Temporary works solutions provider Altrad RMD Kwikform has officially launched its Tubeshor Active Thermal Compensator, designed to manage thermal variances that can affect excavation prop loads.
Herrenknecht’s Tunnel Enlargement System (TES) has been used to widen the profile of two ageing railway tunnels in Germany while trains continue to run.
Piling contractor Cementation Skanska has installed a plant safety system with “intelligent” cameras that recognise the human form on its fleet of large diameter piling rigs and cranes.
An industry consortium has developed robotic technology that could make the installation of mechanical and civil services in tunnels safer and more efficient.
German-Swiss equipment manufacturer Liebherr has released the LBX 600 – a compact and modularly designed carrier machine for slurry wall construction.
National Highways, Aecom and Bam Ritchies put Boston Dynamics’ robot “dog” Spot to the test on a live site surveying an embankment alongside the M5 in Somerset last month.
Internet of Things (IoT) remote monitoring provider Worldsensing has released a wireless sensor for long term vibration monitoring in civil engineering projects.
HS2 Ltd and its main contractor EKFB have partnered with construction equipment company Finning to streamline earthmoving operations with digitally enabled excavators and dump trucks.
Engineers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have successfully installed Norway’s first pre-cast concrete driven energy piles.
Wireless monitoring technology developer Senceive has launched its Digital Interface Node that automates logging of sensor data at remote locations and transmits it via the cellular network.
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