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his year is a hugely exciting one for civil engineers. So what’s new? Well, we can proudly say that we’re now genuinely In the UK, a major investment in infrastructure is global. All 87,000 ICE members worldwide can access our website for underway, with a £460bn construction programme news, news analysis, technical features and much, much more. And T outlined in the UK's National Infrastructure Plan. This those same 87,000 ICE members worldwide will now also receive the plan’s commitments are being matched by action, same high quality, monthly curated output, via our app or via our new underlined by the recent creation of the National Infrastructure print magazine. That is a fabulous thing. Commission – to prioritise, focus and help deliver major schemes. To reflect that, our content will be more global too. You can see And that’s just the UK. The global construction market is forecast that this month with our project report from the double-deck tunnel to grow by over 70% by 2025. Indeed, to meet the infrastructure being built beneath the Bosphorus linking Europe with Asia. Global needs of a global population set to grow from 7bn today to 9bn by and technical to boot. 2030, we are talking an investment of $60 trillion (£41.6bn). That's important as we’re also going to be more technical, as our There’s a huge challenge here. Those kinds of funds and the report on the Queensferry Crossing shows. And we will also be more resources just aren’t going to be there. We know we need funda- analytical – delving behind the headlines to tell you, every week, mental change in how the industry delivers infrastructure projects, what the news means for you and your career. embracing technology to cut delivery times and costs. The status We’ll be doing that by working ever closer with the ICE to share quo is no longer an option. And that’s why 2016 is so exciting. It really feels like the year when we can start to deliver differently. We are here to get under So what better year could there be to deliver New Civil Engineer differently too? New Civil Engineer was launched in May 1972 and the skin of the industry and our first editor Sydney Lenssen summed it up perfectly when he said that by “ventilating the issues of the day we hope that every- give professionals intelligence they body might be better informed – and more able to respond in a more co-ordinated way – to a fast changing industry and world.” cannot find elsewhere We believe that holds true today. We are here to get under the skin of the industry and give professionals intelligence they cannot find with you what it is doing to influence the national and international elsewhere. And we are here to deliver that intelligence in a format “debate around infrastructure. And we’ll be seeking out expert opin- and frequency that fulfils the need of today’s civil engineers. ion from those with a unique and perceptive insight on our industry. So welcome to a totally re-engineered New Civil Engineer; deliv- To make sure you are not missing out on any of this, you must ering technical, analytical and inspirational content that meets the make sure you are using our website and are signed up for our free needs of a growing global audience. daily news drop and weekly news wrap, if you haven't already. We’re going to be delivering you a market-leading daily news Simply go to newcivilengineer.com/register and follow the instruc- service, a superb weekly news analysis email and, of course, a tions. Once you’ve signed in, choose your newsletter preferences via stunning, in-depth, analytical, globally-focused monthly magazine – your profile page – it’s in the top left of the screen. available in print or in digital form (you choose). I really hope you enjoy the new New Civil Engineer.
FEBRUARY 2016 | NEW CIVIL ENGINEER 3 Contents NEW CIVIL ENGINEER FEBRUARY 2016 MAGAZINE OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
03 Comment, 23 This month's big issue: Analysis & News Delivering Differently
07 Lighthouse: New Year, new ways of working
08 The Edit: Canadian Bridge suffers deck failure
09 The Edit: Singapore ready to wow with rectangular TBM
11 Snapshot: Eyecatching content from newcivilengineer.com
13 Analysis: Flood failure drives strategy rethink
15 Analysis: Forth Road Bridge woes are the tip of the iceberg
16 Your View: Floods, Physics and professional recognition
18 Future Fit: We ask inspirational thinkers what the future holds
21 NCE100: Enter now to join our best companies club We are in the midst of a global digital revolution which is transforming the way in which people and businesses connect. It is also transforming the potential for businesses to innovate and improve their productivity. Is 2016 the year of delivering differently?
24 Hype: The emerging technologies 33 Plastic Fantastic: Fibre reinforced set to impact on construction in polymer leads the new materials 2016 charge
28 Drone Delivery: The role of 40 Fixing the model: Clients plan unmanned aerial vehicles in to lead the way towards delivering inspection and logistics differently
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Story of the week: A technical investigation into bridge collapses in South East Asia 44 Technical 54 Future 64 World Excellence Tech View
44 Queensferry Crossing: Scotland's 54 Smart cities: Eric Van der Kleij on 64 Eurasia Tunnel: Mega project sets own mega-project enters its last year the start-ups that will transform new standard in sub-sea tunnelling infrastructure 52 Best practice: How early 70 World View: Project updates from collaboration can cut carbon 60 Digital railway: Industry leaders around the globe debate technology in rail
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80 Forestry Commission wants assistant civil engineer in Delamere
81 Kier Services Property & Assets team wants civil and structural engineers
82 Arc: Atkins RPS JV seeks water 71 Digital native: Costain head of digital 74 Transport: Connectivity is key to engineers in Scotland Matt Blackwell on the skills needed North vision 82 Rendel: Engineering opportunities in in the new world 77 Regional view: The challenges facing the UK and abroad London's next mayor Many more career opportunities at newcivilengineercareers.com
