What is an expansion joint? As a moving ‘living’ structure, a bridge is continuously affected by vehicle load, wind conditions and temperature, which in turn contribute to its life span. Expansion joints are a vital component of any reinforced concrete,…
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It’s winter, although you could be forgiven for forgetting what time of year it is given how mild the weather has been over the past couple of weeks. However, the Met Office’s warning that warm temperatures are likely to go…
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Glasgow Subway Modernisation Scheme Client Strathclyde Partnership for Transport Principal Contractor Freyssinet Ltd Principal Designer Freyssinet Ltd Contract Duration 22 months Work Commenced April 2015 DOWNLOAD THE CASE STUDY PDF HERE The Glasgow Subway is an underground railway dating from 1896,…
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Freyssinet won the Most Interesting Major Infrastructure Project award at the Rail Exec Gala on 2 December 2016. The award recognises the year’s most interesting large scale railway infrastructure project in the UK. The annual event, held at The Roundhouse…
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Communities around the UK and specifically in the south-west and the north of the country should be on high alert at the moment, as widespread heavy rain and showers could cause river and surface water flooding. Parts of England have…
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ElevArch® Masonry Bridge Lifting Trial Client Network Rail Principal Contractor Freyssinet Limited Funded by Network Rail/DfT/RSSB Works Commenced November 2016 CASE STUDY PDF DOWNLOAD It is estimated that 500 masonry arch bridges in the UK are too low for Network…
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Expansion Joint Installation Client Cemex/South Wales Trunk Road Agent (SWTRA) for the Welsh Government Works Commenced July 2016 Works Completed September 2016 CASE STUDY PDF DOWNLOAD The A465 Saltings Viaduct on the Neath Interchange is a busy dual carriage way,…
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Post-Tensioning, Strengthening and Concrete Repair Client Transport for London Main Contractor Costain Value £20 million Works Commenced December 2014 Works Completed Summer 2015 PDF Download Hammersmith Flyover is an elevated roadway in West London which carries the A4 dual carriageway over…
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Bridge Joint Replacement Client Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Works Commenced June 2015 Works Completed September 2015 PDF Download The A19 St George’s Bridge was built in 2001 and is the northern gateway in and out of Doncaster, catering for 44,000 vehicle movements…
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Client North Somerset County Council Project Managers Faithful & Gould Designers Parsons Binkerhoff Works Commenced August 2014 Works Completed August 2015 PDF Download Yanley Lane Viaduct, The Long Ashton Bypass in North Somerset was constructed in 1968. It carries the busy…
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