New Civil Engineer
26 January 2012
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1 February 1973
Macmillan wants experts to probe falsework failures -
10 February 1977
Productivity plea at Humber box yard -
13 February 2003
LUL fears for Central Line tunnels after CTRL ground collapse -
14 February 2008
Johnson’s Thames Estuary airport plan welcomed -
15 February 1979
Go ahead for single track Chunnel design -
16 February 2006
Margate’s iconic Turner gallery design axed -
17 February 2011
Trial pit death firm found guilty of corporate killing -
2 February 1978
Thames seepage threatens barrier prospects -
26 January 2006
Short rock bolts blamed for Sydney tunnel cave-in -
27 January 1977
Twin Brazilian collapses flood 4,000 homes -
28 January 1982
Final pour for Thames Barrier -
29 January 1987
Croydon light railway comes under study -
3 February 1977
Flood-gate hesitation led to Brazil flood -
30 January 2003
2012 Olympic stadium could be white elephant -
31 January 2008
Councils face demand to employ flood engineers -
6 February 2003
Ignored weather warnings left motorists stranded in snow -
7 February 1974
On brink of ex-gratia payments to rescue road contractors -
8 February 1973
Mitchell crash: The story of Borehole 4, Kariba North -
9 February 1978
No new runways for London: White Paper -
An integrated transport policy may be re-emerging
You don’t have to live in the South East of England to be aware of the increasingly hysterical debate over a clutch of major transport infrastructure projects proposed for the UK. -
Anaerobic digestion under threat from European Directive
The UK anaerobic digestion (AD) industry is under threat from proposed changes to the European Union (EU) Waste Framework Directive, claims the government and industry this week. -
Arcadis chief executive Harrie Noy to step down
Arcadis chief executive Harrie Noy has announced his decision to step down in May after 12 years at the helm. -
Basic engineering errors led to Indonesia bridge collapse
The official investigation into November’s catastrophic bridge collapse in Indonesia has found that a catalogue of engineering errors triggered the failure. -
Bison wins precast order for Welsh football stadium
Precast manufacturer’s experience with major stadium projects helped it win job. -
Chinese and European firms snap-up new Forth crossing steel contracts
Contractors working on the Forth Replacement Crossing (FRC) have today announced steel fabrication for the new crossing will come from the European Union (EU) and China. -
Construction industry to lose 45,000 jobs in 2012
Trade body Construction Skills Network (CSN) has predicted 45,000 workers and tradesman will lose their jobs in 2012 as the sector output contracts by 3%. -
Construction output fall contributes to declining economy
Official government statistics have confirmed that construction output fell between the third and fourth quarters of 2011, contributing to the first fall in GDP since the end of 2010 when economic activity was badly disrupted by snow. -
Contractor Hochtief warns 2011 losses will be greater than feared
German contracting giant Hochtief has warned that losses for the last financial year will hit €160M (£134M) after suffering major problems in Australia and the Middle East. -
Crack down on scrap dealers, says Transport Committee
Scrap dealers are the “weak link” in tackling metal theft according to the House of Commons Transport Committee, which has recommended trialling a cashless system. -
Crossrail spreads BIM technology to suppliers
Crossrail chief executive Andrew Wolstenholme this week announced a new partnership with software house Bentley Systems. -
Crossrail tunnels: Delivery driver
Crossrail’s first tunnel boring machine is now being built on site ready to start work in March. Claire Symes reports from west London. -
Death toll rises in Brazilian building collapse
The death toll has risen to 17 following the collapse of three building in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janerio, according to local media reports. -
Doubts arise about ambitious Thames Hub delivery schedule
Transport experts this week refuted suggestions that a new Thames Estuary airport could be delivered in a decade or less. -
Eco friendly site huts launched
Specialist supplier Garic has launched what it claims to be the “greenest” site hut on the market. The Eco Armadillo unit is powered by solar PV cells backed up by a bespoke 12V generator. -
Economic uncertainty hits UK steel output
Continuing woes in the eurozone and economic uncertainty in the second half of 2011 has badly affected demand as customers ran down stocks, latest steel production figures out today show. -
Energy infrastructure at 'significant' risk of flooding