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ooking to a New Across the world, companies with Year it is clear that the ability to manage big data, Within a there remains a huge harness computing power and generation, L demand for better embrace the internet of things infrastructure across are transforming the economy. infrastructure the developed and developing Infrastructure won’t be immune. world. Within a generation, networks will networks will look In 2013 McKinsey Group identified look radically different and their a need for $57 trillion (£38M) worth BY ART WE owners will make radically different radically different of investment up to 2030. Behind MASTER demands on the industry. We could “ this headline is the startling fact WHAT WOULD see this as a threat. Manufacturers and their owners that this huge sum is needed just MASTER US and big tech giants will almost will make radically to keep up with global economic certainly be more prominent in growth. McKinsey’s calculations our sector. different demands did not include the costs of tackling The demand for wholly new climate change (even before the infrastructure may decline as on the industry Paris agreement), supporting the asset management becomes more development goals of emerging sophisticated. Or we could see it as countries and a host of other an opportunity to find new partners Commission, the brainchild of challenges to which infrastructure is and new ways to meet needs. President Sir John Armitt. part of the solution. What does this mean for the Your Council also has In a world still recovering from ICE? Our Industry Transformation ambitious plans to make the ICE the financial crisis and often beset programme is already packaging the first choice for the range of by skills shortages, the profession and sharing knowledge from around professionals who work alongside will not be able to meet these needs the world; on asset management, civil engineers. As the infrastructure without big changes. collaborative working, building world becomes ever more The first step will be to accelerate information modelling (BIM), design interdisciplinary, we and they can the take up of the best tools and for manufacture and many other only benefit from sharing knowledge practices from around the world. ideas and techniques. and experience. A YouTube clip of Broad Group of Throughout 2016 we’ll be Later this year, Members will be China’s construction of a 30 storey expanding it and challenging balloted on the creation of a new tower block in 15 days has been members to explore with us the Associate membership grade that can viewed over 2M times. But how big forces transforming our sector. provide a home for these colleagues. often have the ideas behind this In the UK we’ll also be looking to Council also believes that we achievement been put into practice? shape public debate on the future won’t deliver change if we continue In the UK we’ve had successive $57 trillion by producing a major assessment of to exclude swathes of the talent pool reports on industry performance; the nation’s long term infrastructure available to us. Over the last year New Latham, Egan, Infrastructure UK. investment needs and how they can most Civil Engineer has rightly championed How many of the findings have been needed in effectively be met the need for a more diverse and acted on systematically? This study will feed directly into inclusive industry. The ICE should Secondly, we need to understand infrastructure the British Government’s and will play an active role in driving and ride the next wave of change. to 2030 new National Infrastructure this vital change.
FEBRUARY 2016 | NEW CIVIL ENGINEER 7 RAIL WORK SUCCESS LATEST ORBITAL RAIL LINK £150M ‘ESSENTIAL FOR The Edit Christmas LONDON’ ESSENTIAL NEWS & INFORMATION work FROM NEWCIVILENGINEER.COM programme London needs orbital rail and cycle competed links as part of a range of measures to avoid problems such as social unrest and poor health, a report has 20,000 warned. Workers The study, led by Atkins, said a major upgrade of transport links engaged in outer London was needed to ensure the city maintained its global competitiveness. 500 Published in conjunction with Projects forecasting business Oxford tackled Economics and think tank Centre for London, the Future Proofing London report says a lack of quality jobs outside the heart of the capital – and a scarcity of affordable housing in the centre – meant there was a growing number of commuters.
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Contractors must have credible bridge suffers deck failure design capacity if their bids for High Speed 2 civils work are to succeed, a after opening to traffic POLITICAL senior figure at the project promoter SUPPORT has warned. HS2 Ltd commercial director Beth WORLD VIEW the Trans-Canada Highway. Percentage of West told New Civil Engineer that The westbound lane opened on 29 MPs strongly design capacity in the market Deck sections on Canada’s Nipigon November 2015 after three years of supporting remained a concern. River Bridge disconnected in construction. West’s colleagues are assessing January – just weeks after the The original bridge has been prequalification documents from structure was opened to traffic. closed for demolition to create the eight joint ventures vying for the The bridge is undergoing a £54M space for construction of the new for civils works. Shortlists of firms 30% reconstruction by a Ferrovial eastbound carriageway, due to be competing for nine £1bn design and Agroman/Bot Construction completed in 2017. build deals are due to be announced joint venture, with Hatch Mott in the first quarter of this year. MacDonald providing construction Many JVs have not publicly contract administration. The new Heathrow 3rd declared their design partners at bridge was designed by MMM Group Authorities runway this stage, but West said this would in Canada. be critical information at tender It was closed to traffic on Sunday were able stage. “Design is so important for us 10 January, severing east-west so we will expect to have the design transport links through Ontario. to reopen the 26% houses known through the tendering Authorities were able to re-open the process,” said West. “The issue is bridge to light traffic the next day bridge to light one of capacity in the market. We after adding counterweights to level traffic after adding are doing a huge amount of design the bridge surface. work and we would need to see how The cable stayed bridge is part of “ High Speed 2 that design work is being delivered. counterweights
8 NEW CIVIL ENGINEER | FEBRUARY 2016 WORLD VIEW STRAIGHT SIDED TBM
Contractors in Singapore are preparing for the arrival of the country’s first box jack rectangular tunnel boring machine. Sourced from China Railway Tunnel Group, the pioneering machine will be used to construct a 60m long underpass as part of a 43km new commuter rail line. The rectangular cross section TBM will excavate a box- shaped tunnel. Client Land Transport Authority rejected a cut and cover tunnel option because it wanted to minimise street level disruption.
TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE LATEST WORLD VIEW DETAIL DESIGN ENVIRONMENT MAXIMISE ASSET UNDERWAY FOR AGENCY CHAIRMAN MANAGEMENT USE, FORTH ROAD QUITS AFTER MEDIA ICE REPORT TELLS BRIDGE REPAIR HOLIDAY STORM HONG KONG CAPACITY CRUNCH Detail design of a long-term Environment Agency chairman Sir An ICE report has urged Hong Kong’s strengthening procedure for the Philip Dilley has resigned following Busiest stations leaders to maximise the use of asset troubled Forth Road Bridge was well the media outcry about his time in London management techniques to limit the underway in January. in the Caribbean during recent UK and outside need for new infrastructure. The crossing closed in early floods. ICE President Sir John Armitt December after defective steelwork Dilley – who was with family in presented the report to the Hong was discovered. It reopened to Barbados over Christmas – admitted Kong Special Administrative Region non-HGV traffic on 23 December, to MPs in January that he could Government in January. but more works was required before have come back “one or two days The Infrastructure: Shaping Hong HGVs could safely be allowed on it. earlier” as the scale of damage Kong study urges the Hong Kong Steel cables are to be fixed to the caused by storms in Britain government to set out a long term bridge’s main towers above the deck became clear. vision for the city’s infrastructure to take all or part of the deck end But when pressed by the beyond 2030. loads. These works are expected to Commons Environment, Food It recommended that the Hong be completed by mid-February. and Rural Affairs committee, he London Waterloo Kong authorities work to establish Tests in December showed refused to rule out a trip abroad 99.2M/year itself as a regional leader in unacceptable levels of stress in a again next winter. high quality, low carbon urban repaired truss end link under HGV Dilley said in a statement: “My development. It also said Hong loading. After welding on a steel reason for resigning is that the Kong should Identifying ways ‘splint’ bridging the original crack, expectations of the role have of integrating whole life carbon engineers installed strain gauges on expanded to require the chairman Birmingham assessment and systems thinking the link and ran loaded trucks along to be available at short notice New Street methodologies into infrastructure the deck above. throughout the year.” 35.3M/year decision making.
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NCE AD.indd 1 11/01/2016 12:05:47 Floods Analysis BEN CRONIN Failure of flood defences causes strategy rethink
he failure of defences Flooding: Heavy Innes Thomson. “River catchments to deal with the rainfall caused are like trees with many branches Christmas floods in extensive damage leading into a main trunk. The tree T Yorkshire, Lancashire survives on all its component parts in northern and Scotland is England working together.” forcing politicians among others Even the media has started to investigate more innovative repeating the catchment-wide mantra. mitigation strategies. Sunday supplements have printed Flood resilience specialists, the graphics explaining how catchment Environment Agency and isolated management, tree planting and clever voices in the press started calling flood plain use could combine with for a catchment-wide approach to new development laws, new building water level management two years techniques and hard defences to ago when flooding hit the Somerset mitigate extreme weather impacts. Levels. At the time they enjoyed Arup global flood resilience leader Now is the the brief support of an off-message David Wilkes thinks the resounding environment secretary, Owen success of unconventional schemes time for us to Patterson, before being shouted down such as the £2M flood resilience by vocal local residents and a media project his company worked on in look at a catchment- campaign that persuaded prime Pickering, Yorkshire, has helped to minister David Cameron that dredging change perceptions. wide approach to the River Parrett was the best way to “We completed the flood scheme respond to the flooding – or the best AVERAGE UK in Pickering about a year ago. It managing water way to be seen to respond. RAINFALL involved a flood storage reservoir “ The rapid return of the flooding DECEMBER but also river locking – the use this winter, and the failure of (MM) of wooden dams and upper it happen,” he says. “But it takes existing flood defence to prevent catchment management,” says time to build up the evidence before it, seem to have sparked a search 211 Wilkes. “Pickering did not flood in people are willing to invest in it.” for new answers and a burgeoning the Christmas period. The people Flikweert thinks the UK will never appreciation for a more holistic from the town saw flooding in places have the issue fully under control. approach. around them and they saw that their “There will always be a residual Even the Association of Drainage scheme worked and then they told risk,” he says. “In the UK, flooding Authorities, which has endured the press how wonderful it is.” is never going to be a matter of criticism for siding with landowners Haskoning DHV director of water national survival as it is in the 120 and for protecting fields and crops governance and strategy Jaap Netherlands and if you want to ahead of cities, is now calling for Flikweert can also see perceptions reduce flood risk to the same level, change. “Now is the time for us to starting to change. it’s very expensive.” look at a catchment-wide approach “To be honest, the Pitt Review So while the ambition might exist to managing water from the highest after the 2007 floods made quite a to attempt more innovative flood points in our hills and mountains big point about working with natural mitigation strategies, finding the to our estuaries and lowland 1981– 2015 processes, and since then, there has money to implement them is still an areas,” says its chief executive 2010 been a process of starting to make issue. Over to you George Osborne.
