If you visit Milford-on-Sea in Hampshire right now, you might well notice something a little different along the seafront. Wooden beach huts used to be a major feature of this particular seaside resort but after a violent storm a few…
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Epoxy Resin Crack Injection – Wimbledon Train Maintenance Depot Client Stagecoach South Western Trains Ltd Contractor Geoffrey Osborne Ltd Engineer Frankham Consultancy Group Ltd Works Commenced July 2017 DOWNLOAD CASE STUDY PDF HERE Wimbledon Train Maintenance Depot services the train…
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The UK’s sewerage and water companies have been called on to take action to better protect homes and businesses around the country from sewer flooding, after a new report showed that nearly a third more properties were flooded in this…
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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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