A study was undertaken into using unmanned aerial vehicles or drones to inspect the condition of a range of transport infrastructure. A road intersection, bridge and railway crossing in the USA were each inspected using two different types of drone. Machine-learning-based feature-identification techniques, developed in an earlier case study of a carpark, were then used to extract information automatically from the remotely captured photogrammetric data for each asset. The findings and analysis results will help to optimise future transportation infrastructure health monitoring using unmanned aerial vehicles.
{"title":"Eye in the sky: condition monitoring of transportation infrastructure using drones","authors":"S. Congress, A. Puppala","doi":"10.1680/jcien.22.00096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jcien.22.00096","url":null,"abstract":"A study was undertaken into using unmanned aerial vehicles or drones to inspect the condition of a range of transport infrastructure. A road intersection, bridge and railway crossing in the USA were each inspected using two different types of drone. Machine-learning-based feature-identification techniques, developed in an earlier case study of a carpark, were then used to extract information automatically from the remotely captured photogrammetric data for each asset. The findings and analysis results will help to optimise future transportation infrastructure health monitoring using unmanned aerial vehicles.","PeriodicalId":54573,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Civil Engineering","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86463934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
An additional helicopter base has been built for Government Flying Service at the former Kai Tak airport runway site in Hong Kong. The base allows high-rise development to take place at Tung Chung new town near the service’s existing base at Hong Kong International airport, which would have restricted emergency helicopter operations during poor weather. The project involved construction of a take-off and landing pad, parking bays and hangar for two helicopters, plus an office building for the flight planning centre and air command and control centre. This paper describes how use of an NEC contract helped ensure close collaboration between the employer and contractor, leading to timely completion with zero accidents despite restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
{"title":"Delivering a new helicopter base at Kai Tak for the Hong Kong Government Flying Service","authors":"George Mak, Jeffrey Lo, Rom Lam","doi":"10.1680/jcien.22.00117","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jcien.22.00117","url":null,"abstract":"An additional helicopter base has been built for Government Flying Service at the former Kai Tak airport runway site in Hong Kong. The base allows high-rise development to take place at Tung Chung new town near the service’s existing base at Hong Kong International airport, which would have restricted emergency helicopter operations during poor weather. The project involved construction of a take-off and landing pad, parking bays and hangar for two helicopters, plus an office building for the flight planning centre and air command and control centre. This paper describes how use of an NEC contract helped ensure close collaboration between the employer and contractor, leading to timely completion with zero accidents despite restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.","PeriodicalId":54573,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Civil Engineering","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84856998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Completed in 2021, the new Pooley Bridge in Cumbria is the UK’s first stainless-steel road bridge. It replaced an iconic 1764 stone bridge that was destroyed in a storm. The enforced 18 km detour meant a replacement was quickly needed, but the World Heritage location demanded a high quality design too. The solution was an elegant and innovative stainless-steel structure that has become a tourist attraction in its own right. This paper describes the design, offsite manufacture and construction of the multi-award-winning crossing.
{"title":"Replacement Pooley Bridge in Cumbria: the UK’s first stainless-steel road bridge","authors":"C. Snow, Stewart Tennant","doi":"10.1680/jcien.22.00071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jcien.22.00071","url":null,"abstract":"Completed in 2021, the new Pooley Bridge in Cumbria is the UK’s first stainless-steel road bridge. It replaced an iconic 1764 stone bridge that was destroyed in a storm. The enforced 18 km detour meant a replacement was quickly needed, but the World Heritage location demanded a high quality design too. The solution was an elegant and innovative stainless-steel structure that has become a tourist attraction in its own right. This paper describes the design, offsite manufacture and construction of the multi-award-winning crossing.","PeriodicalId":54573,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Civil Engineering","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91343258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A US$ 1 billion expansion of Tema container port in Ghana was completed in 2020, providing a four-fold increase in capacity. This paper describes the planning, procurement, design and construction of the works, which included four new berths, a 3.6 km rock breakwater, 7 million m3 of dredging, 10 million m3 of reclamation and 127 ha of support buildings and handling plant. The design significantly reduced the carbon dioxide footprint of the development and minimised the impact on the local population and environment.
{"title":"Planning and delivering a major expansion of the Tema container port in Ghana","authors":"Finlo Paish, Anthony Moroney","doi":"10.1680/jcien.22.00123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jcien.22.00123","url":null,"abstract":"A US$ 1 billion expansion of Tema container port in Ghana was completed in 2020, providing a four-fold increase in capacity. This paper describes the planning, procurement, design and construction of the works, which included four new berths, a 3.6 km rock breakwater, 7 million m3 of dredging, 10 million m3 of reclamation and 127 ha of support buildings and handling plant. The design significantly reduced the carbon dioxide footprint of the development and minimised the impact on the local population and environment.","PeriodicalId":54573,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Civil Engineering","volume":"87 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83304962","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-08-01DOI: 10.1680/jcien.2022.175.3.99
A. McNaughton
ICE has published a follow-up to its well-received 2020 report proposing greater use of systems thinking to improve delivery of major infrastructure projects. Project lead Andrew McNaughton introduces the second report, which confirms that the approach is working in practice.