FEBRUARY 2016 | NEW CIVIL ENGINEER 15 between the human world and the natural. It’s good to hear that such an eminent man can present the voice of reason in these time of shrill and partisan rhetoric, so we should be grateful for his support, and hope Your View that our profile has been raised. Alan Mordey Leamington Spa LETTERS TO THE EDITOR [email protected] AND COMMENTS ONLINE
PHYSICS & SKILLS PHYSICS REQUIREMENT FLOODING once in their lifetime. It would be better to quote the chance of a flood NARROWS CIVILS APPEAL TIME TO HARNESS occurring in any one year being 1%; FLOOD WATER ENERGY @ this measure of flood magnitude I have recently applied to do civil would remove the widespread engineering at university and We are very fortunate to have a misunderstanding applied to repeat now have received four offers. mild temperate maritime climate events. The University of Sheffield and with rain to produce crops, enable Quite some years ago I proposed the University of Leeds have only manufacturing and good health. to the then Ministry of Agriculture required maths A-level and the We as a country are also reducing Fisheries & Food (MAFF) a new University of Bristol has required our capability to power our own approach when discussing flood any science as well as maths. energy demands with increasing severity within the public domain. I believe this is because amounts being imported. This was to establish a simple most of the mechanics covered Energy from water flowing in numeric system as applied to in physics is covered by the channels can be harnessed and other natural events such as those mechanics modules in maths in subsequently dissipated through generated by high winds/hurricanes greater depth and universities are the construction of hydroelectric and earthquakes. The public does already understanding the need to systems connecting into our not challenge if it is a Force 10 wind attract people like myself to civil National Grid. The subsequent which removes some roof tiles, or engineering. energy dissipation reduces likely if earthquake damage occurs with Iain Millington 09.iain.millington@ damage to bridge foundations and a MMS reading in excess of six. The lawrencesheriffschool.com enables us to harness the forces approach would numerically register of nature for the good of mankind the severity of the flood event with while limiting future flooding. 10 and above confirming a major Rivers Eden and Derwent in incident, which would be readily Cumbria, Ribble and Irwell in understood by the public without Lancashire and Foss, Warfe and the misconception of being OK for Ouse in Yorkshire are all ripe the next 100 years once the property for hydropower generation with had dried out. upstream attenuation basins to The merit of such an approach catch and limit subsequent water was not dismissed by MAFF but its through-flow during periods of dissolution ensured the matter was heavy rainfall. Another flood in not pursued. a couple of years at a cost of say David Noble OBE (F Retd) £2bn makes the business case for Former chief executive Association Physics: Is A-level essential? these bold engineering solutions of Drainage Authorities david. increasingly palatable. [email protected] PROFESSION Jonathan Clarke (M) Blencathra House, Graham Street, Penrith BRING BACK THE PROFESSION CA11 9LE PLAQUE SECOND TO GOD I have interviewed many FLOODING The Editor, It was pleasing to read in the Sunday undergraduates and when asked A MATTER OF SCALE New Civil Telegraph that Prince Philip believes the question, “why did you choose Engineer, engineers to be second only to God, engineering as a career?” the most Have we not yet learnt from earlier and that they hold the key to the common, although cliché, answer is Telephone mistakes? The Environment Agency future, as reported on the “Today” “I want to say I have built/designed House, continues to relate the magnitude programme. He is quoted as saying something which contributes to of flood events to return periods. 69-77 Paul that “engineers could play a key society and leaves a legacy”. I It is inevitable when the public is Street, London, role in solving problems caused probably said the same, and I’m told it is protected to a 1 in 100 year EC2A 4NQ by population growth”, and that sure it’s true for most readers. To standard they vent extreme anger Email: nceedit@ ultimately it’s going to be engineers encourage more students into the when they are flooded more than emap.com who decide how to keep the balance industry I believe a simple but
16 NEW CIVIL ENGINEER | FEBRUARY 2016 effective solution would be to bring back the plaque. Most notably seen SMART CITIES VIEW on Victorian structures, the plaque offered the reader information on its construction and provided the name of the engineer who designed it. I can imagine the younger generation will be enthused at the prospect, as BIG CITY that truly is leaving a legacy. Owen Wonorg owenwonorg@ gmail.com
PHYSICS & SKILLS CONNECTIVITY TRICK QUESTION
I was amused to see that one of your readers is still proposing sifting out graduate job applicants by asking CHALLENGE them a trick question requiring a mental sorting out of forces and masses (New Civil Engineer 17-24 December 2015). Surely by now we have learnt that knowing where to look things up is far more important than memorising stuff? “Everything that “soft” infrastructure into the early decision Each of his interviewees would wasn’t invented by making process. After all, creating places have had in their pocket a little God was invented that people want to live, work and spend machine which, if they had any by an engineer.” their leisure time in is equally as important. doubt at all about the relationship Although these These “soft” elements are the building blocks between masses and forces, would are the Duke of of a successful economy – locally have confirmed the right answer in Edinburgh’s words and nationally. seconds. That one in three got the Janet from a recent In fact, addressing soft infrastructure builds answer wrong proved absolutely Miller radio interview in agility and adaptability, helping to future nothing about their engineering rather than a proof them. And it maximises the benefits potential. much heralded that hard infrastructure provides for people Michael Rowan (M) philosopher, they will resonate with many of and the long term positive impacts on social [email protected] us who feel our profession isn’t always valued mobility, community engagement, health for the contribution it makes to the way of life and wellbeing and well-designed public realm. we’ve all become accustomed to. As demands on cities increase it’s vital that HEATHROW DEBATE The comment was later followed with while creating infrastructure designed to last TURKEY AND JAPAN BEAT a suggestion that engineers will be the for decades, we retain the flexibility to adapt ones who play a leading role in solving the it more effectively to the changing lives of US HANDS DOWN major challenges facing our cities’ growing people. Whether this means planning to evolve populations over the next 50 years. We agree, or evolving our plan – in my mind these are I fully agree with David Gem and shaping, developing and building our world slightly different approaches but have the same many others that what is needed cities is what we do. But we forget at our peril outcome – we need end users to drive demand in South East England is a totally that it is people that make cities what they and then have the ability to inform, shape and new hub airport, preferably with are. I’d argue that infrastructure is merely, change the way our cities work. four runways (New Civil Engineer 19 but importantly, the enabler. Therefore it’s Coming back to the Duke’s point, yes November 2015). important we do everything we can to ensure engineers will of course provide the answers What is the UK coming to? we connect and bring together the hard and solutions to many of the challenges Working at geological pace it still infrastructure we design and build with the facing our urban spaces in the future. But let’s gets everything wrong. soft infrastructure that impacts things like not just make it about great infrastructure, Turkey is working on a new social mobility, green spaces and creativity, let’s ensure people are at the heart of the Istanbul Airport, the biggest in which build our successful cities and enrich decisions which will ultimately create a the world, which will probably individuals’ lives. successful economy and better world for be finished before the Heathrow Broadly speaking, when we talk about us all. scheme could even start. tackling the challenges of a rising population G Atkins has this month published its Japan has had high speed rail we focus on the importance of road and rail latest report ”Future Proofing London” for over 50 years and now has over connectivity, runways at our airports, houses atkinsglobal.com/futureproofinglondon 2,000km operating. By the time High and digital infrastructure – the things which Janet Miller is Atkins cities and Speed 2 opens, Japan will be close are often the most tangible. However, when development director to a new line operating at almost identifying engineering and environmental twice the speed. solutions that will future proof our cities Dave Corby (F) davecorbyhk@ in the long term, I believe we need to elevate gmail.com the importance of what is often regarded as
