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Unstable Foundations: Soil Saturation Behind Mombasa Building Collapse
- Dec, 23, 2024
- Forensics Foundation Design / Construction Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Kenya, Mombasa
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On November 11, 2024, a tragic building collapse in Mombasa’s Majengo area claimed the life of one construction worker and left four others injured. Preliminary findings from the National Construct...
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Transforming Foundations: CEM VI Concrete Offers Low-Carbon Solutions
- Dec, 19, 2024
- Foundation Design / Construction Green Infrastructure Other Geotechnical News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United Kingdom, London
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The construction industry is stepping up its game to tackle embodied carbon, and a recent project at Canary Wharf has set a benchmark for sustainable engineering. In the heart of London, an innovativ...
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Simplifying Complexity: Key Innovations in the Updated Eurocode 7
- Dec, 09, 2024
- Other Geotechnical Foundation Design / Construction News On Research / Academia News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The evolution of construction standards in Europe has reached a pivotal moment with the introduction of the 2nd generation Eurocodes. These revised codes promise to transform geotechnical and structu...
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Paul Schmall to receive prestigious Moles Award
- Nov, 13, 2024
- Dam Engineering Tunneling Deep Foundations Foundation Design / Construction News On Awards
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Keller announces Paul Schmall, to receive the 2025 Moles Award for Outstanding Achievement in Heavy Construction. Paul is Vice President in Keller’s Specialty Services business unit, focusing largely...
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Keller reaches new depths
- Oct, 31, 2024
- Foundation Design / Construction Deep Foundations Pile Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Keller is installing more than 400 continuous flight auger (CFA) piles to depths of up to 200 ft, the deepest full-length reinforced piles Keller has installed. This incredible achievement allows Kel...
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Solid Foundations, Safer Roads: Jasper County’s New Geotechnical Requirement for Bridges
- Oct, 15, 2024
- Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Foundation Design / Construction Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, Indiana
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Jasper County is taking a significant step to enhance the safety and compliance of its bridge projects. Moving forward, every bridge that requires repair or reconstruction will undergo mandatory geot...
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Foundations Laid for Birmingham’s Curzon Street Station: HS2’s Future Rail Hub
- Oct, 16, 2024
- Foundation Design / Construction Deep Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Alabama, Birmingham
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
HS2 has marked a major step forward in the construction of Birmingham's Curzon Street Station with the commencement of work on 2,000 underground concrete foundation columns. These columns, which will...
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Hydrogen in Construction: The Next Big Step Towards Sustainable Building
- Oct, 03, 2024
- Foundation Design / Construction Green Infrastructure News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry
- United Kingdom, London
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
As the construction industry works towards net-zero emissions, innovative trials are proving that hydrogen power could be the future of heavy machinery. One such breakthrough was presented at the 202...
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Required Information to Design an EV Foundation
- Sep, 11, 2024
- Foundation Design / Construction Pile Foundations News On Products & Services
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The number of Electric Vehicles (EV’s) on the road is ever increasing. As such, so are the number of requests for designing foundations for EV chargers. EV foundations are being installed in commer...
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Bentley Systems Announces the Finalists of the 2024 Going Digital Awards
- Aug, 20, 2024
- Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Ground Improvement Foundation Design / Construction Slope Stability Risk & Reliability Data Management News On Projects / Industry News On Software News On Awards
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Winners to be Announced on October 9 at Bentley’s 2024 Year in Infrastructure and Going Digital Awards Event in Vancouver. Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineerin...
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