Ground investigations begin for Isle of Wight coastal defence project
Socotec UK has kicked off ground investigation works as part of the Environment Agency's Ventnor coastal protection and slope...
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Sep 1, 20231 min read
Tunnelling to start on £16M Swindon pipe replacement project
Thames Water has begun work on a project to reduce pipe bursts in Swindon, which includes the replacement of the 3km Haydon End Rising...
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Geo Con
Aug 31, 20231 min read
Ground engineering: What’s on in September 2023 and beyond
Ground Engineering's monthly round-up of events from across the geotechnical sector Click here for full article Source & Image -...
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Geo Con
Aug 25, 20231 min read
Round table: Staying safe – focus on piling rig working platforms
The ground engineering sector sprung to action following a shocking piling rig accident 20 years ago. Recent instances of rigs falling...
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Geo Con
Aug 25, 20231 min read
Network Rail shares lessons learned from £80M Dawlish sea wall build
The project to rebuild a sea wall at Dawlish in Devon to replace an old sea wall that was severely damaged by storms in 2014 faced a...
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Geo Con
Aug 25, 20231 min read
Scotland-England subsea electricity ‘superhighway’ green-lit by authorities
UK’s single largest electricity transmission project ever, which will connect Scotland to England via a 436km long subsea transmission...
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Geo Con
Aug 24, 20231 min read
The British Geotechnical Association fund supporting early careers engineers
All British Geotechnical Association members have access to financial support for further studies. Former BGA Early Career Group co-chair...
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Geo Con
Aug 23, 20231 min read
Piled foundations to be used for Norwich new builds on subsiding land
Norwich City Council has approved plans which will see it use deep piled foundations to build 14 new properties on land with a history of...
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Geo Con
Aug 23, 20231 min read
Canadian hydroelectric megaproject completes earthfill dam
BC Hydro has reached a key construction milestone on its C$16bn (£9.3bn) Site C hydroelectric dam project with the completion of an...
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Geo Con
Aug 22, 20231 min read
Three teams shortlisted for Hudson Tunnel ground stabilisation package
The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) has shortlisted three teams for a contract to deliver ground stabilisation work on the Hudson...
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