FEBRUARY 2016 | NEW CIVIL ENGINEER 17 Future Fit TO CELEBRATE NEW CIVIL ENGINEER'S RELAUNCH WE ASKED ARUP, ARCADIS, TARMAC AND MOTT MACDONALD TO SHARE THEIR FUTURE VISION
Cars and carbon Peter Chamley
The internal combustion engine prime real estate. Only London has changed fundamentally how has started to show the way in our societies work – mass mobility that regard, with public transport has hugely raised living standards in the ascendency and decent and lifestyle expectations; mode switch, even though parts of modern supply chains keep on the city remain afflicted with the getting sharper, fuelling a horde worst air pollution in Europe. Cities and people of white vans rushing around to So we have to stop the burning provide us with our every whim of fossil fuels to improve air Simon Light and convenience. quality – and obviously that change has great benefits for But in their wake, they have left national carbon emissions too. Our cities are growing and the very different delivery model; a legacy of pollution and urban Other cities globally are challenge of building social one that maximises the social, health problems caused by their wrestling with the same issues – and economic prosperity on a environmental and economic
emissions of NOx and CO2, and such as Delhi’s banning of odd and sustainable basis has not been so value of natural and built assets also a epidemic of ill health caused even numbered car number plates acute since World War II. throughout their entire lifecycle. by lack of exercise. every second day. We only make Innovation is crucial if we So how do we make our cities change when we really have to – Our global population is projected are to achieve. We need to see more liveable? Individual mobility now our cities need clean air now, to reach 9.6bn by 2050, and greater collaboration within the is here to stay, but we have to do and the same switch may help with well over half the population industry, focused on outcomes something about their emissions, save our planet from the ravages already living in urban areas, the and the drawing together of and also the vast parts of our cities of climate change. trend is only set to accelerate. required knowledge and expertise. sterilised by cars abandoned for l Peter Chamley is Arup head Countries all over the world Increasingly, we can learn from most of the day in what should be of UK Infrastructure need to be making a long term best practice solutions around the investment in their built assets; world, aligning them with local to provide the foundations for delivery and implementation to economic and social prosperity. achieve the best outcomes. The overall winners for the We also need to see a real future will be those who consider step change in thinking from the full lifecycle of their assets, across the industry. Detailed with a strategic plan in place engineering, quantity surveying, for resilient infrastructure project management and and building solutions that are environmental services have designed and built to last. become commoditised, yet the We need a new way of thinking skills and capabilities of engineers, and operating if we are to respond surveyors and designers remain to the multiple challenges as important as ever. The key is in represented by our changing how these disciplines are combined world. From urbanisation, to deliver the best possible built through to mobility and climate environment solutions and to change, the reshaping of our improve the quality of life. cities to accommodate rapidly l Simon Light is Arcadis UK growing populations calls for a client development director
18 NEW CIVIL ENGINEER | FEBRUARY 2016 Climate and materials Martin Kenny
In an uncertain world, there’s thinking and working. certainty that climate change, Embedding circular economic population growth, urbanisation and whole life thinking is key and resource scarcity will to creating a more sustainable continue to be the dominant built environment by improving socio-economic mega-trends the design and performance affecting our sector. throughout the lifecycle of products and services. Our ability Through investment in to embrace and harness the infrastructure we must meet the benefits of emerging technologies increasing demands for housing, such as building information energy, water, and communication, modelling (BIM) and 3D printing while delivering durability to cope will be important to meet the with an adapting climate and challenges ahead. optimising use of resources. Alongside this, product It can be hard to think beyond innovations are helping us design the world we’re building and living for growing issues such as flood in now. But it’s essential that we management. Sustainable drainage do so, if we’re to create a more systems, including new permeable sustainable built environment, concretes and asphalt mixes, fit for the future. With the are being increasingly used as National Infrastructure Plan surfaces for flood mitigation and setting out a £460bn construction controlling rainwater. programme to the end of the If we are to meaningfully and Solar and smart homes decade and beyond, there is a successfully adapt and innovate clear opportunity and need for to respond to the challenges Simon Harrison bold, innovative and collaborative ahead we have to work together approaches – not only to deliver across the supply chain. the infrastructure of today but to Collaborative innovation, not only Prime minister David Cameron Solar energy makes a contribution future proof it for tomorrow. in the continuing development was lambasted for slashing solar by being a locally applied technology Embracing innovation is of sustainable products but subsidies shortly after he hailed that could reduce electrical losses critical in responding to this dual also the delivery of broader the breakthrough agreement on and create consumer engagement, challenge and enabling businesses sustainable solutions, will put global carbon emissions signed at if combined with other technologies to thrive going forwards. And it’s us in the best possible shape to the COP 21 climate negotiations such as storage and the smart innovation in the broadest sense, design and deliver future-resilient in Paris last December. home increase resilience. However not only in terms of new products infrastructure. solar generation in the UK is hard and solutions being developed l Martyn Kenny is Tarmac But will the subsidy reduction to predict because of our weather and applied, but also in ways of sustainability director really kibosh solar? and it is supplied during the day Globally, solar PV costs have when demand is lowest. Existing been falling dramatically as generators have to contend with manufacturing has scaled up continually varying loads, which (notably in China), and the bring operating challenges and government has reacted to this by impose system reinforcement a series of step-downs in the tariff. requirements, all of which incur If the tariff is stepped down costs. too far or too soon the result is In the longer term we can expect a period when new installations to see much more integration of are uneconomic. This creates solar into the home, and quite discontinuity in orders for possibly major changes to the the installer market, although home energy ecosystem through continuing manufacturing electric vehicles, more use of cost reductions resulting from electricity in heating and other, technical advances and efficiencies as-yet unidentified, disruptive of increased production scale will technologies. cause the situation to recover over The possibilities are hard to time. The fact is the transition is predict. It would be foolish painful and impacts confidence, to bet against an ever growing role but is unavoidable: it’s almost for solar. impossible to get the balance l Simon Harrison is Mott between subsidy, market costs and MacDonald group strategic customer revenue exactly right. development manager
FEBRUARY 2016 | NEW CIVIL ENGINEER 19 Launching in early 2016, Steel for Life’s mission is to promote the advantages of using steel in construction.
