Engineering the Future

This page is part of the Geology for Society publication.
Understanding ground conditions and how buildings, infrastructure and people interact with their geological environment is essential to assuring public safety and well-being, delivering value for money and meeting the challenges of living with environmental change.
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Engineering the Subsurface![]()
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Engineering the Surface
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Geoscientist Magazine
- Aberfan and Institutional Memory - Article, Feb 2017
- Tipping point - Article, Oct 2016
- Aberfan's engineering legacy - Article, Oct 2016
- Quakes, deformation and nukes - Article, Oct 2016
- Cracking up in Lincolnshire - Article, March 2014
- Desert Song - engineering in the desert - Article, September 2012
- Crossrail - the engineering geology - Article, July 2012
- Operation Tethys – On repairing irrigation systems in Afghanistan, July 2011, article
Crossrail
Read about the engineering of Crossrail underneath London!
BGS: National Geological Model
The National Geological Model (NGM) team's objective is to construct an accurate, multi-scalar, geospatial model of the subsurface arrangement of the rocks and sediments of the UK .