Single pile and group behaviour-prediction and reliability: conventional vs modern methods

Assessing the merits of deep soil mixing and jet grouting as sustainable alternatives

Eurocode 7: does it help or hinder? Are we overly obsessed with Factors of Safety?

Ground investigation and pile testing: from minor to major new opportunities and information needs

Global ground movement and pile interactions: some questions and answers

Working in challenging varied ground conditions to ambitious time frames and enormity of scale

Ground engineering design considerations for major infrastructure and building projects

Interfaces between investigation, design and construction

Approaches to deep foundation design for tall structures in the Gulf

Attracting people into the industry and retaining skilled staff

How can the industry respond to the competing pressures of finite resources, an expanding market and increased client expectations?

What strategies are in place to manage industry-wide demand?

Promoting behavioural and on-site safety

Current trends in working platform design: providing for increasing loads and more powerful rigs

Understanding the risks and opportunities for piling practitioners

Working in tight conditions with restricted access: mini, sheet and grouted piles, and low headroom rigs

Exploring novel methods of basement construction to minimise noise and disturbance

Clarifying water-tightness definitions for basement walls

 Assuaging the concerns of adjacent property owners

The investigations carried out to determine the geotechnical parameters

An overview of the design methodologies and results of the analysis of piled raft foundation

Outlining the construction and subsequent monitoring of the finished foundation