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FEBRUARY 2016 | NEW CIVIL ENGINEER 23 SCANNING THE FUTURE TECH HYPE CYCLE
WHERE ARE WE AT? EXPECTATIONS New Civil Engineer asked a Internet of things range of influential thinkers to Autonomous vehicles chart emerging technologies on the Gartner Hype Cycle. Supplier Electric cars Here are the results proliferation Machine learning Gartner Innovate UK Wearables Skanska Drones for construction Activity beyond HYPE!THE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES SET Mass media early adopters Costain hype begins VR Negative CIC BIM 250 Group TO IMPACT ON CIVIL ENGINEERING Wearables press begins Arup BY MARK HANSFORD VR for training Royal Haskoning
Automated plant Demand management PV and electric vehicles Robotics in flying
Smart robots in factories Delivering These include reducing costs by 33%, 3D printing Supplier overall project delivery time by 50%, consolidation BIM (D&B) and failures Differently emissions by 50% and construction AI Fibre optic exports by 50%. Cloud computing Strain monitoring It is crucial that the targets are met e are in the midst as London Underground programme 3D Printing Intelligent building systems High-growth adoption of a global digital director for Crossrail and major BIM Flying Factories revolution which stations Miles Ashley explains: “We (Asset Management) Drones for surveying phase starts: 20% to is transforming have to get more out of every pound 30% of the potential the way in we spend. We have to get more Block chain audience has adopted which people capacity on the ground. Increasingly Early adopters Construction New materials the innovation investigate (Carbon fibre) and businesses connect. It is also we have to access new technologies; Nanotech Virtual Reality Third-generation products, Wtransforming the potential for new logistics and new materials; to (Self healing materials) Second/third Automated out of the box, product businesses to innovate and improve enable that efficiency. rounds of BIM plant suites their productivity. “Much of this already exists. Other Geopolymers venture capital Augmented Nowhere is this potential greater industries are using it or developing First-generation funding reality Methodologies and best than the construction industry. Yet it. Many other industries have products, high price, Robotics on site practices developing the construction industry is widely gone through their own industrial lots of customization Driverless cars Less than 5% of Second-generation perceived to be way behind the revolution,” he says. “We need to go needed the potential audience products, some services curve; resistant and unresponsive, to through ours.” Smart dust has adopted fully change. Ashley is one of those taking That is certainly the view of the responsibility for making that British government, so former chief happen. He sits on Infrastructure 3D printing whole buildings construction advisor UK’s Infrastructure Client Group Startup companies Peter Hansford told New Civil and is leading efforts to develop first round of venture Engineer as he prepared for life capital funding outside of the Department for R&D TIME Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) late last year. Many other Hansford was concerned that industries Innovative Peak of inflated Trough of Slope of Plateau of his legacy – the Construction 2025 trigger expectations disillusionment enlightenment productivity industrial strategy – will not survive without the leadership provided by have gone through A potential technology breakthrough kicks Early publicity produces Interest wanes as More instances of how the Mainstream adoption his role. a number of success experiments and technology can benefit the their own industrial and media interest trigger significant stories—often accompanied implementations fail to enterprise start to crystallize and technology’s broad The strategy, launched in 2013, publicity. Often no usable products exist by scores of failures. Only deliver. Producers of the become more widely market applicability and challenges the industry and the revolution, we need to and commercial viability is unproven some companies take action technology shake out or fail. understood. Second- and relevance are clearly government to work together to meet ambitious targets by 2025. “ go through ours
24 NEW CIVIL ENGINEER | FEBRUARY 2016 CUT CUT CUT TEXT BOXES SCANNING THE FUTURE TECH HYPE CYCLE Many technologies WHERE are recognisable ARE WE AT? EXPECTATIONS New Civil Engineer asked a as integral to the Internet of things range of influential thinkers to Autonomous vehicles chart emerging technologies industrialisation on the Gartner Hype Cycle. “ Supplier Electric cars Here are the results concept proliferation Machine learning Gartner new business models that enable Innovate UK Wearables innovation. Later this year Ashley’s group will Skanska Drones for construction Activity beyond publish this data through the ICE. He Mass media early adopters Costain says it will demonstrate for the first hype begins VR time the underlying economic case Negative CIC BIM 250 Group for a different way of working – for Wearables press begins delivering differently. Arup VR for training So is 2016 the year the industry Royal Haskoning embraces technology and genuinely begins to deliver differently? Clearly there is a vast array of Automated plant Demand management PV and technologies at vastly different stages electric of development that can and will vehicles Robotics in flying have vastly different impacts on the industry. Which are the ones that are Smart robots set to have most immediate impact? in factories 3D printing Supplier To try and find out, New Civil consolidation BIM (D&B) Engineer asked a range of influential and failures AI Fibre optic thinkers to chart where they think Cloud computing Strain monitoring these emerging technologies are on their journey from initial concept, 3D Printing through early development, Intelligent building systems High-growth adoption BIM Flying Factories over-hype, rapid descent into (Asset Management) Drones for surveying phase starts: 20% to disillusionment and then gradual 30% of the potential emergence into usefulness and mass- Block chain audience has adopted market appeal. Early adopters Construction New materials the innovation We’ve used the Hype Cycle, a investigate (Carbon fibre) Nanotech branded graphical presentation Virtual Reality Third-generation products, (Self healing materials) Second/third Automated out of the box, product developed and