Energy infrastructure is under significant threat from flooding, partly induced by climate change, and a National Adaptation Programme (NAP) is vital to overcoming its vulnerability, the government said yesterday. -
Engineering bucks declining trend in university applicants
Higher tuition fees appear not to have deterred potential engineers from studying at university, figures from admissions service USAS have revealed. -
Engineers get more track access to improve rail reliability in south west London
Rail operator South West Trains has struck a deal with infrastructure owner and operator Network Rail to grant the latter’s engineers more access time to carry out preventative maintenance on its routes into London. -
Evidence on Olympics impact on transport sought by committee
The House of Commons Transport Committee is launching an inquiry into how the Olympics will impact on the road network and public transport. -
Experienced engineers in danger of being left behind in BIM era
Consultant Mott MacDonald has urged the industry not to forget about experienced engineers as it moves towards making Building Information Modelling (BIM) an integral part of construction projects. -
Film fame for ICE telescope
An antique brass telescope which was awarded to ICE member James Henry Apjohn in 1884 and then went on to feature as a prop in Back to the Future III, has been sold at auction for nearly £2,000. -
Final funding plea for heritage rail repair
Work to repair a collapsed embankment on the historic Gloucestershire Warwick Railway is about to get underway despite funding falling £170,000 short of the full £670,000 cost of the scheme. -
Frankis wins foundations contract for Kent homes
House builder Crest Nicholson’s redevelopment of the former Kent School of Music site in Maidstone is taking a step closer to getting underway with appointment of Frankis Solutions to undertake ground works on the scheme. -
Government launches climate change adaptation plan
The government is to create a National Adaptation Programme (NAP) that will span different departments with the aim of preparing the UK for the effects of climate change, it was revealed today. -
Government loses solar Fits appeal
The government has lost its appeal against December’s judicial review which ruled that the cuts to solar panel feed-in tariffs (Fits) subsidies were “legally flawed”. -
Ground Engineering: A dam good job
Life as an engineer can be rewarding, but for Arup dam engineer Ljiljana Spasic-Gril it has meant weeks away from home to undertake remote site visits - a sacrifice she believes has been worth it. -
Ground Engineering: A little nail treatment
Combining soil nailing with electrokinetics is enabling embankment stabilisation on a busy route through Kent to be carried out with minimal impact on nature and traffic. -
Ground Engineering: Contamination conundrum
Remediation technologies have advanced in the last 20 years, but the classification of what levels of contaminants are actually harmful to health is still very much a grey area. -
Ground Engineering: Rising to the occasion
With more than 245,000m3 of fill needed to redevelop a site in the coastal Devon town of Seaton, an innovative approach was needed to avoid clogging up the narrow rural roads. -
Ground Engineering: Roll out the barrels
An unusual legacy of the Second World War has prompted an imaginative remediation strategy in north Kent. -
ICE launches online extreme weather guide for engineers
The ICE has launched an electronic guide to managing infrastructure disruption during severe weather.It has published the guide to help engineers after successive winters of severe weather and intense rain storms caused serious disruption to UK’s transport infrastructure. Despite these events, periods of extreme weather are still rare in the UK, making it hard to plan responses.The Extreme Weather Guide provides information and advice to engineers on a range of adverse weather c -
ICE: Ministers have heeded our advice on overseas development
ICE lobbying has persuaded ministers to accept the case for using infrastructure investment to tackle poverty in the developing world. -
Jacobs Engineering reports 'positive outlook' for first quarter
Jacobs Engineering Group has revealed first quarter earnings of $89.7M (£57M) with a backlog of work worth £9.25bn. -
Kingsnorth remediation: Mixing session
Cleaning up a development site with an unusual wartime legacy has involved some heavy duty specialist equipment, as Margo Cole reports. -
Lane rental scheme to take on road works chaos
Disruption caused by utility companies digging up the roads is to be tackled with local authority powers to charge them “lane rental” of up to £2,500 a day. -
Legal challenge for Norfolk Incinerator project
