Bridges | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Fri, 17 Nov 2023 16:33:49 +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 Bridges | 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 Search begins for contractor to work on £70M Brazil-Bolivia cable-stayed bridge https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/search-begins-for-contractor-to-work-on-70m-brazil-bolivia-bridge-20-11-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/search-begins-for-contractor-to-work-on-70m-brazil-bolivia-bridge-20-11-2023/#comments Mon, 20 Nov 2023 04:00:58 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=270504 The search has begun for a contractor to work on the design and construction of a bridge linking Brazil and Bolivia.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/search-begins-for-contractor-to-work-on-70m-brazil-bolivia-bridge-20-11-2023/feed/ 1 Future of Bridges | Detroit-Windsor cable stay bridge boosts US-Canada transport links https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-bridges-detroit-windsor-cable-stay-bridge-boosts-us-canada-transport-links-24-10-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-bridges-detroit-windsor-cable-stay-bridge-boosts-us-canada-transport-links-24-10-2023/#respond Tue, 24 Oct 2023 01:00:11 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=269192 A new river crossing in a crucial trade corridor between the US and Canada will be the longest cable stayed bridge on the continent and an economic boost for both nations.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/future-of-bridges-detroit-windsor-cable-stay-bridge-boosts-us-canada-transport-links-24-10-2023/feed/ 0 Future of Bridges | Alternative materials offer benefits beyond carbon reduction https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/alternative-bridge-materials-offer-benefits-beyond-carbon-reduction-19-10-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/alternative-bridge-materials-offer-benefits-beyond-carbon-reduction-19-10-2023/#comments Thu, 19 Oct 2023 04:00:56 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=268821 As the construction sector strives to cut carbon emissions and reduce project costs, it has been increasingly looking to alternative materials for bridge construction.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/alternative-bridge-materials-offer-benefits-beyond-carbon-reduction-19-10-2023/feed/ 1 Arcadis uses artificial intelligence to spot bridge defects https://www.newcivilengineer.com/sponsored/arcadis-uses-artificial-intelligence-to-spot-bridge-defects-17-10-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/sponsored/arcadis-uses-artificial-intelligence-to-spot-bridge-defects-17-10-2023/#respond Tue, 17 Oct 2023 01:00:25 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=268685 How do we use data to make a step change towards better bridge performance?

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/sponsored/arcadis-uses-artificial-intelligence-to-spot-bridge-defects-17-10-2023/feed/ 0 Your View | Project costs; Raac; High Speed 2; High speed freight; heritage bridges https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/your-view-project-costs-raac-high-speed-2-high-speed-freight-heritage-bridges-20-09-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/your-view-project-costs-raac-high-speed-2-high-speed-freight-heritage-bridges-20-09-2023/#respond Wed, 20 Sep 2023 01:00:49 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=267459 James Moore (Your View, last month) and the Commons transport select committee reviewing “expensive” UK road and rail projects need to go back and read the full range of various contributions, reports, commentaries etcetera by diverse contributors to NCE, other periodicals and the press in…

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/your-view-project-costs-raac-high-speed-2-high-speed-freight-heritage-bridges-20-09-2023/feed/ 0 Researchers repurpose wind turbine blades as footbridge structure elements https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/researchers-repurpose-wind-turbine-blades-as-footbridge-structure-elements-02-08-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/researchers-repurpose-wind-turbine-blades-as-footbridge-structure-elements-02-08-2023/#comments Wed, 02 Aug 2023 05:00:35 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=264797 A transatlantic research network is finding ways to repurpose decommissioned wind turbine blades as footbridges.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/researchers-repurpose-wind-turbine-blades-as-footbridge-structure-elements-02-08-2023/feed/ 1 Your View | Grenfell lessons; bridge design lives; tidal power; structural inspections https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/your-view-grenfell-lessons-bridge-design-lives-tidal-power-structural-inspections-21-06-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/your-view-grenfell-lessons-bridge-design-lives-tidal-power-structural-inspections-21-06-2023/#comments Wed, 21 Jun 2023 01:00:44 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=262522 The sixth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, where 72 people died, falls on 14 June. I make no apology for writing yet again on this subject. Those directly or closely involved are still without closure. Many thousands in other blocks are still “trapped” due…

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/your-view-grenfell-lessons-bridge-design-lives-tidal-power-structural-inspections-21-06-2023/feed/ 1 Floating platforms aid rebuild of 160-year-old wooden Cambrian line rail viaduct   https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/floating-platforms-aid-rebuild-of-160-year-old-wooden-cambrian-line-rail-viaduct-24-05-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/floating-platforms-aid-rebuild-of-160-year-old-wooden-cambrian-line-rail-viaduct-24-05-2023/#respond Wed, 24 May 2023 02:00:09 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=261438 Network Rail has announced successful completion of refurbishment work on the Severn and Carno viaduct near Caersws, Powys following a 16 day line closure on the Cambrian line that used innovative techniques to deliver the work. 

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/floating-platforms-aid-rebuild-of-160-year-old-wooden-cambrian-line-rail-viaduct-24-05-2023/feed/ 0 Better safety measures called for following pedestrian bridge collapse in Finland https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/better-safety-measures-called-for-following-pedestrian-bridge-collapse-in-finland-12-05-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/better-safety-measures-called-for-following-pedestrian-bridge-collapse-in-finland-12-05-2023/#respond Fri, 12 May 2023 14:00:43 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=260796 Calls for better safety measures to be implemented in public areas in Finland came after 27 people were injured yesterday when a temporary bridge in a shopping area collapsed in the city of Espoo.  

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/better-safety-measures-called-for-following-pedestrian-bridge-collapse-in-finland-12-05-2023/feed/ 0 Your View | Water resources, project costs, concrete roads, bridge maintenance, https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/your-view-water-resources-project-costs-concrete-roads-bridge-maintenance-27-04-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/your-view-water-resources-project-costs-concrete-roads-bridge-maintenance-27-04-2023/#respond Thu, 27 Apr 2023 01:00:21 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=259377 I read with interest NCE’s summary of the Environment Agency response to the Thames Water draft Water Resource Management Plan which puts forward plans for water transfer between the Rivers Severn and Thames (Online, 29 March). I found what was not said by the Environment…

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