used by US research rounds of BIM plant suites and advisory firm Gartner for Geopolymers venture capital Augmented representing the maturity, adoption First-generation funding reality Methodologies and best and social application of specific products, high price, technologies through five phases Robotics on site practices developing lots of customization from concept to practical application. Driverless cars Less than 5% of Second-generation needed Gartner sees emerging technologies the potential audience products, some services ranging in maturity from those that Smart dust has adopted fully are little more than concepts such as smart dust to those that are 3D printing whole buildings ready for mass adoption such as Startup companies 3D printing. first round of venture Many of the technologies placed capital funding by our experts are instantly R&D TIME identifiable as being integral to the industrialisation concept – technologies such as building Innovative Peak of inflated Trough of Slope of Plateau of information modelling, 3D printing trigger expectations disillusionment enlightenment productivity and robotics. And this is no accident, as throughout the supply chain A potential technology breakthrough kicks Early publicity produces Interest wanes as More instances of how the Mainstream adoption there are examples of firms applying a number of success experiments and technology can benefit the industrialisation thinking, whether it and media interest trigger significant stories—often accompanied implementations fail to enterprise start to crystallize and technology’s broad is Laing O’Rourke and its Design for publicity. Often no usable products exist by scores of failures. Only deliver. Producers of the become more widely market applicability and and commercial viability is unproven some companies take action technology shake out or fail. understood. Second- and relevance are clearly Manufacture and Assembly approach, Costain’s Factory Thinking or Skanska’s Flying Factories.
FEBRUARY 2016 | NEW CIVIL ENGINEER 25 CUT CUT CUT TEXT BOXES Delivering Differently Hype Cycle
BIM WEARABLES AUGMENTED AND VR ROBOTICS
Skanska director of innovation and Laing O’Rourke remains focused business improvement Rob Francis on its Explore manufacturing centre explains: “We have a strong approach in Streetly. It’s an approach that is to industrialising our processes. already throwing up some remarkable That includes developing offsite – project performances. flying factories we call that – plus a MPT, the Laing O’Rourke-led serious focus on onsite processes, consortium delivering the Greater BIM WEARABLES AUGMENTED AND VR ROBOTICS more proactive work with logistics Manchester Metrolink’s expansion suppliers and focusing on design for scooped the Major Civils category maintenance through standardisation at last year’s British Construction of products. Industry Awards for the successful “And the basic backbone of the delivery of the Manchester Airport Dipping into the trough: Wearables strategy overall is aiming at the Line. The team of Laing O’Rourke, Wearables is just coming off the Construction 2025 requirements. VolkerRail and Thales delivered the peak for Gartner, and construction is We have taken a very critical look 14.5km route more than 12 months beginning to see real value. Wearable at our business in connection ahead of schedule3D PRINTING with Laing technology to control and monitor DRONES with Construction 2025 and all our O’Rourke’s Explore manufacturing health and safety on site is very innovation projects are integrated facility were used to build 15 tram much seen as on the rise by CIC with that and built in to our five to 10 stops that were subsequently BIM2050 – and that was exactly the year business plan.” assembled on-site, cutting the typical concept proposed by the team of The flying factory concept is an on-site construction period from 12 rising stars from Atkins which won intriguing one: a system of near-site weeks to two. New Civil Engineer’s Dragons’ Den- manufacture, which allows structures Industrialisation is definitely style competition to find solutions to to be built in controlled conditions, coming. the Construction 2025 challenge last removing the potential effects of bad So the good news: most of summer. “All of this technology exists, weather and other on-site hazards our experts agree that building why can’t that technology be applied – speeding up the assembly of the information modelling (BIM) – to a construction3D PRINTING site?’” explains DRONES building on site. “Flying factories is insofar as it is used for design and Atkins graduate James Etherington. a big part of our industrialisation construction is now well along the strategy,” explains head of innovation cycle and firmly on the plateau of Sam Stacey. “What we wanted to do productivity. But our experts also was come up with a flexible factory agree that BIM for asset management concept where we could set up, in particular is lagging some way produce elements near-site for the behind. And that is vital because duration we needed, ensure transport wherever the industrialisation takes costs are minimal and be state of the place, data and digital technology art about the processes within it.” are crucial. The concept was used to assemble “We really are moving into quite cycle the 8 on wall panels for Glenfrome School in a different world. We are not talking Bristol, enabling a building extension about digital pieces of paper. At the to be completed in just six weeks heart of all these initiatives is the during the summer holiday. It was need to improve the management then successfully applied to Battersea and validation of data,” says Skanska Leaving the trough of Power Station development, where head of digital Malcolm Stagg. “At disillusionment: 3D printing 550 utility cupboards have been the heart of all these initiatives is the Furthest along Gartner’s own hype created for residential use. Significant need to improve the management and cycle is 3D printing, identified as one cost and time savings have also been validation of data.” After all, a robot of the top 10 strategic technology recorded for both projects. is only as good as the data it is fed. trends for 2016, and many our It is crucial. experts say it is rapidly developing “There is a huge need for this to in construction. Skanska is one of the be better understood,” insists Stagg. biggest advocates, having already We really are The most advanced technological used 3D printed components in the hardwares – according to most of ETFE roof of the £50M, 16-storey moving into our experts – are drones as a Bevis Marks building in the City surveying tool and use of carbon fibre of London. But its real passion is quite a different world. as a material. developing 3D concrete printing . It A new special interest group has signed a collaboration agreement We are not talking is actively advancing use of fibre with Loughborough University to about digital pieces reinforced polymers and drones for allow it to use – under licence – any surveying are indeed finding ever 3D concrete printing technology “ more uses. developed. of paper
