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Helical Pile Inspection Responsibilities Guide

The inspection of helical pile installation is needed to ensure the pile will perform as intended as a load bearing foundation. The supervisor is responsible to perform several checks of equipment, e...

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One of the world’s largest tunnel boring machines is ready for delivery

It was announced on June 4 by German tunnel boring machine (TBM) manufacturer, Herrenknecht AG, that one of the world’s largest TBMs is currently being dismantled for delivery. The TBM, called Shanh...

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Wyoming highway fill gives way causing major traffic disruptions

A landslide that took place at milepost 12.8 of Wyoming’s Teton Pass during the night hours between Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th of June has caused major traffic disruptions. Furthermore, Teto...

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RocSlope3’s Latest Features: Joint Trimming, Bolt Application, Faster Computation, and More

Since RocSlope3’s release in June 2023, Rocscience created the following new features and improvements to make the program more useful: Fast and precise bolt application via .csv Joint trimming to r...

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Videos show landslide blocking road in Taiwan

Footage has recently emerged, showing a landslide blocking a road in Keelung, Taiwan. Furthermore, the incident took place at about 2:30 p.m. on Monday, June 3, near the Beining Road entrance to Chao...

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PLAXIS 2D – Traditional Tunnelling Method: Application Of MTM

The Traditional Method of Madrid is a method for tunnel construction that has been used for tunnelling in the Madrid Metro network since 1917 (Melis Maynar, M. 2012). The method uses a distinctive ex...

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Implenia-led joint venture secures second contract for major Norwegian sub-sea road tunnel

A joint venture between Implenia and Stangeland Maskin was awarded a second contract, worth CHF 540 million (€556.7 million), by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, for the Rogfast project. T...

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A brief tribute to Sir Alec Skempton

Professor Sir Alec Westley Skempton, one of the founding fathers of soil mechanics, was born exactly 110 years ago, on June 4, 1914, and we will try to draw a brief description of his vast legacy....

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Webuild-NGE joint venture awarded €1.38 billion Grand Paris Express Line 15 contract

It was announced on May 30 that a €1.38 billion contract for the construction of Grand Paris Express’ Lot 2 of the Western section of Line 15 was awarded to a joint venture between Webuild and NGE....

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€6 billion underwater tunnel could connect Spain and Morocco by 2030

It was recently reported that financial and strategic feasibility studies are currently underway for a very ambitious underwater tunneling project that would connect the European and African continen...

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