Taylor (Yuwen) Chen

Senior Geotechnical/Structural Engineer, P.Eng., M.Eng.,

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A Geotechnical/Structural Engineer with Two Master’s Degrees and over 20 Years of Progressive Engineering Experience, specializing in Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Design & Construction. Sound Knowledge of Civil/Structural Codes including NBCC, CFEM, CHBDC, CSA, ACI, CISC, AISC, ASTM, AASHTO. Skilled in GEO5, LPile, GROUP, GRLWEAP, PDA Test, CAPWAP, Risa-3D, STAAD Pro, AutoCAD, MS-Office Areas of Expertise

Geotechnical: Soil Mechanics, Shallow & Deep Foundation, Earthworks, Ground Improvement, Retaining wall, Slope Stability, Earth-filled Dam, Pavement Subgrade Design Structural: Structures in Steel, Reinforced Concrete, Pre-stressed Concrete, Masonry and Timber, Bridge and Highway Structures, and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) Hydrology and Water Resources: Hydrograph, Hydraulics, Storm water & Floodplain Management, Hydrologic Routing, Statistical Analysis, Development of Surface Water and Groundwater Resources, Control of Flood, Water Supply and Drainage

Education

09/2007 ~ 05/2009: Master in Geotechnical Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada 09/1989 ~ 06/1992: Master in Civil/Structural Engineering, Hefei University of Technology 09/1985 ~ 06/1989: Bachelor in Civil/Structural Engineering, Hefei University of Technology Professional Affiliations/Memberships

Registered P.Eng. with APEGA, APEGS, EGBC, APEGM, PEO Experience

09/2013- 03/2020 (6 Years and 6 Months)

DFI Corporation, Edmonton, Senior Geotechnical / Structural Engineer Focusing on Deep Foundation and Soil/Rock Slope Stability Analysis including Driven Pile, Screw Pile, Sheet pile, Tieback Anchor, Soldier Pile, CFA Pile, Bored Pile/ Concrete Caisson, Abutment, Gravity Wall, Cantilever Wall, Nailed Slope, as well as Pile Cap Plate, Steel Skid, Grade Beam, Concrete Cap, Pipe Support, Racking, and Weld Design, using GEO5, Lpile, Group, Static and PDA Test, GRLWEAP, STAAD Pro, Risa-3D. Mainly Servicing Transcanada, Enbridge, Shell, IOL, Suncor, CNRL, Cenovus, Gibson, Atco, Encana, CNOOC (Nexen), PCL, SNC, and other Industrial, Commercial and Residential. Site Investigation & Monitoring involved.

• WATL project (Transmission Line) QQ Tower, H-Frame, Monopole, including screw pile, pile group, driven pile with pre-drilling into the 3-4m of bedrock. As well as 2” THK steel pile cap and W-beam skid, PDA Tests, frost freezing design for embedded pile cap.

• Enbridge Projects in Edmonton & Cheecham AB - Regina & Kerrobert SK – Cromer & Souris MB – Taylor BC Terminals.

• Vancouver Airport Shipping Building expansion, 324mm x 55’ long w/ 2-helices of pile design considering seismic, 15m deep liquefaction, and concrete footing design.

• Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Vancouver, 1140 - 324mm x 60’ long w/ 2- helices of Static Tension Test proposal, pile cap top welded connection design with slots and notches.

• Burns & McDonnell transmission line and Imperial Oil 60” & 72” bucket topper section plus 12.75” shaft with 1- helix lower section.

• 2-pieces spliced 36m long HP-piles for PPCL of Propak System Ltd., performing GRLWEAP drivability and PDA CAPWAP analysis.

• 12 Battered screw pile anchors of group for CNRL tailing pipelines.

• Piling foundation for BC Hydro 5km long conveyor support in Fort St. John, with concrete cap, successfully to finish construction below -20 C.

• Group piles and pile cap skid for monopole with 10,000 kN-m of bending moment.

• Wooden pole with 42” Dia. steel casing of 4.5m embedment designed as bucket pile with battered group piles.

• Kinder Morgan pump station - 9m deep of excavation shoring, sheet pile with wale & tie-back beam bracing, and anchor piles.

