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.
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Consortium trials ‘real time’ digital assurance system for tunnel installations
An industry consortium has successfully trialled a new digital assurance system that aims to improve the cost efficiency of tunnel installations.
Techfest Awards 2024 shortlist announced
The shortlist for this year’s Techfest Awards – brought to you by NCE and CN – has been announced, with chosen companies standing out for their innovative use of technologies that drive the construction and civil engineering industries forward.
Geotechnical companies encouraged to enter 2024 Techfest Awards
The Techfest Awards – brought to you by NCE and CN – recognise projects, teams and companies doing the most to harness technologies that drive the construction and civil engineering industries forward.
Network Rail seeks InSAR provider for geotechnical asset monitoring
Network Rail is looking for an InSAR service provider that can help it to gain intelligence about factors relating to its geotechnical assets that may influence the safe operation of the railway.
First pre-cast driven energy piles installed in Norway
Engineers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have successfully installed Norway’s first pre-cast concrete driven energy piles.
Watch: Digital evolution of geotechnical smart monitoring
At the 2022 GE Smart Geotechnics conference, Terra Insights instrumentation specialist Josh Smith spoke about the digital evolution of geotechnical monitoring.
Watch: Exploring new technologies implemented on TEN-T and strategic infrastructure
At the 2022 GE Smart Geotechnics conference, ETS geotechnics, geology and hydraulics department manager Federico Foria presented an international case study on technologies used on the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) and other strategic infrastructure.
Groundsure launches new data tool for brownfield site viability
Environmental data company Groundsure has launched a new data tool designed to highlight contamination, past land use and mining risk hotspots across brownfield sites.
HS2 tests dual-fuel hydrogen piling rig in ‘world first’
The High Speed 2 (HS2) project has completed a world first with the installation of four 30m deep piles on a London site using a hydrogen dual-fuel piling rig.