New Civil Engineer
Mike Walter
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Network Rail puts it new equipment on the catwalk
16 June 2011
Network Rail last month held an exhibition to showcase new rail plant to its contractors. -
SHORT AND SWEET
1-Mar-2006
PILING & DEEP OUNDATIONS -
STIRLING WORK
1-Jan-2006
SUBSIDENCE - Steel cased mini piles are underpinning bungalows on peaty ground in Scotland.Mike Walter reports. -
Deep heat
15-Dec-2005
Geothermal heating - A new installation technique is tapping into the natural underground stores of heat for new homes. Mike Walter reports. -
THE BEAT GOES ON
1-Apr-2005
NEWSCantilevered ground beams are helping a housing developer to squeeze maximum value from a former nightclub site in Torquay, reports Mike Walter. -
THE BEAT GOES ON
1-Apr-2005
Cantilevered ground beams are helping a housing developer to squeeze maximum value from a former nightclub site in Torquay, reports Mike Walter. -
Quicker by satellite
10-Mar-2005
Communication between design office and isolated sites is about to become easier thanks to satellite technology. Mike Walter reports. -
Quiet piling Course of treatment
9-Dec-2004
Foundations - Piling at a Welsh hospital has called for quiet plant and precast foundations. Mike Walter reports. -
FLIGHT DECK
1-May-2004
Columns of soil stabilised with cement and lime have firmed up ground on the site of a new flight simulation centre in Hampshire. -
No picnic in the park
1-Jul-2003
CONTRACTS -
Driving over glass
19-Jun-2003
Roads: Materials -
Applying economics to construction
6-Mar-2003
Careers: Courses -
Let's twist again
1-Mar-2003
PILING & FOUNDATIONS -
Raising the standard
14-Nov-2002
Spotlight Computer software -
Prefab sprout
1-Sep-2002
PREFABRICATED FOUNDATIONS -
Soft option on the Shannon
1-Aug-2002
Roads - Ground improvement -
Abseiling to new heights
25-Jul-2002
Spotlight - Abseiling -
Soft option for tough going
1-Jun-2002
PILING -
Square deal for tourists
1-Mar-2002
Traffic management Trafalgar Square -
Specialists get off the ground
1-Nov-2001
SPOTLIGHT - Site investigation: New guidelines for making contaminated sites fit for use should boost site investigation specialists, under pressure from increasing competition and falling revenues. Mike Walter reports. -
Return to the wild
1-Oct-2001
REMEDIATION -
Underground surveying goes overground
12-Apr-2001
Radar and geophysical surveying is coming of age. New standards and guidelines plus a higher profile all bode well for the future of the sector. Mike Walter reports. -
Learning the ropes
1-Mar-2001
The growing use of rope access is down to cost, a solid and improving set of safety guidelines and the sector's current high profile. Mike Walter reports. -
Pitching for patching
10-Dec-1998
Advances in preventative maintenance and localised sewer renovation technology are being boosted by increased client spending levels, reports Mike Walter. -
Water shortages Specialist water engineers are becoming harder to find, leaving the sector facing important recruitment decisions to safeguard its future. Mike Walter reports.
26-Nov-1998
Water recruitment is going through a period of change. The number of individuals joining the industry has grown tremendously over recent years, while the number of potential recruits with specific engineering skills is on the decline. The upshot is increased demand for qualified personnel and a need for employers to review recruitment policy. -
Site seers seize the day
19-Nov-1998
Changes to environmental legislation will boost the site investigation sector and benefit property developers in the long run, reports Mike Walter. -
Test of experience The importance of engineering expertise should not be underestimated despite advances in concrete testing appliances, according to some leading consultants.
18-Jun-1998
Non-destructive testing equipment is increasingly being used to analyse the integrity of concrete structures in preference to more traditional techniques like core sampling, for a variety of reasons.