A legal challenge is being mounted to junk the £500M King’s Lynn incinerator project. -
Let’s rise to the High Speed 2 challenge
This vital rail link will support and spur economic growth. -
Ministers push ahead with High Speed 2 to Birmingham
Britain’s £32bn High Speed 2 (HS2) line remains viable even though the economic case for the project has worsened, transport experts and politicians said this week. -
Modern day knowledge sharing
The ICE must keep up with the times. -
Motts and Arup miss out on Danish mega-tunnel contract
Consultants Mott MacDonald and Arup were amongst the firms to miss out on the mechanical and electrical design systems contract for the Fehmarnbelt road and rail crossing between Denmark and Germany. -
MPs say carbon floor price could have 'devastating effect' on UK industry
MPs have today criticised the government’s decision to set a unilateral carbon floor price saying it could have a “devastating effect” on UK industry and will artificially raise electricity prices for consumers. -
Nordsee Ost wind farm foundation contract awarded
Work on the grouted foundations for RWE Innogy’s 295MW Nordsee Ost wind farm is set to get underway following the award of the contract to Found Ocean. -
Olympic village handed over to event organiser
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) will today hand over the Olympic and Paralympic Village to games organiser the London 2012 Organising Committee (Locog). -
Planning Inspectorate appoints non-executive directors
The Planning Inspectorate has appointed three non executive directors — David Clements, Janet Goodland and Valerie Owen — it announced today. -
Plant demo days are poised for 2012 repeat
The Construction Equipment Technology Alliance (CETA) has announced that it will be holding a second event on 3 and 4 October 2012 following the success of its inaugural demonstration days at Uttoxeter in June 2011. -
Scotland makes its case for high speed rail
Scottish ministers yesterday set out what they called an “utterly convincing” case for high speed rail network to serve Scotland yesterday, adding work could begin ahead of completion of High Speed 2 (HS2) in England. -
SKM's Santo Rizzuto: buying to grow
Santo Rizzuto took over as chief executive of Australian engineering firm SKM last October. Antony Oliver finds out about his plans for global domination. -
Speedy starts nuclear crane components contract
Speedy’s £2M, three year deal to supply crane components to Nuclear Decommissioning Agency (NDA) sites went live at the start of this month. -
Staffordshire pours money into long term highway maintenance budget
Staffordshire County Council has this week bucked national trends and announced plans to plough an extra £20M into improving its highways network. -
Supply chain signs Network Rail pay charter
Network Rail’s new Fair Payment Charter has been signed by 30 major construction and engineering companies, the rail infrastructure owner and operator said today. -
Surge stopper: Felixstowe's new coastal defences
As well as making good severe erosion and improving beach protection, Felixstowe’s fast-track coastal defence project is supporting urban regeneration. -
Temporary venues warning targets Olympic events
Structural safety experts this week issued a warning about the safety of temporary venues ahead of this summer’s Olympic Games and the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in June. -
Thirteen consultants sweep High Speed 2 framework places
High Speed 2 project promoter High Speed 2 Ltd (HS2 Ltd) has revealed the 13 consultants and consultant joint ventures that have won places on its professional services six year framework, worth in total an estimated £250M to £350M. -
Top prize for 2012 will be energy projects says KPMG survey
Energy projects will offer the most attractive investment opportunities and could change the direction of the construction industry in 2012, according to KPMG. -
UK road charge 'fairer' for British business, says government
European hauliers will have to pay to use UK roads in a new charging scheme brought in to create a level playing field for British businesses. -
US politicians to debate radical reform of Federal transport programmes
The US Congress Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is to debate a radical plan to reform the way national transport programmes are planned and funded. -
Waldeck to supply Tube memorial plinths
Aggregate Industries has appointed consultant Waldeck to design and detail three precast concrete plinths for a memorial structure at Bethnal Green Tube station in east London. -
Weight watcher
Lightweight concrete helped the project team for the Blackfriars Station redevelopment deliver efficiently and successfully. NCE reports.
