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Ground Engineering’s October 2021 issue is available online

Ground Engineering’s October 2021 issue is available online. Online access to Ground Engineering (GE) is included in BGA subscriptions.

Ground Engineering’s October 2021 issue is available online

Online access to Ground Engineering (GE) is included in BGA subscriptions.

BGA Members and other subscribers to GE can access page-turning digital versions of the print issue, and the October issue has just been added to the GE website.

The latest issue features an industry view on pile testing and how it can support sustainable design; a report on ground investigations for the Havant Thicket Reservoir; and the results of the GE100 survey, including rankings of the top geotechnical companies in the UK and the accompanying industry analysis piece.

This month's technical paper covers the topic of "Plate load testing for working platforms".

In addition, this edition includes an Engineering Insight Q&A with Mott MacDonald assistant civil engineer Vanessa Burton, as well as the latest news and opinion.

Use this link to view the latest digital issue.

The Ground Engineering team would like to make readers aware that due to an IT error during the production process, a small section of text within the print version of the issue was not reproduced correctly. We apologise for this misprint in the magazine. The digital issue has not been affected by this.

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