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CBC
4 days ago
- Science
- CBC
Careful, systematic approach to rescue 3 Red Chris miners underway in Stikine region
UBC professor of geotechnical engineering Dwayne Tannant shares insights on the conditions faced by the three trapped miners inside the Red Chris mine refuge station.


Zawya
14-07-2025
- Business
- Zawya
ACES lands subcontract for UAE-Oman rail project
ACES, a specialist in geotechnical engineering, construction material testing, special engineering studies, has been awarded a specialised pile testing contract as part of the UAE-Oman Railway Link, contributing to the delivery of a key cross-border infrastructure connection in the region. The scope of work includes bi-directional load testing, ultrasonic crosshole testing, caliper logging, and low strain impact integrity testing, delivered with the same precision, quality and technical standards that define its work across transportation and infrastructure sectors, said ACES Oman in a LinkedIn notification. The region's first cross border rail network, UAE-Oman Railway Link runs 238km long - from Sohar Port in Oman to Abu Dhabi in the UAE. The UAE-Oman railway network project marks a new era of progress and prosperity strengthening the historic relationship between the two countries. Hafeet Rail, a joint venture between Etihad Rail, Oman Rail and Mubadala Investment, will be responsible for the construction and operation of the $2.5 billion project. The railway network will include the construction of 60 bridges, some towering up to 34m in height.- TradeArabia News Service Copyright 2024 Al Hilal Publishing and Marketing Group Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (


South China Morning Post
22-06-2025
- Science
- South China Morning Post
2 Hong Kong pilot schemes testing drones for landslide prevention operations
Two trial projects for drone operations will concentrate on hillside and slope monitoring services, with relevant skills expected to be widely used by next year in an effort to prevent landslides and develop the low-altitude economy, Hong Kong authorities have said. Advertisement The Development Bureau said on Sunday that the Geotechnical Engineering Office had been using drones to help with its work, including inspecting landslide sites, sowing seeds for new vegetation in such areas and conducting research. 'The relevant technologies are expected to be widely applied by 2026, in scenarios including engineering management, slope monitoring and emergency response,' Marion Kan Ka-wing, a geotechnical engineer from the office, said in a bureau blog post. Kan said two sandbox pilot projects had been launched, with the first one in Tai Mong Tsai in Sai Kung focusing on overcoming height restrictions and carrying out extensive natural hillside monitoring, with initial data collection successfully completed. A sandbox is a space where software or new technology can be tried out in a pilot scheme or test environment. She said that the second project involved drones automatically flying along predetermined routes to monitor the condition of designated slopes. Drones will fly along predetermined routes to monitor the condition of certain slopes. Photo: May Tse The project had received flight approval and would begin trials for automatic monitoring along designated routes for artificial slopes and disaster mitigation measures in eastern Hong Kong Island, she said.