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East West Rail between Bedford and Cambridge to include new tunnels
Revised proposals for the East West Rail scheme’s section between Bedford and Cambridge include a new section of railway, as well as new...
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Geo Con
Nov 15, 20241 min read


United Utilities advertises £170M ground investigation framework
United Utilities has advertised a ground investigations framework to support its construction activity during AMP8 (2025-2030) and AMP9...
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Geo Con
Nov 14, 20241 min read


HS2: Burton Green cut and cover tunnel pushes forward
Work has ramped up on High Speed 2's (HS2's) 700m long cut and cover tunnel at Burton Green in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, with the recent...
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Nov 13, 20241 min read


SRL East: Team awarded £870M contract for northern tunnels
A Webuild, GS Engineering and Construction, and Bouygues Construction Australia consortium will build the northern section of Melbourne’s...
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Nov 12, 20241 min read


Plans for £1bn heat network in central London unveiled
The £1bn heat network will harness waste energy from the River Thames, London Underground ventilation shafts and the London sewer system...
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Geo Con
Nov 11, 20241 min read


Engineering soils for climate change and net zero
University of Hong Kong’s Sérgio Lourenço highlights the importance of implementing targeted solutions to ensure that soils used in...
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Geo Con
Nov 8, 20241 min read


Soil nailing completed to stabilise deep Fareham rail tunnel cutting
Network Rail and Volker Fitzpatrick will demobilise from the Fareham cutting site next week, following completion of further soil nailing...
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Geo Con
Nov 7, 20241 min read


Flood defences: Geophysics on Powderham Banks
Atkins Réalis has been carrying out a series of non-intrusive surveys on an ageing flood embankment in Devon to better understand the...
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Geo Con
Nov 6, 20241 min read


Lessons learned from three historical tunnel lining failures
Three unusual tunnel collapses caused by lining failures hold important lessons for geotechnical engineers, University of Cambridge...
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Geo Con
Nov 5, 20241 min read


Slope engineering: Soliflucted clay slopes revisited
Understanding the geology is critical for successful preventative or remedial stabilisation works. Keith Gabriel provides an overview....
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Geo Con
Nov 4, 20241 min read
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