Nia Kajastie is the Editor at Ground Engineering Magazine. With a strong background in the geotechnical sector and experience as the former editor of Mining Magazine and GeoDrilling International, she focuses on engineering and industrial engineering topics, ensuring the industry stays informed during uncertain times. Kajastie's work has been featured in New Civil Engineer, Ground Engineering Magazine, and Engineering & Mining Journal.
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By: Nia Kajastie
Final works have been completed on Godstone High Street – with a reopening date set for the end of July – following a ground collapse in February 2025 that required additional stabilisation due to the discovery of a 19th century sand mine tunnel.
Bear Scotland will carry out embankment stabilisation on the A83 between Loch Restil and Butterbridge in Argyll and Bute – to the north of the landslide-prone Rest and Be Thankful.
By: Nia Kajastie
Lancashire County Council has announced the start of construction on a retaining wall repair project on the landslide-damaged B6236 Haslingden Old Road.
By: Nia Kajastie
South Australia’s A$15.4bn (£8bn) River Torrens to Darlington (T2D) motorway project is progressing, with main tunnelling works underway and the first of two specialised tunnel boring machines (TBMs) for excavating cross passages arriving on site.
By: Nia Kajastie
The BGS has released a new version of its Superficial Deposit Thickness Model, including a new layer with modelled depth-to-bedrock values that can help civil and geotechnical engineers create 3D ground models.
By: Nia Kajastie
The Mining Remediation Authority (MRA) has repaired a small ground collapse caused by historical mine workings at an allotment in North Tyneside using resin injection.
The CCM2L consortium, made up of Webuild, Dragados, FCC and Cosapi, has completed excavation of 27km of tunnels for Peru’s first fully underground metro service.
By: Nia Kajastie
More than 2,000 soil nails are being installed to strengthen the cuttings next to the Chipping Sodbury rail tunnel, north of Bristol.
By: Nia Kajastie
The Observational Method is attracting renewed attention as infrastructure projects seek to manage uncertainty and reduce over-design
By: Nia Kajastie
Dorset Council and principal contractor Heidelberg Materials UK have passed the halfway point on the year-long, £8M project to stabilise steep slopes and prevent landslides along the C13 at Dinah’s Hollow near Shaftesbury.
