In depth

Complicated basement geometry and challenging neighbourly relationships has called for a novel support solution for a new development in Islington, north London.

Delivering a new basement in London’s suburban zone 4 is no less challenging than one in zone 1, just different.

Additional ground investigation has proved essential for one section of the Thames Tideway scheme.

Innovative insitu testing has helped deliver detailed understanding of challenging ground conditions for a new ship lift in Germany

In Dorset, engineers have used an innovative piling gate to help provide a new quay for Poole Harbour

A secant piled shaft design eliminated temporary works from a stormwater storage project at Bridgwater in Somerset

London Underground’s biggest Tube extension since the 1990s is taking shape south of the Thames, as the Northern Line moves into Battersea

Bouygues has developed a remote control robot to maintain the cutter discs on a tunnel boring machine working in compressed air in Hong Kong.

An existing harbour wall in Portsmouth Harbour has been extended to accommodate a new generation of aircraft carrier

A range of geotechnical techniques have come into play as contractors improve links from an expanding Northamptonshire town to the roads network.