New Civil Engineer
05 July 2012
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Cable stay revolution: Experts debate viability of long span cable-stayed bridges
World renowned bridge experts this week clashed over the potential for cable stayed bridges to compete with suspension bridges for spans of up to 1.7km. -
Cable stay revolution: Wear fears drive new guidance
Bridge design competitions should be overseen by independent structural engineers to ensure inexperienced clients avoid selecting costly or unbuildable schemes, according to new guidance being finalised this week. -
Car parks at risk without legal inspection duty
Lack of routine maintenance and poor inspection regimes have exposed multi-storey car parks in the UK to the risk of catastrophic structural failure and collapse, car park operators said this week. -
Clients urged to better understand impact of overly prescriptive standards
Clients need to better understand the impact on costs of over or under-prescribing how projects are delivered, an industry study into standards and specifications led by former Arup chairman Terry Hill has revealed. -
Engineered for Value
Woolwich very nearly didn’t get a Crossrail station but thanks to some careful negotiation and construction sequencing the ground engineering for the new station box is almost complete. Claire Symes reports. -
Environment Agency fears worse flooding of the year over weekend
The Environment Agency has warned the North and East of England, the Midlands and much of Wales to be prepared for flooding, as two bands of very heavy rain are expected to cross the country today and into Saturday. -
Flood waters cause concern in South West
Environment Agency emergency teams were at Yealmpton on Saturday to help deal with flooding as a severe flood warning came into force for the River Yealm between Cornwood and Yealmpton. -
Fugro creates new offshore joint venture
Fugro Offshore Geotechnics has announced that it has formed a joint venture with seabed robotic drilling specialist Gregg Marine that will trade under the name of Seafloor Geotec. -
Hard work lies ahead for government over its Construction Strategy, say contractors
The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) has accepted that government efforts to reform the construction industry are yielding cost savings, but warns that the hardest part lies ahead. -
Heavy rain prompts lifting of remaining hosepipe bans
The four remaining water companies with hosepipe bans still in place have now lifted them following bouts of heavy rainfall, it has emerged today. -
Hill International to project manage Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport
Hill International has received a contract from the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to provide project management oversight for the $1.5bn (£970M) King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) improvement in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. -
Historic tunnel aids construction of new Crossrail tunnels
Sixty years after it was mothballed, the Kingsway Tram Tunnel in London is once again helping to improve transport in the capital by playing a key role in construction of Crossrail. -
ICE to support Open House London for second year
The ICE has announced that it is once again partnering with Open-City’s Open House London to showcase the vital role of civil engineers in building, maintaining and transforming the capital’s infrastructure and built environment. -
ICE VP French: UK's economic doldrums may be the new reality
ICE vice president Geoff French has warned that the UK’s grim economic position may be the new reality and urged firms to look overseas for income growth. -
ICE welcomes funding for East Midlands road schemes
The ICE has welcomed the news that roads in the East Midlands are set to receive improvements to reduce congestion and boost local economies. -
Interserve preferred bidder on government’s first full BIM project
Contractor Interserve has been selected as preferred bidder for the first government pilot project on which Building Information Modelling (BIM) has been used throughout the tender process and will be fully employed at contract stage. -
Landslips repaired on mainline rail network after heavy rain
Network Rail maintenance crews carried out emergency repairs over the weekend after torrential rain last week caused landslips and flash flooding on both the East and West Coast Main Lines. -
Leeds trolleybus resurrected
The coalition government has reversed another of its early stops on a transport scheme and given the green light to the Leeds Trolleybus scheme. -
More time to be recognised on an international stage
The entry deadline for NCE’s International Tunnelling Awards has now been extended to Friday 20 July. This now gives you more time to shout about your achievements. -
MPs warn government to avoid repeating failures on high speed rail
MPs scrutinising the sale of High Speed 1 (HS1) have called on the government to further justify the business case of High Speed 2 (HS2) amid concerns that it would repeat mistakes made over passenger forecasts. -
Network Rail continues its ultrasonic testing spree
Network Rail announced last week that it had launched its fourth ultrasonic rail testing train into service, complete with ground penetrating radar, ultrasonics and rail profile laser scanner. -
Network Rail teams up with Atkins and CH2M Hill for international work
Network Rail has revealed that it is to form alliances with Atkins and CH2M Hill as it bids to win work overseas through its new international rail consultancy business. -
No.17 Storebælt
Closer European integration inspired a series of civil engineering mega-projects in the late 1980s and early 1990s. While the Channel Tunnel grabbed many of the headlines in the UK, Denmark was getting on with a massive 18km road and rail, bridge and tunnel project across the Great Belt or Storebælt.This crossing, completed physical transport -
Olympic construction firms face marketing embargo until the end of the year
The relaxation of rules that limit the recognition London 2012 Olympic Games construction firms can seek is expected to take until the end of the year, according to the government’s response to a report by Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) chairman Sir John Armitt. -
Powering up for growth
For geotechnical engineers the energy sector is offering up exciting new challenges. Mark Hansford talks to Atkins managing director of ground engineering David French. -
Protecting Paradise
Mott MacDonald is designing a coastal management plan for a 350km section of coastline in India. GE reports. -
The British Geological Survey predicts potential for a cracking summer
New research published this week by the British Geological Survey (BGS) suggests that the low rainfall in the last two years could still create an increased risk of subsidence from clay shrinkage and swelling despite the heavy rainfall recorded so far this year. -
Third Bosphorus Bridge to mirror New York design
The construction contract for the multi-billion pound Third Bosphorus Bridge is set to be awarded to an Italian/Turkish consortium with a radical Michel Virlogeux-inspired design. -
Two of three Norfolk wind farms given consent
The government last week consented to the construction of two wind farms off the Norfolk Coast with a combined capacity of over 1GW. -
Vinci named preferred bidder for Dunkirk sports arena
The Dunkirk urban community has named Vinci as preferred bidder to design, finance, build, operate and maintain the €112M (£89M) Arena de Dunkerque stadium, which will have a seating capacity of 10,000. -
Virlogeux: I rejected role for New Wear Crossing
World-renowned bridge designer Michel Virlogeux has added his criticism to the controversial New Wear Crossing in Sunderland, revealing that he dislikes it so much that he turned down an approach to check the design. -
Work starts on £5bn Hong Kong's Shatin to Central rail line
Construction of the mainly tunnelled Shatin to Central link, has just started, client MTR said this week. -
Worsening cracking problem closes M4 between London and Heathrow
The identification of a new crack on the damaged Boston Manor viaduct has forced the closure of the M4 between London and Heathrow airport – a key section along the Olympic Route Network – for up to five days, the Highways Agency announced today.
