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 Wimbleball Dam aerial view
GROUND CONTROL

Wimbleball Dam injection grouting

Bachy Soletanche's work to repair and extend the existing grout curtain at Wimbleball Dam, Somerset

27 February 2019

 Effectively sealing a water well protects it from surface water contamination in the future
GROUNDWATER

Five tips for sealing a water well

Advice on how to seal a borehole to prevent surface water from contaminating the well water

27 February 2019

 The LST1G+. It is a lightweight trailer-mounted drill rig that can be towed using an ATV or small pickup
SITE INVESTIGATION

How to choose a soil sampling drill

Mike Hale provides an overview of the lightweight soil sampling rigs offered by Little Beaver

26 February 2019

 The Marini R-A300 installed on a Menzi M525
PILING

Marini Quarries MR-A300

Marini's MR-A300 hydraulic drilling unit cab be mounted on excavators and telescopic handlers

26 February 2019

Pile load testing at One West Point, London
PILING

Preliminary pile load testing for One West Point, London

NDT Services' pile testing on the One West Point project in London with its new 'Titan 650' system

26 February 2019

 Drilling and laboratory testing is still required to fully understand contaminated ground properties but geophysics and cone penetration testing can provide an increasing amount of information
SITE INVESTIGATION

The risks and rewards of site investigation

Signe Hansen provides an insight into how to avoid the pitfalls of poor site investigation

26 February 2019

 Cone penetration testing can be conducted safely from inside a truck container alongside a highway
SITE INVESTIGATION

New resource for using cone penetration testing in geotechnical design

A new geotechnical design guide has been published by Minnesota Department of Transportation

26 February 2019

 Mark Toye is chair of the BDA's Technical and Standards sub-committee
VIEWPOINT

Standards and specifications

The BDA's Mark Toye on the importance of standards and specifications within ground investigation

26 February 2019

PARTNER CONTENT

Geothermal Game Changer

Customer-inspired engineering leads to fieldwork simplified

PARTNER CONTENT

A Sneak Peek at the Future of Drilling Data

Drilling is the first step in an optimised mine value chain, so it is crucial to

PARTNER CONTENT

Gain Ground on the Competition

Rigs, tooling designed for direct push propel profits, production across industries

PARTNER CONTENT

Simplify your geotechnical Jobs

Multi-application drill rigs and enhanced tools boost productivity and profits.