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Geotechnical News
Basement sector offers good growth potential
Demand for basement construction has the potential to grow at a faster rate than other parts of the construction industry, according to ground support specialist MGF.
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Northern Italian earthquake damages historic buildings
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European wind farm investment supports Fugro growth
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Crossrail muck away starts
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Crossrail shafts contract awarded
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Market conditions still challenging in Europe says Keller
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Geological timeline leads the way to new BGS office
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Forth Replacement Crossing caissons arrive on site
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Final call for GSF entries
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First sprayed concrete Crossrail tunnels complete
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Fugro acquisition expands French business
Geotechnical features from NCE
Peacehaven sewage treatment works: Down but not dirty
This Spring marks a major milestone for engineers building a mega £300M wastewater treatment scheme in Sussex. Mark Hansford went to Peacehaven to find out more.
Piling: Birthday presence
Piling equipment and plant supplier Watson & Hillhouse is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a new contract to supply machines for Italian manufacturer Enteco.
Painless extraction
Bauer Technologies has come up with an innovative way of removing piles from a Crossrail site in Moorgate, central London. NCE reports.
Bridgwater quay wall: Going to the wall
At the end of last year the Somerset town of Bridgwater was thrown into chaos by the sudden collapse of its river wall. Mark Hansford describes the rapid recovery effort and the ensuing complex rebuild.
Geotechnical: Recovery vehicle
For geotechnical engineers the energy sector is offering up particularly exciting new challenges. Mark Hansford talks to Atkins managing director of ground engineering David French.
Geotechnical: Streatham Hub
With leisure facilities, supermarket, apartments and transport interchange, the Streatham Hub is certainly cramming a lot into one area and is calling on some complex geotechnics. Claire Symes reports.
Picture Gallery: Work to stabilise A890 rockfall fast tracked
More than 40 people from TRAC Engineering are working around the clock to stabilise rock face on the A890 Stromeferry bypass near Kyle in Scotland under a contract let by the Highland Council.
Tottenham Court Road: Underground sensation
The £480M upgrade of Tottenham Court Road Underground station is possibly one of the most fiendishly complex schemes ever tackled in the capital. Yet it is on time and on budget. Mark Hansford reports on a pretty impressive construction effort.
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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 7 728 4550 and follow her on Twitter @ClaireS_GE |
