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Australian research partnership develops rock bolt innovation
Research organisation Mining 3 and the University of Southern Queensland have worked together on a carbon fibre composite rock bolt for...
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Aug 10, 20231 min read


Qmatec partners with Just Drill to establish presence in UK market
Qmatec AS, a Norwegian manufacturer of high-quality drilling rigs for foundation and well drilling, has announced a strategic...
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Aug 9, 20231 min read


New Zealand reveals £21bn plan to build new road and rail tunnels across Auckland Harbour
A NZ$45bn (£21.5bn) plan to bore two road tunnels and one light rail tunnel across Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour has been revealed by the...
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Aug 9, 20231 min read


Sydney Metro is over budget and faces delays, report finds
Parts of the Sydney Metro programme face “significant technical and budget risks” and will need a cash injection of up to A$1.1bn (£56M),...
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Aug 9, 20231 min read


Tunnelling set to resume on stalled Snowy 2.0 hydro project
A tunnel boring machine (TBM) that was paused last year after it encountered soft ground is due to resume tunnelling on the Snowy 2.0...
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Aug 3, 20231 min read


Atkins wins Hong Kong reservoir relocation contract
Atkins has won a design and engineering services contract for the relocation of two reservoirs in Hong Kong. Click here for full article...
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Aug 2, 20231 min read


Podcast: Environmental sustainability and carbon reduction
Breaking Ground’s latest episode discusses how geotechnical businesses can drive environmental sustainability by reducing carbon...
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Jul 10, 20231 min read


Sinking Millennium Tower shows signs of recovery, but expert has doubts
The latest phase of work to stabilise San Francisco’s troubled Millennium Tower has reversed some of the tower’s tilt, according to...
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Jul 3, 20231 min read


Latest people moves from BGA, Geobear and Geotechnical Engineering
The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) announces its new chair, Geobear gets a new managing director for its UK and Ireland business,...
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Jul 3, 20231 min read


Cowi-led team to design latest phase of Norwegian light rail project
Client Bybanen Utbygging has awarded a design contract to a partnership between Cowi, Ramboll and Asplan Viak for the fifth construction...
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Jun 29, 20231 min read
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