landslides, debris flows, washouts, rockfalls, and slope failures.

From remote mountain corridors to urban transit routes, our engineers bring deep expertise in soil and rock mechanics, foundation engineering, and terrain hazard mitigation. We support planning, investigation, design, construction, and rehabilitation of highways, bridges, culverts, retaining structures, and transportation corridors where complex geology, steep terrain, and hydrotechnical constraints demand practical, site-specific, and constructible solutions.

Our team combines strong field capability with advanced analytical tools to characterize ground conditions, evaluate geohazards, and develop resilient designs that balance safety, constructability, environmental stewardship, and life-cycle performance. Whether stabilizing unstable slopes, designing deep foundations in challenging ground, or responding to infrastructure damage following extreme weather events, DMC delivers with technical rigor, urgency, and a clear understanding of the operational needs of transportation agencies and contractors.

Our Services Include :

  • Geotechnical site investigations (drilling, test pits, instrumentation, laboratory testing)
  • Terrain stability and geohazard assessments (landslide, debris flow, rockfall, avalanche, erosion)
  • Slope stability analyses and stabilization design (soil and rock slopes)
  • Rockfall hazard assessment and mitigation design (scaling, barriers, drapery, mesh, anchors)
  • Retaining wall and reinforced earth structure design as per S6-19
  • Bridge and structure foundation investigations and design (shallow and deep foundations, piles, shafts) as per S6-19
  • Seismic site classification and liquefaction assessment
  • Embankment and roadway subgrade design and improvement
  • Landslide and washout emergency response and remediation
  • Debris flow and channel erosion assessments
  • Culvert and drainage structure geotechnical support
  • Hydrotechnical studies for flood, scour, and erosion protection
  • Ground improvement and stabilization (grouting, soil mixing, wick drains, ground anchors)
  • Instrumentation design, installation, and monitoring (piezometers, inclinometers, extensometers)
  • Construction geotechnical services and EOR support
  • Temporary works design (e.g. excavation support and shoring)
  • Pavement subgrade evaluation and design input
  • Forensic investigations of slope and foundation failures