{"id":261342,"date":"2023-05-19T10:13:36","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T08:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/?page_id=261342"},"modified":"2023-10-13T09:44:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T07:44:10","slug":"excavation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/resources\/excavation\/","title":{"rendered":"Excavation"},"content":{"rendered":"    <m-final-content-header >\n            <c-breadcrumb label-text=\"Breadcrumb\" slot=\"breadcrumbs\" type='2' align='left' wrap='wrapped wrapped' aria-label='You came from Resources'>\n                        <ol>\n\n                                                            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/\" title=\"Ferrovial\">Ferrovial<\/a><\/li>\n                                                                        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/resources\/\" title=\"Resources\">Resources<\/a><\/li>\n                                    \n                <\/ol>\n\n                <\/c-breadcrumb>\n    \n        <div slot=\"header\">\n            <h1>\n                Excavation            <\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/m-final-content-header>\n\n    \n\n\n<m-wysiwig class=\"wp-block-components-wysiwyg\"><div slot=\"maincontent\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is excavation?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n  \"mainEntity\": [{\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"What is excavation?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"In civil engineering, excavation is the procedure of removing soil or other materials from the earth to open up large cavities where the foundations for buildings, highways, bridges, tunnels, dams, and other structures will be built. 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However, there are other hazards associated with this activity, such as the release of toxic gases (including carbon monoxide and methane) that the underground layers may contain. Similarly, if excavation hits a gas or water pipe or a high-voltage line, both the project and the staff involved may be endangered.\"\n    }\n  },{\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"What ecological implications can an excavation have?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"Excavations should be carried out while preventing the destruction of the habitats of flora and fauna as much as possible, especially when working in natural areas. Excavations may also entail soil erosion and the loss of nutrients, as well as the release of gases and polluting substances that could be trapped in the ground prior to starting work. \n\nEvery project that involves excavation must take a preventive approach that is supportive of the surrounding environment and which includes alternatives to reduce the carbon footprint it could produce.\"\n    }\n  }]\n}\n<\/script><p>In <strong>civil engineering<\/strong>, excavation is the <strong>procedure of removing soil or other materials from the earth<\/strong> to open up large cavities where the foundations for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/resources\/building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">buildings<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/resources\/roads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">highways<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/resources\/bridges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bridges<\/a>, tunnels, dams, and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/stem\/structural-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">structures<\/a> will be built. Excavations are also common in other activities such as archaeology and mining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What machinery is used for an excavation?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Each project may require the use of one or more types of machines depending on the <strong>conditions of the terrain and the goal <\/strong>of the excavation. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/resources\/machinery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">machinery <\/a>commonly used during excavations includes excavators, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/stem\/backhoe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">backhoe loaders<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/stem\/bulldozer\/\">bull<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/stem\/bulldozer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">d<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/stem\/bulldozer\/\">ozers<\/a>, cranes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/stem\/jackhammer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hydraulic hammers<\/a>, and dump trucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What risks are there during an excavation?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Collapses<\/strong> are probably the most obvious risk of excavation. The removal of soil can cause the collapse of the pit&#8217;s walls and the sudden sinking of the surrounding surface. However, there are other hazards associated with this activity, such as the <strong>release of toxic gases <\/strong>(including carbon monoxide and methane) that the underground layers may contain. Similarly, if excavation hits a gas or water <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/resources\/pipeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pipe<\/a> or a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/stem\/high-electrical-voltage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">high-voltage<\/a> line, both the project and the staff involved may be endangered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before starting an excavation, a rigorous analysis must be performed to identify any possible contingencies, and there must be careful observation of the terrain&#8217;s features, weather forecasts, the site, power lines, gas and water pipes, sewers, the presence of nearby buildings, etc.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What ecological implications can an excavation have?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Excavations should be carried out while preventing the destruction of the habitats of flora and fauna as much as possible, especially when working in natural areas. Excavations may also entail <strong>soil erosion <\/strong>and the <strong>loss of nutrients<\/strong>, as well as the <strong>release of gases and polluting substances <\/strong>that could be trapped in the ground prior to starting work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every project that involves excavation must take a <strong>preventive approach <\/strong>that is supportive of the surrounding environment and which includes alternatives to reduce the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/resources\/carbon-footprint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">carbon footprint<\/a> it could produce.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/m-wysiwig>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":172,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-261342","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Excavation - Ferrovial<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Excavations should be carried out while preventing the destruction of the habitats of flora and fauna as much as possible, especially when working in natural areas.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/resources\/excavation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Excavation - Ferrovial\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Excavations should be carried out while preventing the destruction of the habitats of flora and fauna as much as possible, especially when working in natural areas.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/resources\/excavation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ferrovial\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ferrovial\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-10-13T07:44:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ferrovial\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Excavation - Ferrovial","description":"Excavations should be carried out while preventing the destruction of the habitats of flora and fauna as much as possible, especially when working in natural areas.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/resources\/excavation\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Excavation - Ferrovial","og_description":"Excavations should be carried out while preventing the destruction of the habitats of flora and fauna as much as possible, especially when working in natural areas.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/resources\/excavation\/","og_site_name":"Ferrovial","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ferrovial","article_modified_time":"2023-10-13T07:44:10+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@ferrovial","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/resources\/excavation\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/resources\/excavation\/","name":"Excavation - Ferrovial","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-05-19T08:13:36+00:00","dateModified":"2023-10-13T07:44:10+00:00","description":"Excavations should be carried out while preventing the destruction of the habitats of flora and fauna as much as possible, especially when working in natural areas.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/resources\/excavation\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/resources\/excavation\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/resources\/excavation\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Portada","item":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Resources","item":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/resources\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Excavation"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/","name":"Ferrovial","description":"Welcome to the Ferrovial&#039;s website, global operator of sustainable infrastructure. 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