In depth

Software firms are working on bringing geotechnical and structural analysis capabilities closer together to fill the subsurface data gap.

Research body Ciria has released a good practice guide for geotechnical baseline reports, which are used to manage commercial risk on subsurface projects.

The programme to build the UK’s first geological disposal facility for radioactive waste is moving forward with conversations with communities, desk studies and field research.

Piling contractors working on Canary Wharf Group projects are tracking and reporting embodied carbon consumption during construction on a weekly basis.

Imperial College London head of geotechnics Lidija Zdravkovic and MSc geotechnics programme director Ken Vinck discuss how the updated curriculum continues to meet industry demands and changing requirements.

Could a better understanding of construction history help tackle today's earthworks challenges?

Artificial ground freezing has been successfully applied on ground engineering and tunnelling projects in recent decades but is still not a commonly used method.

Mott MacDonald’s Helen Pickard and Magda Wilczek answer questions regarding the new Ciria guidance on geographical information systems for infrastructure asset management (C803).

Lack of data, back to front decision making and wrangles about risk all hamper pile reuse despite the economic and environmental imperatives.

The first real world test of a quantum gravity sensor could lead to real improvements in site investigation accuracy.