In this episode, we’ll cover global project highlights, new tools and research, a deep-dive topic on Section 122 Tariffs & Construction Cost, a brief look back at geotechnical history, and finally, we’ll share some upcoming coursesand seminars from around the globe.

Segment 1: Global Project Highlights:

Furtherdelays for Colombia’s Toyo Tunnel

https://www.globalhighways.com/news/further-delays-colombias-toyo-tunnel

BritishConstruction and Infrastructure Awards open for entrie

https://www.ice.org.uk/news-and-insight/news-and-blogs/ice-blog/british-construction-and-infrastructure-awards-open-for-entries

Yourviews wanted – developing a ‘Geothermal energy subsurface data portfolio

https://www.bgs.ac.uk/news/your-views-wanted-developing-a-geothermal-energy-subsurface-data-portfolio/

Kan klimagasser bli til stein på land? Norskforskningsprosjekt kan bli paradigmeskifte for lagring av CO2

https://www.ngi.no/aktuelt/kan-klimagasser-bli-til-stein-pa-land/

Segment 2: Research and Tech Tools

MetalCorrosion in the Vadose Zone: Effects of Moisture Cycles and Active EvaporationConditions

https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cgj-2026-XXXX

DrainedResidual Strength of Texcoco Clays Under Different Testing Conditions

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-025-03603-3

Pore-WaterPressure Definition for a Levee Stability Analysis https://www.geoengineer.org/news/pore-water-pressure-definition-for-a-levee-stability-analysis

RefinedInterpretation of Plasticity Index of Marine Soft Clays from CPTu Data forOffshore Site Characterization

https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cgj-2026-XXXX

Segment 3: Deep Dive Topic

Section122 Tariffs Leave Construction Cost Exposure Largely Intact
https://www.enr.com/articles/section-122-tariffs-leave-construction-cost-exposure-largely-intact

Segment 4: This Week in Geotechnical History

Kopru Dam failure
https://www.geoengineer.org/on-this-day/02/24

Segment 5: Upcoming Courses & Seminars

Eventlinks:

· https://www.geosyntheticssociety.org

· https://www.isfog2026.org

· https://www.groundimprovement2026.com

· https://www.icse-conference.org

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