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Geotechnical News
Jersey rockface secured ahead of main tourist season
Cliffs above a popular beach in Jersey have been stabilised ahead of the start of the main tourist season.
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Hatfield rail line reopening planned as repairs near completion
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Duktus pile driving breaks ground in South Africa
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Bauer progresses major Munich foundation scheme
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Groundforce continues European expansion with Italian agreement
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School building boom expected to boost piling industry
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Sochi sea outfall tunnelling sets new record
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Keller plans to expand Canadian business through acquisition
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Doha Metro contracts awarded - confirmed
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Lee Tunnel breaks records with slipform concrete pour
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Delhi to set tunnelling machine record
Geotechnical Picture Gallery
US copper mine landslide covers main ore body
Kennecott Utah Copper has confirmed that a landslide at its Bingham Canyon Mine earlier this month has covered the mine’s main ore body and will need to be removed.
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Removing the blight
Residents in part of Hemel Hempstead have been living with the risk of ground collapse from historic chalk mining for 12 years but work is now underway to remove the problem. Claire Symes reports.
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World Tunnelling Congress: Beneath Thought
As the global population continues to grow, engineers are facing unprecedented challenges to find solutions to the demand for living space and facilities capable of withstanding predicted changes in our planet’s climate. NCE reports from the World Tunnelling Congress in Geneva.
World Tunnelling Congress: The Swiss Role
Switzerland’s landscape has necessitated extensive use of tunnels and as a result has much expertise to offer countries looking to expand their infrastructure and urban facilities under ground. Diarmaid Fleming reports.
Development underground "central to sustainable development"
Development of underground space in ways never done before will be central to sustainable development, the World Tunnelling Congress in Geneva has been told.
US copper mine landslide covers main ore body
Kennecott Utah Copper has confirmed that a landslide at its Bingham Canyon Mine earlier this month has covered the mine’s main ore body and will need to be removed.
Wuxi metro tunnelling reaches breakthrough
Work to build the first two of five planned metro lines in the Chinese city of Wuxi has reached a milestone with 16km of tunnels completed by a fleet of eight tunnel boring machines (TBMs) in just 20 months.
Stealthy tactics
Dense ground conditions and stringent noise limitations have resulted in some innovative solutions for construction of new facilities for the latest generation of container ships at the Port of Southampton. Claire Symes reports.
Crossrail western running tunnels reach milestone
Construction of the tunnels on the western section of Crossrail have reached the third way point with both tunnel boring machines (TBMs) having together completed 5km of tunnelling between Royal Oak and Farringdon.
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Ground Engineering is the leading magazine for the UK geotechnics industry providing information on new and practical aspects of geotechnics, engineering geology and geo-environmental engineering. To keep up to date on the latest stories, follow the magazine on twitter @GE_magazine Editor Claire Symes is a geotechnical engineer with 12 years' experience as a construction journalist. To get in contact, please email claire.symes@emap.com or call 020 3033 2818 and follow her on Twitter @ClaireS_GE |
