At the 2020 GE Basements and Underground Structures conference, Martin Stanley, operations manager at Bachy Soletanche, shared geotechnical lessons from the Tideway project and what these mean for future underground projects.
The industry’s skill shortage requires fresh thinking to attract new recruits. Bachy Soletanche is tackling the issue head on.
MGF engineering director Steve Hesketh wants the temporary works industry to embrace digital technology with open arms and then shout as loudly as it can about the benefits.
Reducing conservatism in geotechnical design could bring about a step change in lean construction, but is the industry ready and willing?
In association with What is the main driver for choice of piling technique? Is it ground conditions, culture or the rigs themselves? Developing new equipment, new players in the market and greater focus on cost has led to changes in what constitutes the ideal piling technique. No longer is the…
In association with Over the last decade, Keltbray Piling has gone from new entry to an established player in the ground engineering market. GE reports on the company’s growth since its launch in 2009. Ten years ago the UK ground engineering market was in the depths of the last recession…
In association with Thousands of locations where slope stability is an issue could benefit from technological solutions from a partnership between Geobrugg and the Swiss monitoring specialist Geoprevent. Advances in image capture and data processing have rapidly found use in Europe for monitoring unstable mountainsides and avalanche sites. High-resolution cameras,…
In association with Restructuring of its business means that Dywidag Systems International’s customers can now gain access to the company’s global geotechnical knowledge and technology. Bringing greater access to technology and knowledge was the aim of the restructuring operation that Dywidag Systems International underwent in early 2018. Eighteen months on…
In association with Ensuring geotechnical engineers have the right skills to understand the fundamentals and the changing needs of the industry can be difficult. Geotechnical engineering is rarely an exact discipline and often requires a very good understanding of its approximations and assumptions. However, the calculations involved are usually close…
In association with Bauer Technologies’ new MD Michael Jones is keen to look beyond the UK for innovative techniques and optimised design solutions to benefit UK projects. Michael Jones has recently returned to Bauer Technologies as managing director after a six-year stint working internationally across the Bauer Group. He believes…
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