Technical Papers in Construction and Infrastructure
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In November 2016, Highways.Today published one of those stories that sounded too ridiculous to ignore. Road maintenance crews in Littleton, Colorado, were repairing crack...
Mountain bike trails may be built for recreation, but beneath the berms, rollers and carefully shaped corners sits a surprisingly conventional earthworks problem. Materia...
When Europa Nostra named the reconstruction of the Deba-Mutriku Bridge among its 2023 Grand Prix laureates at a ceremony in Venice that September, the citation read as a...
A 150-metre strip of National Highway 1 in central Viet Nam would not normally register as market intelligence. Yet the pilot documented in a recent Asian Development Ban...
A 400 metre sewer is not, on the face of it, the sort of project that moves markets. In the historic centre of Treviso, the works were delivered by the successful tendere...
A research project costing a fraction of an enterprise software licence has just demonstrated something the construction technology market has been slow to price properly...
The most commercially interesting thing about the monitoring system Hottinger Brรผel & Kjรฆr has installed beneath Gothenburg is not what it prevented, but what it perm...
The completion of tunnelling beneath the River Elbe has removed one of the most technically demanding obstacles facing Germanyโs SuedLink electricity transmission program...
At the Bituroad Conference 2026 in Tbilisi, among keynotes on corridor economics and supply-chain resilience, a technical presentation from China’s XiYueFa Group se...
Road lighting failures are rarely caused by the luminaire itself. More often, long-term problems begin below ground, where foundation design, anchor bolt alignment and si...
For EPC contractors, solar street lighting is not simply a lighting product to be purchased near the end of a road project. It is a complete off-grid infrastructure syste...
Britainโs electricity network is entering one of the most significant phases of expansion since the post-war era, and much of the work is happening out of public sight. B...
With the latest S&P Global UK Construction PMI showing activity contracting in March, and input cost inflation rising at the fastest rate in nearly 30 years, contract...
Geothermal energy has long been discussed as one of the few renewable resources capable of delivering continuous, baseload power without the intermittency challenges asso...
The slogan โWork On Progressโ is prominently displayed everywhere on STRABAG construction sites. With this campaign, STRABAG communicates its goal of climate neutrality a...
Paving an interstate highway is always a challenge, with tight time frames and confined working areas force contractors to make the most of every square inch of working s...
HS2 (High Speed Two) is seen as the UKโs flagship transportation project, connecting the West Midlands and London and through 140 miles (225km) of high-speed rail line. T...
The Marshall Mix Design method, a cornerstone in the field of pavement design, has been a reliable process for producing durable and high-quality asphalt pavements for de...
Posing a major pinch point on the Taunton highway network in Somerset, the Toneway Corridor Capacity Improvement Scheme was a major transport project that was conceived t...
Asphalt pavement is like a good friend – reliable, sturdy, and always there to support you. But just like any friendship, it needs care and attention to last. In th...
Coloradoโs Interstate 70 (I-70) mountain corridor leads to some of the stateโs most popular recreational destinations and serves as a main east-west throughway for long-h...
In the mining industry, hazards are around every corner. From the potentially unstable grounds within the depths of underground tunnels to the huge clouds of dust generat...
Sweden leads Europe in revolutionizing CO2 emission reduction and energy efficiency through smart energy solutions, resulting in increased property value. Building energy...
Some of the most dangerous roadways in the country include bustling highways, high-speed interstates and tricky intersections. But unexpected danger lies beyond big city...
How do roads fit into a net zero future? Itโs a question that highways agencies across the globe are grappling with. Most can agree that sustainable road transport will b...
A focus on safety can expand work opportunities and open up a contractor to new and innovative business areas. KM Group, a prominent civil engineering contractor based ac...
In the bustling world of urban development, a ground-breaking paradigm is making waves, promising to redefine our cities’ futures. This new approach, known as the e...
Situated along the only east-west route between South Africa, Mozambique, and Botswana, Montrose Interchange is part of the N4 corridor and critical freight transport rou...
A 6.5 km section of the European Route E 45 highway not far from Denmarkโs world famous Legoland theme park had to be completely rehabilitated in both directions. The hig...
A section of the southernย Berlin orbitalย needed renewing as a result of severe rut formation. In order to rehabilitate this heavily-used section of motorway to a high sta...
Our built environment is aging and failing faster than we can maintain it. Recent building collapses and structural failures of roads and bridges are indicators of a prob...
Foster Contracting have estimated that values ranging from 29% to 93% can be achieved in carbon reduction, along with significant cost savings when using geosynthetic int...
Aย studyย published online on October 30, 2023, in the journal ofย Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering,ย addresses the crucial waste management challenges fa...
In the heart of Columbus, Ohio, a bustling metropolis where the hum of daily life is as constant as the ticking of a clock, a recent study has shed light on an issue that...
In a remarkable feat of engineering and determination, Afghanistan has embarked on a monumental project that belies the challenges faced by the nation: the construction o...
Nestled in the heart of the Adriatic Sea, the Peljeลกac Bridge is more than just a structural masterpiece; it is a testament to human ambition, collaboration, and the intr...
Milestone for the epoch-making “Deep Tunnel Sewerage System” (DTSS) project in Singapore: the five contractors have completed tunnelling works for the second...
Before considering any construction project, it is important to have accurate information about the siteโs physical features to serve as the basis for all future work. By...
In Maltaโs biggest harbor, a big electrification project is ongoing to energize cruise liners and cargo ships with clean electric energy instead of diesel fuel. For the i...
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