Technical Papers in Construction and Infrastructure
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Caring for the long-term health of any heritage building brings unique challenges. Buildings that have stood for hundreds of years, have their own cultural and historical...
The paving of a road tunnel under the Kriegstrasse in Karlsruhe was carried out under stringent constraints. To reduce emissions, the contractor was required to use machi...
We all love a bask in the sun from time to time โ especially if it’s on a warm beach or in your garden on a summer’s day. But when you work outdoors, overly w...
In response to the spiralling cost of fixing potholes across the UK road network, ACO Water Management has stressed the key role of effective surface water management in...
Breaking ground on a new project can be one of the most exhilarating and stressful experiences for administrators and managers. Before your crews can get to work, every s...
In September 2018, architects were hired by the Congregational Church of Hollis to help design and oversee the construction project for a church expansion. Architects use...
Planes, trains and ships all have their own undeniable benefits – namely their ability to quickly transport a significant amount of people, goods and services betwe...
highway interchanges and other heavy traffic roads interchanges have to ensure the highest possible traffic safety and capacity. Most of these interchanges are located on...
Dust can be a major problem on construction sites which are usually populated by dozens of workers and vehicles moving around that tend to kick up a lot of dust if the co...
The Kiel Canal is one of the world’s busiest artificial shipping lanes and connects the North Sea with the Baltic Sea over a distance of almost 100 km.ย The Brunsbรผt...
engineering firm The Transtec Group was hired by RS&H to perform an evaluation of airfield pavements at Austin Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) in Austin, Texas...
Rotary drilling has withstood its popularity over the years, being the most common method of drilling used for an assortment of different projects. Archaeological records...
Many people consider building mountain roads one of the royal disciplines: the steep terrain puts far more demands on technology and logistics than projects on the level....
Two W 210 Fi milling machines from Wirtgen have claimed a wire-to-wire victory at the famous Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. In the process, the machine o...
A scenario in which a regular, large-scale rig wonโt work, is likely to require a restricted access drilling rig. When considering a site with restricted access, it seems...
Columbia University engineering researchers who are affiliated with the Data Science Institute (DSI) have received a $2.06m Performance-based Energy Resource Feedback, Op...
Antennas used with ground penetrating radar (GPR) come in different shapes and sizes: The largest antennas typically radiate the lower frequencies necessary to detect the...
A theoretical study by MIT researchers suggests that small changes in roadway paving practices could reduce that efficiency loss, potentially eliminating a half-percent o...
Controls around construction plant and machinery are getting stricter, but implementing the right plant management processes can help construction sites be prepared, says...
An extremely important consideration for engineers when creating structures is human induced vibration i.e. vibrations caused by human footfall. Although this might cause...
Reflective Measurement Systems Ltd has launched the new RetroTek-D: the first full lane width RL assessment vehicle mounted retroreflectometer that can operate day or nig...
With the current coronavirus situation making its mark on the world, many governments and authorities have had to rethink their entire approach in terms of alternative tr...
CIRIA is delighted to announce the much anticipated Groynes in coastal engineering (C793) guidance is now available to download from the CIRIA website. Groynes are long,...
BS7903:2020 provides guidance for the selection and installation of manhole tops and gully tops conforming to BS EN 124:2015, as well as other components and materials, t...
Talmage Wagstaff is co-founder and CEO of Redlist. Raised in a construction environment, Talmage has been involved in heavy equipment since he was a toddler and has degre...
The Kinnet tunnel was designed to collect flood waยญter from the entire Arava region and the city of Eilat, Israel. It is being constructed in a highly aggressive enยญviron...
North of Sacramento, a W 210i and W 2100 precisely milled the spillway chute of the Oroville Dam, the highest dam in the USA. In this process, the milling contractor also...
Deep in the heart of the Bentley factory in Crewe is a large, airy and air-conditioned workshop that visitors, even out of a government lockdown, will never see. ย Itโs pa...
Subsidence can cause major disruption to roads, resulting in fracture, unevenness and, in the worst cases, sinkholes. Being aware of the causes of highway subsidence, as...
In the realm of road construction, compaction is considered one of the most important processes in pavement and roadway surface construction. It is necessary in order to...
World traveler and global road builder, Brian Jackman, invented and patented Claycrete II™ over 20 years ago. The chemical soil stabilizer has the potential to sta...
In order to turn aggregates and bitumen into asphalt for road construction, a thermal mixing process is needed โ this is what an asphalt mixing plant is used for. When it...
There arenโt enough hours in a day. Every sealcoat operator, manager, and company president has found themselves thinking this at one point or another. Even without unexp...
Dokaโs recent work on the new Doha Orbital Highway shows how a combination of slick logistics and technical supervision help to make even the most challenging projects po...
Toowoomba is a bustling city in the Darling Downs region of southern Queensland, Australia. The Toowoomba viaduct project, which extends 41 km in length, will create a sa...
The Washington State Department of Transport’s routine inspection of the northbound Nisqually River Bridge on Saturday, May 4, became anything but normal when their...
When planes land at airports, small amounts of rubber wear off the tires leaving a rubber residue behind on the runway. Rubber build-up on the pavement causes a loss of f...
A new international standard announced by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) will help grade the performance of road pavement materials. The new specif...
Electro-hydraulic steering systems for rear axles have been standard in commercial vehicles and complex construction machinery for many years. In the case of commercial v...
Somewhat surprisingly, the Wirtgen W 220 large milling machine’s first job in Italy did not take the high-performance machine to a highway but to a winding country...
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