{"title":"ICE report confirms that systems thinking is improving the delivery of major projects","authors":"A. McNaughton","doi":"10.1680/jcien.2022.175.3.99","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jcien.2022.175.3.99","url":null,"abstract":"ICE has published a follow-up to its well-received 2020 report proposing greater use of systems thinking to improve delivery of major infrastructure projects. Project lead Andrew McNaughton introduces the second report, which confirms that the approach is working in practice.","PeriodicalId":54573,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Civil Engineering","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76709170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-08-01DOI: 10.1680/jcien.2022.175.3.100
Milda Pladaitė
A global group of young engineers committed to climate action was launched at the UN climate change conference in Glasgow last year. Initiator Milda Pladaitė, a civil engineer and EU funding consultant, says young engineers will ultimately lead the drive to net-zero emissions.
{"title":"New global young engineers working group starts drive towards net-zero emissions","authors":"Milda Pladaitė","doi":"10.1680/jcien.2022.175.3.100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jcien.2022.175.3.100","url":null,"abstract":"A global group of young engineers committed to climate action was launched at the UN climate change conference in Glasgow last year. Initiator Milda Pladaitė, a civil engineer and EU funding consultant, says young engineers will ultimately lead the drive to net-zero emissions.","PeriodicalId":54573,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Civil Engineering","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75206385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-08-01DOI: 10.1680/jcien.2022.175.3.102
Sarah Webb
Climate change is a global problem requiring global solutions, including new research into how to improve adaptation and resilience of communities. Sarah Webb of the Natural Environment Research Council reports on its recent assessment of environmental research priorities.
{"title":"The research needed to help society adapt and be more resilient to climate change","authors":"Sarah Webb","doi":"10.1680/jcien.2022.175.3.102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jcien.2022.175.3.102","url":null,"abstract":"Climate change is a global problem requiring global solutions, including new research into how to improve adaptation and resilience of communities. Sarah Webb of the Natural Environment Research Council reports on its recent assessment of environmental research priorities.","PeriodicalId":54573,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Civil Engineering","volume":"65 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75380167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The Côte D’Or National Sports Complex provided the African island nation of Mauritius with world-class sporting venues for the 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games. The new high-performance facilities were designed and built in just two years against a backdrop of complex geotechnical conditions, rigorous settlement criteria and the challenges of operating in a tropical environment prone to seasonal cyclone activity. Additional considerations included the limited local procurement capacity and material availability. The lessons learned and standards applied provide a useful resource for similar works in the Indian Ocean region.
Côte D 'Or国家体育中心为非洲岛国毛里求斯提供了2019年印度洋岛屿运动会的世界级体育场馆。在复杂的岩土条件、严格的沉降标准和在容易发生季节性气旋活动的热带环境中运行的挑战的背景下，新的高性能设施在短短两年内设计和建造。其他考虑因素包括当地采购能力和材料供应有限。吸取的教训和采用的标准为印度洋区域的类似工作提供了有益的资源。
{"title":"Côte D’Or National Sports Complex, Mauritius – engineering a new African sporting hub","authors":"Michael Aldous","doi":"10.1680/jcien.22.00091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jcien.22.00091","url":null,"abstract":"The Côte D’Or National Sports Complex provided the African island nation of Mauritius with world-class sporting venues for the 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games. The new high-performance facilities were designed and built in just two years against a backdrop of complex geotechnical conditions, rigorous settlement criteria and the challenges of operating in a tropical environment prone to seasonal cyclone activity. Additional considerations included the limited local procurement capacity and material availability. The lessons learned and standards applied provide a useful resource for similar works in the Indian Ocean region.","PeriodicalId":54573,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Civil Engineering","volume":"57 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85803458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-08-01DOI: 10.1680/jcien.2022.175.3.101
J. Carpenter
Civil engineers designing buildings need to ensure they meet the evolving competency requirements of the Building Safety Act. John Carpenter, former secretary of the Standing Committee on Structural Safety, says this includes an understanding of soft hazards.
{"title":"Civil engineers designing buildings need to get up to speed on competencies required","authors":"J. Carpenter","doi":"10.1680/jcien.2022.175.3.101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jcien.2022.175.3.101","url":null,"abstract":"Civil engineers designing buildings need to ensure they meet the evolving competency requirements of the Building Safety Act. John Carpenter, former secretary of the Standing Committee on Structural Safety, says this includes an understanding of soft hazards.","PeriodicalId":54573,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Civil Engineering","volume":"227 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77319756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Flower, Brad Perks, Dan Flower, Harriet Visick, Lucy Merrony
The charity Engineers for Overseas Development has been active in sub-Saharan Africa for over 20 years. It encourages teams of young engineer volunteers from the UK to design and construct small projects for the benefit of the rural poor, while enhancing their experience by delivering a complete scheme early in their careers. This paper details the charity’s health work over the years, and recent work on two hospitals in Uganda. It shows how young engineers can make a real difference for some of the world’s most needy and help develop the skills of local workforces in the process.
{"title":"How Engineers for Overseas Development is helping to improve healthcare in Uganda","authors":"I. Flower, Brad Perks, Dan Flower, Harriet Visick, Lucy Merrony","doi":"10.1680/jcien.22.00102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jcien.22.00102","url":null,"abstract":"The charity Engineers for Overseas Development has been active in sub-Saharan Africa for over 20 years. It encourages teams of young engineer volunteers from the UK to design and construct small projects for the benefit of the rural poor, while enhancing their experience by delivering a complete scheme early in their careers. This paper details the charity’s health work over the years, and recent work on two hospitals in Uganda. It shows how young engineers can make a real difference for some of the world’s most needy and help develop the skills of local workforces in the process.","PeriodicalId":54573,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Civil Engineering","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82192350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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