In depth

When a landslide following heavy rainfall exposed historical faults beneath the A40 in Gloucestershire, National Highways delivered a remediation scheme on time and budget.

The ground model and earthworks design for a £250M modern rail industry testing facility in South Wales are being finalised.

A massive project to transform derelict docklands in the North East into a mixed used development involves relandscaping a former industrial shipyard and infilling a contaminated dock.

Trant Engineering contracts manager Dean Heaphy discusses challenges related to the foundation pour and concrete mix on a major construction project at an oil refinery in south west Wales.

Ground investigations for the proposed £150M Blue Abyss deep-sea and space research, training and test facility in Cornwall are complete. The centre will house the world’s biggest and deepest indoor R&D pool.

The four projects which make up the West of Leeds section of the Transpennine Route Upgrade are at different stages of delivery. Nia Kajastie reports on their progress and the key engineering challenges.

The current phase of the Elephant and Castle town centre redevelopment scheme involves significant and complex ground engineering works.

An onsite fabrication facility was required to complete complex diaphragm wall works at High Speed 2’s North Acton site in London.

Nicholson Construction is delivering foundation grouting works on a record breaking dam for a major new reservoir in Loveland, Colorado.

Van Elle completed its largest and most technically challenging project for the vast Wood Wharf development to the east of Canary Wharf earlier this year.