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Overseas development could help fast track development of younger engineers’ skills

Use of two different test methods to assess the performance of geogrids for groundworks as a result of CE marking is complicating specifications

Pre-qualification was aimed at fast-tracking contract awards, but it is failing to do this.

The challenges of doing business are being made harder than they need to be due to delays in being paid for work, according to Jim De Waele

In response to the feature on instrumentation in GE’s April issue, traditional monitoring approaches can still meet the needs of challenging projects

It is time for the industry to take a more hands on approach to dealing with cementitious wastes

The UK’s infrastructure building industry faces huge challenges and needs to adapt rapidly if it is to meet the demands placed on it

When it comes from learning from our mistakes, the UK geotechnics industry could gain a lot from taking the approach used in the US.

While the main risks for geotechnics come from the ground itself the industry needs to consider commercial risks more carefully too.

Last year’s record-breaking rainfall has been blamed for many slope failures but more careful consideration of groundwater is vital in most cases