• Neighborhood Energy solar panel support resisting 130 mph speed of wind force in Oregon USA.

• Horizontal storage tank 80,000 gallons, Vertical tank 60,000 gallons W-beam skid with 13 piles.

• 160’ high telecom, forest looking AWSS tower of Trylon, Comtech, CN….

• TransCanada Grand Rapids pipeline project.

• Gibson Hardisty Terminal pipeline project.

• CNOOC Long Lake project.

• HCT Husky South/North/East campus pipeline.

03/2012 – 08/2013 (1 Year and 6 Months)

J + B Engineering Inc., Alberta, Senior Civil/Structural Engineer Structural Design and Technical Support including Steel, Reinforced Concrete, Pre-stressed Concrete, Masonry and Timber, Shallow & Deep Foundation, Slope Stability Analysis, Retaining Wall, Earthworks, Civil Site Grading and Service Plan.

• C-Store and Gas-station, Flying J Travel Plaza, Hope BC.

• Jackfish District Camp: Central Core, Maintenance Building, Security Building, Arena and Ice Rink, Portable water Treatment Facilities, Firewater Pump Station, Diesel Tank Saddle Supports and Pipe Supports, Truck Loading Rack, Baseball Diamond Lighting Stand, Electrical Equipment Foundation

(Piling & Concrete Footing).

• Substation Structural Design; 40’-0” High Pylon Sign and Steel Warehouse.

• Tank Support Skid, Pipe Rack, Vessel Support, and Rotating Equipment Foundation.

• Steel, Wooden Modular Structure and Foundation for Praxiar, Harvest, UFA.

• Grading and Service Plan for New and Retrofit Bulk Petroleum and Commercial Plaza.

• Retail Site Grading and Service Plan: Flying J, UFA, Costco, Shell Canada, Suncor.

• Wooden, CMU C-store and Steel Canopy for Petro Canada. 2011 – 2012 (1 Year)

Vale Canada Ltd., Ontario, Senior Civil/Structural Engineer Building Design, Equipment Support, Crane, Storage Tank, Mining Shaft, Shaft head Frame, Mining Facilities both under Ground and on Surface, Failure Investigation, Inspection and Assessment of Structures.

• 10 Ton Crane Upgrade involving in Runway Beam, Bracket, Stiffener, Column, Weld & Bolt Connection, Plate, and End Stop.

• Conveyor Support and Head Chute Frame.

• Torsion & Bending Member: Jib Crane Steel Column, Davit Arm Beam.

• Compressor & Pump Concrete Foundation Crack Assessment & Repair. 2009 – 2011 (1 Year and 10 Months)

GMAT Engineering Ltd., Montreal, Civil/Structural Engineer Railway/Highway Bridge, Tunnel and Culvert, Embankment & Retaining Wall, Commercial & Industrial Steel Building.

• 32m Post-tension Prestressed Concrete Beam Bridge with 30m High Concrete Pier.

• Prestressed Precast High Performance Concrete (HPC 60MPa) Deck Replacement, which were Post- tensioned together in both Longitudinal and Transversal Directions. 1994 – 2007 (13 Years and 8 Months)

Jinan Academy of Urban Planning and Design, China, Senior Civil/Structural Engineer Building (Residential/Industrial/Commercial) Structural and Highway/Railway Bridge Design & Construction.

• 18-Storey High-rise Shear Wall Concrete Residential Building.

• 11-Storey Frame-Resisted Concrete Commercial & Residential Building.

• Dual 4-lane Overpass with 24m Prestressed Concrete Beam, and Pile Foundation. 1992 – 1994 (1 Year and 8 Months)

East China Investigation and Design Institute, China, Assistant Civil Engineer

• Shuikou Conventional Hydropower Station with 101m High Concrete Gravity Dam.

• Tianhuangping Pumped Storage Station with Capacity 1800 MW, 96 m High Concrete Face Rock-fill Dam of Lower Reservoir, and 72m High Earth-Rock Dam of Upper Reservoir.

• Expansion of Xianghongdian Hydropower Station with 87.5m High Concrete Arch Dam.

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