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Excavation Dewatering in PLAXIS: An Iterative Approach to Find Pore Pressure Equilibrium for Better Stability begins on Aug 6th 2026
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Westdown Quarry restart highlights geotechnical and operational controls

A dormant limestone quarry near Frome is moving closer to production after Heidelberg Materials UK agreed planning conditions with Somerset Council for the reopening of Westdown Quarry. The agreement...

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Soil nails replace temporary barriers at Dinah's Hollow landslip route

A long-running slope stability problem on the C13 at Dinah's Hollow in Dorset has reached the halfway point of a year-long remediation programme. The road, located near Shaftesbury between Melbury Abb...

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Fatal landslide exposes construction-stage risks around tunnel portals

A fatal landslide at the under-construction Anakkampoyil-Kalladi-Meppadi road tunnel project in Kerala has renewed concern over construction-stage slope stability in the Western Ghats. The landslide o...

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Maidstone East cutting shows importance of proactive slope management

Railway cuttings can be among the most sensitive geotechnical assets on transport networks. They are often steep, weathered, difficult to access and located directly beside live operational infrastruc...

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Joining 44 other members of the Class of 2026, John Wolosick will be inducted during the NAC’s Annual Meeting in September.

Founded in 1999, the National Academy of Construction (NAC) recognizes industry leaders who have made outstanding, long-term contributions to the construction field and works to advance the industry t...

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Stop Guessing, Start Designing: Introducing Support Designer in Slide2

Design with Confidence, Not Iteration Instead of manually iterating toward a workable solution, Support Designer now enables engineers to define a target factor of safety and let the software calculat...

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Active landslide threatens long-term connectivity in southern Bulgaria

One of Bulgaria’s most significant modern geotechnical failures has severed the main road between Pamporovo and Smolyan after a large landslide reactivated along a slope system first documented more t...

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Why historic clay embankments are increasingly vulnerable? The Gloucestershire’s railway landslip

A renewed embankment failure on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway has highlighted how seasonal weather cycles can expose geotechnical vulnerabilities in legacy railway infrastructure. The...

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Trojena 4.7bn NEOM reservoir project stopped, leaving partial geotechnical and hydraulic challenges

The artificial lake and dam project at Trojena, part of Saudi Arabia’s NEOM development, has reportedly been cancelled after partial construction had taken place. The decision affects a large-scale hy...

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Cardiff coastal defence scheme tackles severe erosion and complex ground conditions

Construction of the Cardiff Coastal Defence scheme at Rover Way is advancing as part of a £35.2 million project designed to protect critical infrastructure, residential areas, and industrial assets f...

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