New stairs installed at Somerset beach following cliff collapses North Somerset Council and its contractor have started work to install new steps down to a beach in #Somerset that has faced closures since last year due to #cliff collapses. geplus.co.uk/news/stairs-in…

Frequently asked sustainability questions answered With the GE #Sustainability conference around the corner, Keller group sustainability manager Luke Deamer addresses some of the most common questions he gets asked at events. geplus.co.uk/opinion/freque…

Annual rock face inspection of Yorkshire inland cliff underway An annual maintenance programme on a steep rock face alongside a key east-west road in North #Yorkshire began over the weekend. geplus.co.uk/news/annual-ro…

National Highways advertises £495M technical service framework National Highways has retendered its technical consultancy framework, which covers #geotechnical engineering services, with a value of £495M. geplus.co.uk/news/national-…

Rock tunnel for £1.7bn Norway road scheme takes shape The consortium responsible for the construction of a new road system in #Norway has excavated approximately 500m of a new 1.9km long #tunnel on the project. geplus.co.uk/news/rock-tunn…

Port Talbot ‘offshore hub’ plans progress to ground investigations Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced that preliminary ground investigations are due to begin shortly at Port Talbot in #Wales. geplus.co.uk/news/port-talb…

Roger Bullivant installs jack piles to support historic rail viaduct restoration project Foundation engineering contractor Roger Bullivant Limited is supporting Network Rail’s project to strengthen and repair the 175 year old Yarm Viaduct in North #Yorkshire. geplus.co.uk/news/roger-bul…

‘Regulation makes reuse of excavated materials hard, but there are opportunities to change this’ RSK Geosciences director Tom Henman argues that current regulatory requirements in England and Wales place hurdles in the way of material #reuse. geplus.co.uk/opinion/regula…

GE’s October issue digs into 25 years of the BGA and a Brighton basement build This special October issue of Ground Engineering features the #BGA's 75th anniversary special, and a report on a foundation solution for a Brighton #basement in chalk. geplus.co.uk/news/ges-octob…

Cowi wins design job on geothermal power plant expansion in Iceland Cowi will carry out the engineering design for a 100MW expansion of the Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Plant – a flash steam combined heat and power (CHP) plant – in #Iceland. geplus.co.uk/uncategorised/…

Ground investigations begin for Australia’s first high speed rail line Australia's High Speed Rail Authority kicks off #geotechnical investigations for the first stage of a planned high speed rail link between #Sydney and Newcastle. geplus.co.uk/news/ground-in…

‘Skills shortages remain the biggest challenge in the sector, and diversity is improving very slowly’ GE editor Nia Kajastie highlights the need to rethink work-life balance and inclusion in the #geotechnical sector to improve #talent attraction. geplus.co.uk/opinion/skills…

BGA puts out call for Fleming Award 2024 entries The BGA is inviting entries for this year’s Fleming Award competition by the deadline of 18 October. geplus.co.uk/news/bga-to-op…

Auckland’s mega wastewater tunnel sees key breakthrough A tunnel boring machine (#TBM) excavating the Central Interceptor wastewater tunnel in #Auckland, New Zealand, has broken through at the site of the project’s original end point. geplus.co.uk/news/aucklands…

VIEWS | A summer of hands-on geotechnical engineering research GE #student editor Chiyan Chui shares her summer experience of diving into #geotechnical engineering research alongside MSc and PhD students. geplus.co.uk/opinion/a-summ…

Importance of ‘strict risk management’ after Poland building collapses above tunnelling The partial collapse of a block in Łódź above tunnelling for a railway shows that more attention must be paid to “high risk” buildings during design and construction. geplus.co.uk/news/poland-bu…

‘Unprecedented’ land movement wreaks havoc in California coastal city Rancho Palos Verdes in #California continues to see “significant and unprecedented” ground movement that has triggered power cuts, damaged roads and led to evacuation warnings. geplus.co.uk/news/unprecede…

The Oct 2024 issue is live! Featuring: ▪️ GE100 survey results + top geotechnical firms ▪️ BGA 75th anniversary special ▪️ Brighton basements construction in chalk. Read the full issue here: ow.ly/hZV650TlNtx #GroundEngineering #GE100 #BDA

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