Van Elle shareholders back Strabag takeover but profit outlook slips

Strabag UK’s £58.8m takeover of geotechnical contractor Van Elle has moved a step closer after shareholders overwhelmingly backed the move. Meanwhile, Van Elle warned that its full-year profit would fall below previous expectations. Yesterday (28 May), 99.96 per cent of shareholders voted in favour of… The post Van Elle shareholders back Strabag takeover but profit outlook slips appeared first on Construction News.

Rajat Gangrade: Geotechnical and Tunneling Engineer Advances Underground Construction Practices

Gangrade is a geotechnical and tunneling engineer whose career is defined by technical excellence, digital innovation and leadership in advancing underground construction practices.

Keller hires former Aarsleff boss to run foundations arm

Andy Waghorn joins world's largest geotechnical contractor

Geotechnical Engineering picks Isuzu

Geotechnical Engineering has taken delivery of four 13.5t trucks from Isuzu, fitted with Truck Hydraulics beavertail bodies and low angle ramps, supplied through Aquila Truck Centres.

Strabag UK acquires Van Elle Holdings, valuing the company at £58.8M

Van Elle, one of the UK’s largest specialist geotechnical engineering contractors, has been acquired by Strabag UK, a division of Austrian Strabag Group. The post Strabag UK acquires Van Elle Holdings, valuing the company at £58.8M appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Practical Engineering - Why Buildings Need Foundations, 04012022

What is a foundation and why do all structures need one? If all the earth was solid rock, life would be a lot simpler, but maybe a lot less interesting too. It is both a gravitational necessity and a source of job stability to structural and geotechnical engineers that all construction - great and small - sits upon the ground. And the ways in which we accomplish such a seemingly unexceptional feat are full of fascinating and unexpected details.

TED Ed (Animation) - Why doesn’t the Leaning Tower of Pisa fall over? 03122019

In 1990, the Italian government enlisted top engineers to stabilize Pisa’s famous Leaning Tower. There’d been many attempts during its 800 year history, but computer models revealed the urgency of their situation. The tower would topple if it reached an angle of 5.44 degrees— and it was currently leaning at 5.5. What gives the tower its infamous tilt? Alex Gendler explores the monument's history.

Free Documentary - China's Mega Projects - China's Tallest Building: Shanghai Tower, 08102021

A skyscraper with a concept of environmental protection rises from the ground. "Shanghai Center" is one of those super constructs in the field of engineering. After its completion, it becomes the tallest building in China, at 632 meters, as well as a new landmark in Shanghai. This "dragon-shaped” skyscraper, with an environmentally innovative mandate, is through and through a scientific and technological marvel using breakthrough design and functionality