Inventive designs and civil construction ideas | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:32:09 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://emap-romulus-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/07/favicon-nce192x-70x70.png Inventive designs and civil construction ideas | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 32 32 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 125 75 Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Landslip-prone Northumberland road gets long term stabilisation solution https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/landslip-prone-northumberland-road-gets-long-term-stabilisation-solution-28-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/landslip-prone-northumberland-road-gets-long-term-stabilisation-solution-28-03-2024/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2024 02:00:15 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275844 Developing a solution to secure the long term integrity of a landslip-prone section of the B6344 in Northumberland has required thorough ground investigations and several de-risking measures.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/landslip-prone-northumberland-road-gets-long-term-stabilisation-solution-28-03-2024/feed/ 1 Replacing aggregate with subsoil to save carbon and waste on road projects https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/replacing-aggregate-with-subsoil-to-save-carbon-and-waste-on-road-projects-27-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/replacing-aggregate-with-subsoil-to-save-carbon-and-waste-on-road-projects-27-03-2024/#respond Wed, 27 Mar 2024 02:00:19 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275836 Turning subsoil into an aggregate replacement is already cutting carbon, cost and waste on new housing estates. So how have housebuilders stolen a march on big infrastructure?

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/replacing-aggregate-with-subsoil-to-save-carbon-and-waste-on-road-projects-27-03-2024/feed/ 0 Contractors face ground engineering challenges on A63 underpass project in Hull https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/contractors-face-ground-engineering-challenges-on-a63-underpass-project-in-hull-26-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/contractors-face-ground-engineering-challenges-on-a63-underpass-project-in-hull-26-03-2024/#respond Tue, 26 Mar 2024 02:00:48 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275790 Working on a sliver of land in a busy urban setting would be a challenge for any highways project team, but ground conditions in Hull added a further level of complexity to the city’s ongoing A63 improvement scheme.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/contractors-face-ground-engineering-challenges-on-a63-underpass-project-in-hull-26-03-2024/feed/ 0 Interview | Northumbrian Water’s Monisha Gower on the need for flexible partnerships going into AMP8 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/interview-northumbrian-waters-monisha-gower-on-the-need-for-flexible-partnerships-going-into-amp8-25-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/interview-northumbrian-waters-monisha-gower-on-the-need-for-flexible-partnerships-going-into-amp8-25-03-2024/#respond Mon, 25 Mar 2024 02:00:25 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275786 In January, Northumbrian Water named seven new partners for its Living Water Enterprise (LWE) collaborative partnership.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/interview-northumbrian-waters-monisha-gower-on-the-need-for-flexible-partnerships-going-into-amp8-25-03-2024/feed/ 0 Researchers transform sugarcane by-product into slabs and bricks https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/researchers-transform-sugarcane-by-product-into-slabs-and-bricks-22-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/researchers-transform-sugarcane-by-product-into-slabs-and-bricks-22-03-2024/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2024 02:00:02 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275726 A new low carbon construction material made from sugarcane by-product is emerging as a promising sustainable alternative to concrete and bricks.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/researchers-transform-sugarcane-by-product-into-slabs-and-bricks-22-03-2024/feed/ 1 Potential for origami principles to be used in load-bearing structures revealed https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/potential-for-origami-principles-to-be-used-in-load-bearing-structures-revealed-19-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/potential-for-origami-principles-to-be-used-in-load-bearing-structures-revealed-19-03-2024/#respond Tue, 19 Mar 2024 02:55:39 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275770 Load-bearing structures can be made with origami modules, a University of Michigan research project has revealed.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/potential-for-origami-principles-to-be-used-in-load-bearing-structures-revealed-19-03-2024/feed/ 0 Innovative Thinker | Embodied carbon regulation needed to accelerate the built environment’s decarbonisation https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/innovative-thinker-emboddied-carbon-regulation-needed-to-accelerate-the-built-environments-decarbonisation-28-02-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/innovative-thinker-emboddied-carbon-regulation-needed-to-accelerate-the-built-environments-decarbonisation-28-02-2024/#respond Wed, 28 Feb 2024 02:00:34 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=274735 Embodied carbon regulation is required to accelerate the decarbonisation of the built environment, says Institution of Structural Engineers head of climate action Will Arnold.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/innovative-thinker-emboddied-carbon-regulation-needed-to-accelerate-the-built-environments-decarbonisation-28-02-2024/feed/ 0 Contractors take on modern slavery in their supply chains https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/contractors-take-on-modern-slavery-in-their-supply-chains-23-02-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/contractors-take-on-modern-slavery-in-their-supply-chains-23-02-2024/#respond Fri, 23 Feb 2024 02:00:08 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=274634 Modern slavery cases are increasing in the UK construction sector and actions at many levels are required to eradicate it.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/contractors-take-on-modern-slavery-in-their-supply-chains-23-02-2024/feed/ 0 Proposal tabled for drones to be flown beyond line of sight for infrastructure inspection https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/proposal-tabled-for-drones-to-be-flown-beyond-line-of-sight-for-infrastructure-inspection-20-02-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/proposal-tabled-for-drones-to-be-flown-beyond-line-of-sight-for-infrastructure-inspection-20-02-2024/#respond Tue, 20 Feb 2024 10:03:33 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=274558 Flying drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) of the operator to benefit infrastructure inspections could become legal under new proposals from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/proposal-tabled-for-drones-to-be-flown-beyond-line-of-sight-for-infrastructure-inspection-20-02-2024/feed/ 0 Dutch firm raises £20M to upscale its AI-driven autonomous bricklaying robots across Europe https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/dutch-firm-raises-20m-to-upscale-its-ai-driven-autonomous-bricklaying-robots-across-europe-15-02-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/dutch-firm-raises-20m-to-upscale-its-ai-driven-autonomous-bricklaying-robots-across-europe-15-02-2024/#respond Thu, 15 Feb 2024 11:08:39 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=274385 Dutch firm Monumental has raised $25M (£20M) to upscale its new technology that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to autonomously drive bricklaying robots.

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