Helena Russell. | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Tue, 26 Mar 2024 10:25:39 +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 Helena Russell. | 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 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 Drainage solution eliminates piles from deep basement project at London’s Old War Office site https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/drainage-solution-eliminates-piles-from-deep-basement-project-at-londons-old-war-office-site-25-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/drainage-solution-eliminates-piles-from-deep-basement-project-at-londons-old-war-office-site-25-01-2024/#respond Thu, 25 Jan 2024 02:00:10 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=273265 A simple but effective solution to manage long term hydrostatic uplift was implemented under a large basement box in central London.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/drainage-solution-eliminates-piles-from-deep-basement-project-at-londons-old-war-office-site-25-01-2024/feed/ 0 Future of Water | Colorado dam raised to triple reservoir capacity https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-water-colorado-dam-raised-to-triple-reservoir-capacity-30-11-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-water-colorado-dam-raised-to-triple-reservoir-capacity-30-11-2023/#respond Thu, 30 Nov 2023 02:00:40 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=270762 A project to boost the resilience of Denver’s water supply will triple the capacity of Gross Reservoir by raising the crest of its dam.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-water-colorado-dam-raised-to-triple-reservoir-capacity-30-11-2023/feed/ 0 Future of Rail | Affordable new light rail technology could transform small city transport https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-rail-affordable-new-light-rail-technology-could-transform-small-city-transport-23-02-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-rail-affordable-new-light-rail-technology-could-transform-small-city-transport-23-02-2023/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2023 06:00:07 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=256321 If the Coventry ‘very light rail’ system delivers the benefits its promoters anticipate, what are the implications for the UK’s wider urban transport network?

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-rail-affordable-new-light-rail-technology-could-transform-small-city-transport-23-02-2023/feed/ 1 Future of Bridges | Could inflation and skills shortages undermine construction pipeline? https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-bridges-could-inflation-and-skills-shortages-undermine-construction-pipeline-20-10-2022/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-bridges-could-inflation-and-skills-shortages-undermine-construction-pipeline-20-10-2022/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2022 05:00:01 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=250677 Will the next five years be a golden age for bridge engineering, or will inflation and skills shortages undermine the huge pipeline of work and progress towards net zero?

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-bridges-could-inflation-and-skills-shortages-undermine-construction-pipeline-20-10-2022/feed/ 4 Do waste derived asphalts cause more harm than good? https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/how-can-the-benefits-claimed-for-waste-derived-asphalt-be-verified-29-07-2022/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/how-can-the-benefits-claimed-for-waste-derived-asphalt-be-verified-29-07-2022/#respond Fri, 29 Jul 2022 05:10:28 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=245634 What is known about the benefits and risks of using waste-derived plastics in highway construction?

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/how-can-the-benefits-claimed-for-waste-derived-asphalt-be-verified-29-07-2022/feed/ 0 Future of Energy | Alternatives to help beat the price rises https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-energy-alternatives-to-help-beat-the-price-rises-26-05-2022/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-energy-alternatives-to-help-beat-the-price-rises-26-05-2022/#respond Thu, 26 May 2022 05:00:38 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=243196 Energy security and reliability have taken centre stage in the UK infrastructure debate over the last 12 months, so what are the options for making the UK more self-sufficient?

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-energy-alternatives-to-help-beat-the-price-rises-26-05-2022/feed/ 0 New bypass eliminates Fylde bottleneck in North West https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-roads-new-bypass-eliminates-fylde-bottleneck-31-03-2022/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-roads-new-bypass-eliminates-fylde-bottleneck-31-03-2022/#respond Thu, 31 Mar 2022 04:30:04 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=240536 A new bypass on the Fylde peninsula will eliminate bottlenecks on the road to the port of Fleetwood.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-roads-new-bypass-eliminates-fylde-bottleneck-31-03-2022/feed/ 0 Modular footbridge set to revolutionise railway crossing design https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/modular-footbridge-revolutionises-railway-crossings-25-06-2021/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/modular-footbridge-revolutionises-railway-crossings-25-06-2021/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2021 05:00:18 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=227931 The bald statistics for railway footbridges make sobering reading. It can take a year on site to build one. Only a third of the £3M to £4M it costs to build each bridge goes on the materials and the creation of the structure itself –…

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/modular-footbridge-revolutionises-railway-crossings-25-06-2021/feed/ 2 Profile – Tim Heywood, Project management secondee https://www.newcivilengineer.com/archive/profile-tim-heywood-project-management-secondee-15-01-1998/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/archive/profile-tim-heywood-project-management-secondee-15-01-1998/#respond Thu, 15 Jan 1998 12:00:00 +0000 http://www.newcivilengineer.com/uncategorized/profile-tim-heywood-project-management-secondee-15-01-1998/ This week Tim Heywood flew to Malaysia at the start of a year's secondment to a project management company in Kuala Lumpur. He swaps his job as assistant manager at Mace for a steep learning curve with his Malaysian counterparts at Baharuddin Ali & Low.

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