Construction industry research organisation Ciria is planning to revise its “Engineering in Chalk (C574)” good practice guide to reflect industry experience and knowledge gained over the last 20 years.
Leeds Beckett University has joined forces with geotechnical drilling company Borehole Solutions on a project to advance knowledge on and expand the capabilities of sonic drilling within the UK construction industry.
Heriot-Watt University professor of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering Gabriela Medero has been appointed as associate principal for enterprise at the university.
A researcher at Queen’s University Belfast has developed a new prototype sensor that provides an early warning signal if a bridge is at risk of riverbed or bank erosion.
University of Dundee’s geotechnical engineering group has unveiled plans to develop new anchoring technology and analysis techniques for floating wind farms.
Fugro has made recommendations on whether areas of the North Sea could simultaneously be used for offshore wind farm developments (OWF) as well as carbon capture and storage (CCS) solutions.
Engineers from the University of Cambridge have filed a patent for the world’s first ever zero emissions cement which is a by-product of steel recycling.
Global infrastructure consulting firm Aecom has been chosen to deliver the £8.3M UK Geoenergy Observatory in Cheshire.
A new research facility at the University of Bristol will examine the way buildings and infrastructure interact with the ground under dynamic loading. It is preparing for its first projects.
Breaking Ground’s latest episode discusses how acoustic emission monitoring can be used to detect slope movements and provide an early warning system for landslides around the world.
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