Twin Hills Engineering and Drilling will carry out geotechnical investigation works and the GHD, Mott MacDonald and Stantec joint venture will oversee front end engineering design on Queensland Hydro’s Pioneer-Burdekin project – the largest pumped hydro scheme in the world.
GE and Mott MacDonald have launched the first Early Careers Challenge focused on ground engineering, sustainability and digital solutions. Mott MacDonald geotechnical director Rob Talby explains what it is all about.
Collaboration across design, construction and maintenance teams was crucial for the successful remediation of a landslide-damaged cutting on the A40 Brecon Bypass.
Engineering consultancy Mott MacDonald has partnered with flood risk intelligence firm Fathom to support the delivery of improved flood risk and resilience assessments for infrastructure schemes.
For any transportation project it’s essential to have a clear view of the subsurface and any problems that may arise. What "lies beneath" will invariably have a major impact on project progress and budget adherence – and geotechnics has a key part to play in revealing it.
National Highways has outlined the next steps for the A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet road upgrade in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire after legal proceedings against the scheme came to an end.
At the 2022 GE Basements and Underground Structures conference, Mott MacDonald technical principal Hock Liong Liew and Geotechnical Observations commercial manager Javier Martí discussed the use of the observational method on Crossrail’s Moorgate shaft.
The McConnell Dowell and John Holland joint venture has started excavation of an underground powerhouse cavern for Genex's Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro Project in Far North Queensland.
At the 2022 GE Smart Geotechnics conference, Mott MacDonald's Rob Talby and Jonny Neville looked at the benefits and challenges of digitalisation in ground models for major infrastructure projects.
The new Ciria guide outlines the background, purpose and process of developing a geotechnical baseline report.
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