Claire Smith | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Tue, 24 Oct 2023 10:57:50 +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 Claire Smith | 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 Innovative Thinker | Pinsent Masons’ Andrew Batty on new data insight tool for dispute resolution https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/innovative-thinker-pinsent-masons-andrew-batty-on-new-data-insight-tool-for-dispute-resolution-25-10-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/innovative-thinker-pinsent-masons-andrew-batty-on-new-data-insight-tool-for-dispute-resolution-25-10-2023/#respond Wed, 25 Oct 2023 01:00:30 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=269200 As adjudication marks its 25th anniversary, Andrew Batty talks about what the sector has learned so far.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/268852-23-10-2023/feed/ 0 Future of Roads | Major new Serbian motorway to offer flood resilience benefits as well as improved connectivity https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-roads-major-new-serbian-motorway-to-offer-flood-resilience-benefits-as-well-as-improved-connectivity-26-09-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-roads-major-new-serbian-motorway-to-offer-flood-resilience-benefits-as-well-as-improved-connectivity-26-09-2023/#respond Tue, 26 Sep 2023 05:00:24 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=267411 Construction of a new motorway in Serbia is bringing more than just transport connectivity to the region. It is also bringing communications improvements and flood resilience.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-roads-major-new-serbian-motorway-to-offer-flood-resilience-benefits-as-well-as-improved-connectivity-26-09-2023/feed/ 0 Editor’s Comment | Depth of the Raac crisis comes as no surprise https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/editors-comment-depth-of-the-raac-crisis-comes-as-no-surprise-20-09-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/editors-comment-depth-of-the-raac-crisis-comes-as-no-surprise-20-09-2023/#comments Wed, 20 Sep 2023 01:00:40 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=267568 First concerns about specific modular built schools hit the headlines in late August. Then mainstream media attention turned firmly to much older educational buildings, which had been built with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). It feels like the government, like the general public, is shocked…

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/editors-comment-depth-of-the-raac-crisis-comes-as-no-surprise-20-09-2023/feed/ 2 Stonehenge campaigners take case against tunnel scheme to Unesco in Paris over World Heritage status delisting concern https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/stonehenge-campaigners-take-case-against-tunnel-scheme-to-unesco-in-paris-over-world-heritage-status-delisting-concern-05-09-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/stonehenge-campaigners-take-case-against-tunnel-scheme-to-unesco-in-paris-over-world-heritage-status-delisting-concern-05-09-2023/#respond Tue, 05 Sep 2023 04:30:52 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=266850 Opponents to the A303 Stonehenge tunnel project will today present a petition with 225,000 signatures from 147 countries to Unesco in Paris calling on the government to halt the project and for clarification from Unesco about what the project might mean for the site's World…

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/stonehenge-campaigners-take-case-against-tunnel-scheme-to-unesco-in-paris-over-world-heritage-status-delisting-concern-05-09-2023/feed/ 0 Second phase of Menai Suspension Bridge works starts for completion ahead of the structure’s 200th anniversary https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/second-phase-of-menai-suspension-bridge-works-starts-for-completion-ahead-of-the-structures-200th-anniversary-04-09-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/second-phase-of-menai-suspension-bridge-works-starts-for-completion-ahead-of-the-structures-200th-anniversary-04-09-2023/#respond Mon, 04 Sep 2023 04:30:38 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=266773 The Thomas Telford-designed bridge, which opened in 1826, was closed in October last year to all forms of traffic when “serious risks” of failure were identified during a programme of testing on the bridge hangers for the Welsh Government’s regional roads operator UK Highways A55.…

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/second-phase-of-menai-suspension-bridge-works-starts-for-completion-ahead-of-the-structures-200th-anniversary-04-09-2023/feed/ 0 Yorkshire Water commits to £36M investment to prevent sewer overflows in Leeds and Bradford https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/yorkshire-water-commits-to-36m-investment-to-prevent-sewer-overflows-in-leeds-and-bradford-01-09-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/yorkshire-water-commits-to-36m-investment-to-prevent-sewer-overflows-in-leeds-and-bradford-01-09-2023/#comments Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:00:07 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=266767 Water quality improvement in Pudsey Beck as it flows through Leeds and Bradford is being targeted by a £36M investment by Yorkshire Water.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/yorkshire-water-commits-to-36m-investment-to-prevent-sewer-overflows-in-leeds-and-bradford-01-09-2023/feed/ 1 Editor’s Comment | Clearly communicating the business case is key https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/editors-comment-clearly-communicating-the-business-case-is-key-29-08-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/editors-comment-clearly-communicating-the-business-case-is-key-29-08-2023/#respond Tue, 29 Aug 2023 01:00:33 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=266243 High speed rail is seen as the solution to the problem of decarbonising transport. It provides a fast and efficient alternative to air travel, not just domestically but for international travel too. The cross-border potential is clear from our cover story this month which looks…

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/editors-comment-clearly-communicating-the-business-case-is-key-29-08-2023/feed/ 0 Watch: Resilient bridge infrastructure for a changing climate https://www.newcivilengineer.com/events/watch-resilient-bridge-infrastructure-for-a-changing-climate-26-08-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/events/watch-resilient-bridge-infrastructure-for-a-changing-climate-26-08-2023/#respond Sat, 26 Aug 2023 10:00:40 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=266320 This video was first recorded at NCE’s Bridge Design and Maintenance conference. Against the backdrop of climate change, modularity and off-site construction are delivering real efficiencies in the delivery of sustainable, climate-resilient infrastructure. Drawing on recent project experience, Mabey Bridge head of engineering Nick Ianetta…

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/events/watch-resilient-bridge-infrastructure-for-a-changing-climate-26-08-2023/feed/ 0 Watch: Constructing The Gull Wing – Lowestoft’s rolling bascule bridge https://www.newcivilengineer.com/events/watch-constructing-the-gull-wing-lowestofts-rolling-bascule-bridge-26-08-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/events/watch-constructing-the-gull-wing-lowestofts-rolling-bascule-bridge-26-08-2023/#respond Sat, 26 Aug 2023 09:30:05 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=266317 This video was first recorded at NCE’s Bridge Design and Maintenance conference. As work by contract Farrans on the new Gull Wing Bridge in Lowestoft reaches its final stages before completion later this year, this session explores the construction of the crossing which forms part…

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