Fortunately no-one was hurt but as the rig fall was related to the partial collapse of an overbridge the line did remain close for over 24hrs whilst the bridge was made safe. Details as known […]
Nearly 30 years ago, the now well-known 1989 International Symposium on Chalk, was held in Brighton and for most geotechnical engineers and engineering geologists the Proceeedings published by Telford became one of the main staples […]
This year, on 21st October 2016, the Federation of Piling Specialists is seeking to celebrate the achievements of outstanding individuals and companies within the Ground Engineering industry. There are five awards on offfer, two for […]
This is an update of the risk assessment first published in April 2016. As with all standard rule permits this only applies for: a bridge that has no bed or bank reinforcement or support in […]
Opening tension cracks, crumbling cliff edges, coastal landslips often influenced by the increasingly common effects of climate change of heavy rainfall and high tides/tidal surges are regular events for our island nation. Throw a little […]
If so, you can hear from a range of professionals currently working in this part of the construction industry in the short video below, put together by the Federation of Piling Specialists.
Prior to the publication of a “Standard” whether an ISO, EN or BS these are available to review at https://drafts.bsigroup.com/ This month there are a number of key geotechnical standards available for review including: ENISO […]
Yesterday saw the Environment Agency produce their annual report, the 25th such report, on the state of groundwater levels in the Chalk Aquifer beneath London. Intially reports were started in the 1990s to record changing […]
Increasingly we are seeing our National Rail Network under pressure from extreme weather events, and many of us, as recently as last month, were affected by delays and cancellations as result of flooding of lines […]
How often when doing an investigation do you consider whether asbestos may be present beneath a ground floor slab? And how unexpected is it? Perhaps more common than you might think. Yesterday both WYG and […]