Ground Engineering News and features on all aspects of geotechnics, engineering geology and geo-environmental engineering National Grid plans power tunnel under Morecambe Bay
National Grid is planning an underwater tunnel across Morecambe Bay as part of an overhaul of its network in west Cumbria.
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German landslide-revealed fossils finally analysed after 170 year wait
Fossils revealed by a landslide in German during the construction of a canal 170 years ago have finally been analysed and the results published this week and reveal new details about the local ground conditions.
Slope failure destroys Turkish ski jump
Two ski ramps at the Türk Telekom Ski Jumping Towers in the eastern province of Erzurum in Turkey were destroyed in a landslide on earlier this week.
Bored pile survey aims to analyse techniques
The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) and European Federation of Foundation Contractors have launched a survey of bored piling techniques in order to look at differences in techniques used in Europe and the US.