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Embankment Stabilization Success on Brighton Main Line

In January 2025, a landslip between Three Bridges and Gatwick Airport prompted immediate geotechnical intervention on the Brighton Main Line. Network Rail swiftly acted to prevent further ground mov...

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Two-week quarry safety inspection campaign launched by Ireland’s Health and Safety Authority (HSA)

Ireland’s Health and Safety Authority (HSA) begun on Monday 12th May a two-week quarry safety inspection campaign as it worries that many quarries do not carry out geotechnical appraisals and subsequ...

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Chance® Introduces GroutForce™ Displacement Pile

The GroutForce™ displacement pile (GDP) is a patented foundation solution for loose to dense sand or soft to firm clay which can provide axial capacity of over 500 kip (2224 kN) as well as significan...

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Market Survey for Geotechnical Consultancy on CERN's Future Circular Collider (FCC)

CERN has issued a market survey to identify, qualify and select firms which will be invited to the forthcoming Invitation to Tender procedure for the provision of civil & geotechnical engineering...

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Colombia’s Rain Crisis Escalates with Deadly Landslide Claiming Five Lives, Two Missing

A landslide struck the municipality of Sabaneta, just south of Medellin, Colombia, in the early hours of May 8, 2025, leaving five people dead and two still missing. The incident occurred in a reside...

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TBM Flavia’s Final Push: Excavation Complete at Brenner, Italy

In a feat of engineering excellence, excavation on the Italian side of the Brenner Base Tunnel has officially concluded with the final breakthrough of Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) “Flavia.” The comple...

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Beneath the Sombrero: Bolivia’s Uturuncu and the Science of ‘Zombie’ Volcanoes

Once considered long dormant, Bolivia’s towering Uturuncu volcano is defying expectations. Rising over 19,700 feet above sea level in the Andes, Uturuncu has not erupted in over 250,000 years. Yet re...

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How OpenGround helped Schnabel Engineering build a ground-breaking project platform

Schnabel Engineering — a major geotechnical, dam, and tunnel engineering service provider — was excited to start simplifying, optimizing, and digitalizing its data management system. Particularly sin...

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CoastalME Unleashed: The BGS Free Tool Revolutionizing Coastal Defense Worldwide

As rising seas and intensifying storms put coastlines under growing threat, engineers and planners now have a powerful ally. Developed by the British Geological Survey (BGS), the Environmental Change...

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Cracks Ignored: How Warnings Went Unheeded in Algeria’s Landslide Tragedy

Late on the night of April 26, 2025, a landslide struck the coastal city of Oran, Algeria, collapsing fragile tin homes in the historic Sidi El Houari district. The disaster claimed four lives—report...

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