A design defect was identified some eight years before the fatal collapse of the Polcevera Viaduct in Genoa, Italy on 14 August 2018, according to local reports.
Italian news outlet ANSA said the shocking detail emerged at the trial now taking place as a result of the collapse of the road…
Researchers at University of Sheffield’s Department of Civil and Structural Engineering have devised a more accurate method of assessing the safety of stone and brick masonry structures.
The technique, called thrust layout optimisation, could mean that more masonry structures, like Victorian railway viaducts, are restored and used into the future rather…
National Highways could be ordered to remove over 1,000t of infill from beneath an historic bridge in Norfolk if its retrospective planning application for the work is denied.
Believed to have been constructed in 1923, the St Andrew’s Lane Bridge at Congham, Norfolk carries an unclassified public road (St Andrew’s Lane)…
Hong Kong Highways Department has signed an agreement with Aecom Asia for investigation, design and construction consultancy on its new Tsing Yi – Lantau Link project.
The new road will be in addition to the existing 3.5km Lantau Link, seen in the picture above. Opened in 1997, it connects Lantau Island,…
A call to federal and state governments in the United States has been issued by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as part of its ongoing investigations into the collapse of the Fern Hollow bridge in Pittsburgh in 2022.
NTSB’s review of the collapse has led to recommendations for a review…
The growth and changing use patterns of our cities often creates novel civil engineering challenges. Projects undertaken to reduce urban congestion can expand into surprisingly challenging territory, placing restrictions on execution methods and forcing civil engineers to innovate to protect the landscape around them.
Working in or around existing infrastructure…
A Network Rail project to replace the St Margaret Street Bridge, a road over rail bridge in Bradford on Avon, faces continued delays after engineers discovered they were unable to remove dilapidated steelwork from the existing structure.
On 13 May, a 130t crane hired from Ainscough Crane Hire was set to…
London's Wandsworth Bridge is set to close in July for repair work including a bridge lift and the replacement of weight bearing parts.
Wandsworth council said checks had revealed that some weight-bearing parts of the 83-year-old bridge needed to be replaced. A failure to carry out the “critical” repairs could result in…
Network Rail engineers led by Balfour Beatty have jacked up Nuneham Viaduct and begun removing the southern embankment in preparation for the new abutment to be constructed.
Nuneham Viaduct is a bowstring truss bridge crosses the River Thames near Abingdon in Oxfordshire. The current bridge opened in 1907 and a new…
Many of London’s major surface transport assets such as roads, tunnels and flyovers will continue to deteriorate as Transport for London (TfL) is struggling to find the funds to cover the backlog of renewals.
The agenda from the next meeting of TfL’s programmes and investment committee on 17 May show that…
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