Steel Repair, Painting and Jacking – Muller Road, Filton Bank Four Tracking Client Network Rail Contractor Taylor Woodrow Engineer ARUP Works Commenced July 2017 DOWNLOAD CASE STUDY PDF HERE During the earlier refurbishment of Muller Road rail bridge, the ends…
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Jacking and Bearing Replacement – Uxbridge Road, Slough Client Network Rail Contractor Carillion Engineer Tony Gee and Partners Works Commenced August 2017 DOWNLOAD CASE STUDY PDF HERE Uxbridge Road bridge carries the A416 duel carriageway over the four tracks of…
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Freyssinet won the Outstanding Value award for its revolutionary ElevArch® technique at The Structural Awards 2017 on 17 November. The annual awards, hosted by The Institution of Structural Engineers, celebrates the most exciting and innovative structural engineering projects from around…
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Dumbarton’s railway bridges are being given additional structural strengthening work as part of a £7 million rolling programme in the area funded by Network Rail. Work is being carried out on 11 structures, including drainage operations, deck replacements, steel strengthening…
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A new £27.1 million sea defence scheme designed to reduce flood risks in Blackpool was opened at the end of last month (October 30th), with a concrete sea wall 1km long having been replaced… changes that are intended to last…
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The need for concrete repairs could become a thing of the past if a recent discovery by MIT students becomes commercialised. Undergraduate researchers there have found a way to create a cement aggregate that makes concrete up to 20 per…
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The process of upkeeping tunnel lining needs an overhaul for Network Rail’s extensive network of tunnels, according to a statement from the rail infrastructure firm. The majority of its 335km of tunnels were constructed in the Victorian era, and these…
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Freyssinet has become Highways England registered for modular highways expansion joints. The company’s Freyssimod LW modular (multi-element) expansion joint, which offers easy installation, is durable and excellent in heavy traffic, is now approved by Highways England. Expansion joints are a…
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Clacton Pier in seaside resort town Clacton-on-Sea in Essex is now an impressive 146 years old… so it’s perhaps no surprise that concrete repairs are now necessary on the pier itself to ensure that it stands the test of time…
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SPT’s Glasgow Subway modernisation project was awarded the prestigious Infrastructure Innovation Commendation at the ICE Saltire Civil Engineering Awards on 24 October 2017. The annual ICE Scotland awards, run in partnership with the Saltire Society, celebrates outstanding engineering achievements in…
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