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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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55 Kilometres to Net Zero: Inside the Viking Pipeline Project

A new chapter in the UK’s low-carbon journey begins with the approval of a £200 million underground pipeline stretching 55 kilometers from Immingham to the Theddlethorpe Gas Terminal on the Lincolnsh...

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From Coal to Clean: How Lorraine’s Hidden Massive Hydrogen Vault May Power the Future

In a region once synonymous with coal, iron, and steel, scientists have stumbled upon a different kind of underground wealth. While drilling for methane in 2023, researchers from the GeoRessources la...

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When Dams Fail: The Growing Crisis of Tailings Management

In recent months, a disturbing pattern has emerged across three continents: catastrophic tailings dam failures that have taken lives, destroyed livelihoods, and poisoned environments. From Zambia and...

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The New Flagship of Offshore Site Investigation

A new chapter in offshore geotechnical investigation begins with the launch of Bridgewater Discovery, a newly refurbished, high-performance survey vessel. Originally built in 2008 and extensively re...

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Beneath the Shatt al-Arab: Iraq's Immersed Tunnel Breaks New Ground in Middle East Engineering

Iraq has reached a major milestone in its historic infrastructure journey with the ongoing construction of the Basra Immersed Tunnel—an engineering first for the Middle East. As part of the broader A...

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