In depth

Based on the GE100 survey, the sectors expected to see the most growth in the next 12 months are rail, power and roads.

Three key industry figures discuss further issues that the sector is struggling with.

Fugro country director for the UK Laura Hughes talks about the impact of Covid-19 on industry investment, the importance of taking a full life cycle approach to ground risk management and the need for diversity in the ground engineering sector.

Last week’s Ground Engineering webinar, presented by Bentley and Microsoft, with panellists from Atkins and Geotechnical Engineering Ltd, delved into how digitalisation and cloud adoption are changing geotechnical information management.

At the 2020 GE Basements and Underground Structures conference, Tony Gee and Partners associate director Jesse Schoor explored the latest guidance on assessing the impacts of construction-induced ground movement on framed buildings.

At the 2020 GE Basements and Underground Structures conference, Wentworth House Partnership's Yueyang Zhao, Adrian Bugea and Vasileios Papastathis discussed temporary works design at the Greenwich Pumping Station site, as part of the Thames Tideway Tunnel project.

At the 2020 GE Basements and Underground Structures conference, Arup senior engineer Henry Tayler talked about the design of the Elizabeth House redevelopment and basement at Waterloo station in London.

At the 2020 GE Basements and Underground Structures conference, Sir Robert McAlpine's Ganga Prakhya and Realtime Civil Engineering's Ciaran Collery explored the geotechnical challenges of basement works at Royal Albert Hall.

At the 2020 GE Basements and Underground Structures conference, Keltbray managing director Stuart Norman discussed installation of some of the deepest piles in London for the Nova East project.

At the 2020 GE Basements and Underground Structures conference, Skanska senior engineer James Wildgoose and Engenuiti director Clive Fussell gave a presentation on the St Giles Circus project.