Ground engineering trio for Sizewell C

Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering, VSL Systems (UK) Ltd , and Bachy Soletanche will team up to deliver geotechnical works for Sizewell C, including piling, soil mixing, diaphragm walls, and plastic cut-off walls.

United Infrastructure, SoilDri partner for AMP8 delivery

United Infrastructure and SoilDri have formed a national innovation partnership, focused on infrastructure delivery and soil reuse, targeted at AMP8 projects.

EPA Consultation – Brownfield Soil and Stone By-Product Guidance (PFAS Screening Tool)

The EPA is currently progressing the development of new guidance for brownfield soil and stone by-product material, including the introduction of a proposed PFAS (“forever chemicals”) screening framework and new The post EPA Consultation – Brownfield Soil and Stone By-Product Guidance (PFAS Screening Tool) appeared first on Construction Industry Federation.

Common Lawn Weeds Found In Apex And How To Remove Them

The post Common Lawn Weeds Found In Apex And How To Remove Them appeared first on UK Construction Blog. If you look at your lawn, you might see weeds sprouting where grass should be. Small patches can become widespread and alter the appearance of your landscape during the growing season.   Warm temperatures, humidity, and heavy clay soil in Apex can influence the distribution of weeds on your lawn. Crabgrass, spurge, and broadleaf weeds can […]

Costain uses robots to print 90 concrete bases for Teesside captured CO2 pipeline

It’ll require less soil excavation, cut concrete and steel by 40%, and reduce carbon emissions by up to 50%. The post Costain uses robots to print 90 concrete bases for Teesside captured CO2 pipeline appeared first on Construction Management.

Tech Tacular - Britain's New Super Mine. Constructing The Deepest Mine In Europe 15052023

This video provides details about the Woodsmith polyhalite mine near Whitby. The mine is set to go into production in 2027 and is costing around £6 billion and will create over 2,000 jobs for the local area

WSJ - The Construction Method That Can Prevent Skyscrapers From Sinking 11042023

Super-tall skyscrapers are being built in cities around the world where they may normally sink, and builders are using a unique engineering method called deep-soil mixing to make it happen. Mixing soil and cement creates a super-strong slurry called “soilcrete” that is three times stronger than regular soil. WSJ explains the process of essentially changing the earth, and the risks it poses as cities expand

Lesics - Burj Khalifa - The Secrets of its incredibly strong foundation 23122022

An animated video that shows how such a massive building - the Burj Khalifa - is able to stand strong on loose Dubai soil?

ARTiculations - Why We Should Be Building with Dirt 17122022

Earth used to be a very common building material and it’s one of the most ecologically sustainable materials. So why did we stop building with it? And should we be using it more?

BBC World Service - Turning mud into clean concrete, 01082022

A young scientist has developed a white powder which gives waste soil concrete-like properties Gnanli Landrou grew up in Togo, helping his neighbours dry out soil to make bricks, and his big dream is to help people like them build stronger, cheaper, houses 'Cleancrete' is being used as a substitute to cement, but it only has a sixth of the strength; so can only be used for smaller buildings

Best practices for mitigating soil erosion on steep construction sites?