In this episode, we’ll cover global project highlights, new tools and research, a deep-dive topic on 16,000 m continuous TBM drive in SriLanka, a brief look back at geotechnical history, and finally, we’ll share some upcoming courses and seminars from around the globe.

Segment 1: Global Project Highlights:

Landslide at Cebu City landfill kills one, exposes waste slope stability risks

https://www.geoengineer.org/news/landslide-at-cebu-city-landfill-kills-one-exposes-waste-slope-stability-risks

Shropshire canal collapse to cost ‘millions’ as investigation continues

https://www.geplus.co.uk/news/shropshire-canal-collapse-to-cost-millions-as-investigation-continues-09-01-2026/

Magnitude 6.5 earthquake shakes Southern and Central Mexico, triggering landslides

https://www.geoengineer.org/news/magnitude-65-earthquake-shakes-southern-and-central-mexico-triggering-landslides

Omfattende laboratorieoppdrag for Sørlige Nordsjø II

https://www.ngi.no/aktuelt/omfattende-laboratorieoppdrag-for-sorlige-nordsjo-ii/

Segment 2: Research and Tech Tools

Experimental study on soil erosion induced by leakage of circumferential joints in shield tunnels

https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cgj-2025-0485

Performance of a Conical Tamper for Dynamic Compaction of Low-Compressibility Silt Soil

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10706-025-03591-4

Pressure-Driven Variations in CO₂ Displacement Patterns within Heterogeneous Porous Structures

https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cgj-2025-0433

Influence of Soil Fabric and Gradation on Excess Pore Water Pressure Development

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10706-025-03596-z

Segment 3: Deep Dive Topic

16,000 m continuous TBM drive sets new overseas tunnelling record in Sri Lanka

https://www.geoengineer.org/news/16000-m-continuous-tbm-drive-sets-new-overseas-tunnelling-record-in-sri-lanka

Segment 4: This Week in Geotechnical History

Tasman Bridge Disaster – Hobart, Tasmania

https://www.geoengineer.org/on-this-day/01/05

Segment 5: Upcoming Courses & Seminars

Event links:

· https://conferenceindex.org/conferences/geotechnical-engineering/germany?utm

· https://www.issmge.org/events/issrr2026?utm_

· https://internationalconferencealerts.com/eventdetails.php?id=100641732&utm

· https://www.icsmge2026.org/en/?utm

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