The UK government has approved Thames Water’s water resource management plan, which includes the proposed Abingdon reservoir in Oxfordshire and a water recycling project in Teddington, west London.
The UK government has announced an independent review of High Speed 2 (HS2) and a “renegotiation” of contracts to control the spiralling costs of the project, as plans progress for a new rail line to replace its axed northern leg.
This free webinar, presented by Ground Engineering and Seequent, the Bentley Subsurface Company, showcases how 3D ground modelling can help solve complex geotechnical challenges, with a case study of the Yusufeli Dam project in Turkey.
The Engineering Group of the Geological Society (Eggs) has announced Arup chartered senior geologist Jordan Weddepohl as the winner of the 27th Glossop Award.
The British Geological Survey (BGS) has published the results of a 40-year project collecting chemical data from UK topsoil, with the full set now freely accessible on the UK Soil Observatory web portal.
The November issue of Ground Engineering features reports on Liverpool’s Festival Gardens site that has undergone remediations, and surveys carried out on an ageing flood embankment in Devon.
Taylor Woodrow business unit director Yvonne Ainsworth has been recognised with the 2024 John Mitchell Award for her contributions to geotechnical engineering.
GE magazine has officially opened nominations for its 2025 Top 20 Women in Ground Engineering initiative.
The Midland Geotechnical Society is celebrating its 70th anniversary at a special evening event in Birmingham early next month.
The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) has awarded the 55th Cooling Prize to University of Dundee PhD student Thomas Riccio, who gave a presentation on “Pile installation effects and plugging in soft rock”.
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