The Trans-Pennine Tunnel, one of the most ambitious road schemes to have been floated since the motorways were first constructed some 50 years ago, may well be given the green light by the government when the chancellor, Philip Hammond, gives…
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Precast Bridge Deck Construction and Pier Head Strengthening – Stratton Street Railway Bridge, Biggleswade Client Central Bedfordshire Council Contractor Osborne Works Commenced March 2016 CASE STUDY PDF DOWNLOAD The Stratton Street Bridge carries Biggleswade High Street over the East Coast…
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Temporary Bridge Supports – Kennington Railway Bridge, Oxford Client Oxfordshire County Council Principal Contractor Skanska Works Commenced September 2016 DOWNLOAD PDF The A423 Oxford Southern Bypass is carried over four tracks and two streams by Kennington Railway Bridge. It is…
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Following a review of the problems caused as a result of Storm Desmond late in 2015, over 1,000 army troops have been put on 24-hour standby to come to people’s aid if severe flooding hits the UK once again this…
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Freyssinet held a seminar on Infrastructure and the Repair of Assets at the Glasgow Science Centre on 25 October 2016. Over 60 guests from the building, civil and rail industry attended the event, which focused on potential structural issues and…
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Freyssinet successfully completed the world’s first ElevArch® masonry bridge arch lift on Wednesday 26 October. Over 100 guests from the rail sector, including Network Rail, Aktins, Arup, Arcadis, DfT and J. Murphy Group were on site to witness the ElevArch®…
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Concrete structure repairs have been carried out on a section of the Great Wall of China in a bid to help protect the 630-year-old part of the structure. However, according to Huanqiu and the Daily Mail, the decision has prompted…
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Innovation Cable Stay Technology Client Dong Energy Offshore Contractor Subsea Engineering Consultancy Aktins Collaborators Freyssinet Ltd, Freyssinet International & Cie/VINCI Construction Works Completed June 2014 The Siri oil platform is a production jack-up, anchored in the North Sea 220km off…
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London’s Tower Bridge is set to close this weekend for three months to allow for essential works to be carried out. From Saturday (1 October), vehicles will no longer be able to travel across the bridge until 30 December. Engineers,…
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A new global study by the Centre for Economics and Business Research has found that there is a strong association between engineering strength and economic development, with the UK ranking 14th on the index that ranks nations by their engineering…
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