New Steel Piling Group chair David Coyle discusses updating steel piling guidance documents in light of new case studies and the importance of the sustainable reuse of steel piles.
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‘On the application of surrogate models in geotechnical engineering’
At the GE Smart Geotechnics conference, Imperial College London research associate in geotechnics Agustín Ruiz López will discuss the benefits of using surrogate modelling in geotechnical engineering.
‘To transform underground development, current practices should evolve to the next level: the digital twin’
At the GE Smart Geotechnics conference, University of Birmingham’s senior lecturer in digital engineering Jelena Ninic will discuss the automated reconstruction of digital twins for underground infrastructure.
Meet the 2024 ground engineering early careers challengers
The teams involved in this year's Early Careers Challenge, run by Ground Engineering and Mott MacDonald, met at a kick-off meeting this summer.
Frequently asked sustainability questions answered
With the GE Sustainability conference around the corner, Keller group sustainability manager and EFFC Sustainability Working Group chair Luke Deamer addresses some of the most common questions he gets asked at events.
‘Over-reliance on digital solutions risks missing benefits “analogue” engineers can bring’
Ground engineers should focus on fundamentals and buildability rather than advanced analysis and automation to deliver more economically viable underground spaces, writes Mott MacDonald's James Eadington.
Community engagement and environmental net gains on the UK’s first reservoir in 30 years
At the GE Sustainability conference, Atkins Réalis principal engineering geologist Hollie Fisher will discuss georesilience strategies and stakeholder engagement on the Havant Thicket Reservoir project. Here, together with Portsmouth Water ecology manager Sinead McCarthy and environmental manager Mark Jessup, she gives a preview of the key themes.
‘Sustainability is everyone’s responsibility, including those working in ground engineering’
At the GE Sustainability conference, WJ UK project manager Emily Riley will take part in a collaborative session to help create a “manifesto for change” for the geotechnical sector. Here, she talks about how sustainability is a collective responsibility.
HRE studies biodiversity effect of ground disturbance on brownfield sites
The Historical Railways Estate (HRE), in partnership with Balfour Beatty and Edinburgh Napier University, is surveying its brownfield sites to assess the impact of earth movement during repair works on biodiversity enhancement.
Help form a sustainability action plan for the ground engineering sector
The GE Sustainability conference in September will be wrapped up with a collaborative session to create a “manifesto for change” for the geotechnical sector.