Ground Engineering News and features on all aspects of geotechnics, engineering geology and geo-environmental engineering By Diarmid M Xu and Santana P G Madabhushi, University of Cambridge; John M Harris and Richard J S Whitehouse, HR Wallingford
Cooling Prize Paper: Rock-scour protection of offshore foundations subjected to earthquake-induced liquefaction
Technical papers
Technical note: Geotechnical observations from the 2023 Kahramanmaraş EEFIT mission
By Orestis Adamidis, University of Oxford; Teoman Efeoglu, University of Bristol; Ozcan Gozenoglu, Arup; Joshua Jones, Aecom; Gopal Santana Phani Madabhushi, University of Cambridge; Yasemin Didem Aktas, UCL; and Emily So, University of Cambridge
Technical note: Timeline and improvements for the second generation of Eurocodes
By Andrew Bond, Geocentrix (B/526 chair and TC250/SC7 past-chair)
Technical paper: Pile construction using polymer support fluid at Gull Wing Bridge, Lowestoft
By Alex Wallis-Evans and Duncan Nicholson, Arup; Henry Spinks-Essam, KB International; and Steven Heaney, Quinn Piling
Technical paper: Validation of advanced soil constitutive models for use in numerical modelling to represent London Clay
By Anton Pillai, Arup; Bhavik Patel, Arup; and Stuart Hardy, Laing O’Rourke
Technical paper: Framework for optimised design of rockfall protection embankments reinforced with geosynthetics, part 2
By Pietro Rimoldi, independent civil engineering consultant, and Nicola Brusa, independent civil engineer at Tailor Engineering
Technical paper: Framework for optimised design of rockfall protection embankments reinforced with geosynthetics, part 1
By Pietro Rimoldi, independent civil engineering consultant and Nicola Brusa, independent civil engineer at Tailor Engineering
Technical paper: Testing of an existing dock wall at Wellington Dock, Dover Harbour
By Paul Nowak, Atkins Infrastructure; Stuart Fawcett, Socotec UK; and Steve Rawlings, Dover Harbour Board
Cooling Prize Paper: Numerical evaluation of empirical estimates of seepage through contiguous piled walls
By Stan Qi, Atkins and Imperial College London
Technical paper: Strength reduction technique with finite element method for slopes without stabilisation measures
By Helmut F Schweiger & Franz Tschuchnigg, Graz University of Technology