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Origins of the Hong Kong Geotechnical Engineering Office (GEO)

March 8, 2022 rockman Comments Off on Origins of the Hong Kong Geotechnical Engineering Office (GEO)

The Hong Kong Geotechnical Engineering Office (GEO) runs perhaps the best-known landslide safety and slope monitoring programs in the world. The BBC recently profiled this organization and their work in a recent article that should […]

Ground improvement work at Hong Kong International Airport in November of 2020
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Golder Retained as Geotechnical Advisor on Hong Kong International Airport Project

March 11, 2021 rockman Comments Off on Golder Retained as Geotechnical Advisor on Hong Kong International Airport Project

Global engineering and environmental consulting firm Golder has been retained by the Hong Kong Airport Authority to be their geotechnical engineering advisor for the construction phase of the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) expansion project. […]

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Golder Wins Bentley YII Award for Hong Kong Tunnel Project

October 29, 2020 rockman Comments Off on Golder Wins Bentley YII Award for Hong Kong Tunnel Project

Golder was the recipient of the 2020 Bentley Year in Infrastructure (YII) Award in the category of Going Digital in Geotechnical Engineering for their work on the Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link (TM-CLKL) Tunnel, Southern […]

Conceptual drawing for an underground cavern that could be dug under a park in Hong Kong.
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Out of Space, Hong Kong Considers Expanding Underground

May 2, 2012 rockman Comments Off on Out of Space, Hong Kong Considers Expanding Underground

The Hong Kong Geotechnical Engineering Office has long been a pioneer in the industry thanks in part to the limited space available on the island and the presence of many geological hazards such as landslides […]

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