26 NEW CIVIL ENGINEER | FEBRUARY 2016 BIM WEARABLES AUGMENTED AND VR ROBOTICS
BIM 3D PRINTING WEARABLES INTERNET OF THINGS AUGMENTED AND VRDRONES ROBOTICS NANOTECH
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FULL DETAILS OF THE 8 ON THE CYCLE NEWCIVILENGINEER.COM/FUTURE-TECH 3D PRINTING INTERNET OFINTELLIGENT THINGS AUTONOMOUS DRONES NANOTECH
BIM WEARABLES AUGMENTED AND VR ROBOTICS CONSTRUCTION MACHINES GAMIFICATION AND SMART DUST
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Also leaving the trough: On the rise: Gamification of At the peak: Internet of things Virtual & augmented reality construction design & smart materials Gartner estimates that 1.6bn Gartner has both in the trough, but More Skanska; more Innovate UK connected things will be used by Skanska for one has them both on the research funding (£400,000); this smart cities in 2016, an increase of upward slope. time to develop an innovative 39% from 2015. 3D PRINTING It is workingDRONES with the University approach to zero prototyping in "Thanks to data collected from of Reading to use virtual reality to the construction sector via the sensors,INTELLIGENT smart cities AUTONOMOUS can interact rehearse and optimise construction gamification of the design process. andCONSTRUCTION engage with residents MACHINES and processes. Near-site manufacture GAMIFICATIONThe plan is to develop a generic businesses,AND creating SMART a DUSTcollaborative using its flying factories will be approach to enable the design environment,” explains Gartner combined with virtual-reality-enabled process for each construction research vice president Bettina Tratz- supply chain management and project to be turned into an Ryan. “In Singapore, for example, process improvement. immersive game to enable “players” sensors in bus stops can identify to work out the best solutions. people with different needs — buses areINTELLIGENT announced early AUTONOMOUS to allow enough 3D PRINTING INTERNET OF THINGS DRONES NANOTECH timeCONSTRUCTION for elderly people MACHINES to be ready to BIM WEARABLES AUGMENTED AND VR ROBOTICS board. GAMIFICATION AND SMART DUST
On the rise: Nanotech On the rise: Robotics Innovative trigger: Intelligent Costain is increasing its support More Innovate UK funding for Skanska autonomous construction machines for the development of self-healing (£700,000 this time) is being used to and smart dust concrete by enabling the start of develop the use of robots for on-site Mira is leading on a £1.7M project 3D PRINTING field trials on one of its liveDRONES highway and off-site construction. to research future construction INTELLIGENT AUTONOMOUS projects in the South Wales Valleys – Skanska is leading a research techniques involving a combination of CONSTRUCTION MACHINES thought to be the first to take place consortium, which features automation, information technology GAMIFICATION AND SMART DUST in the UK. ABB Robotics, to create robotic and machine guidance. The Materials for Life project is construction units that can be And Smartdust? Very early stages piloting three separate concrete- deployed on site, or in Skanska’s here – but it is a system of many tiny healing technologies in real- flying factories, to carry out cutting, microelectromechanical systems world settings, with a view to drilling and fixing. such as sensors or robots that can incorporating them into a single Explains Stacey: “Robotics in detect light, temperature, vibration, system that could be used to construction is an unknown field magnetism, or chemicals. automatically repair concrete in the and provides great opportunities. A A recent review discussed built environment. robot to drill and fix to the underside various techniques to take smart The research team, led by Cardiff of slabs, for example, would eliminate dust in sensor networks beyond University, is trialling three separate a lot of work at height in dusty, noisy millimetre dimensions to the technologies at the site. environments.” micrometre level.
FEBRUARY 2016 | NEW CIVIL ENGINEER 27 A Topcon FLYING Falcon 8 UAV SQUADS CONSTRUCTION IS FINDING MORE AND MORE APPLICATIONS FOR DRONE TECHNOLOGY BY BEN CRONIN
Delivering But Keller thinks that the main thing the media has got right about Differently DRONES the technology is the hype. He thinks AIRSHIPS AND drones, or rather UAVs, are here to stay and they’re performing Rumours that the CAA is about to t’s no accident that a graphic AIRSHIPS genuinely useful functions on introduce weight restrictions for of a drone adorns the front construction sites and infrastructure drones will dampen expectations cover of this first issue of the 2kg assets around the UK. that they might ever be used for redesigned New Civil Engineer. “In the last 12 months we’ve construction materials delivery. Unmanned aerial systems Rumoured certainly seen a huge growth [in the have become the latest CAA weight use of UAVs],” he says. “The first year But the industry will also have one trend in construction technology it was seen as a gimmicky technology eye on developments at US defence limit for Ias the industry tries to rid itself of – something that may be useful in the group Lockheed Martin which has its muddy-boots reputation. They drones 2016 future – but now it has literally taken developed a "hybrid" airship. provide an appropriate symbol for off and people have taken it on board The machines have the potential the innovative changes that are taking as a serious tool.” to transport heavy cargo over huge place on this publication. 20t He explains that the most popular distances and will not need mooring Drones, as the strapline suggests, Amount of application for UAVs continues towers or runways, potentially hold the promise of “delivering to be for surveying or mapping enabling them to deliver to differently”, but before talking cargo that construction sites, and for inspecting construction sites. about their inarguable potential, can be carried assets such as the blades on wind Lockheed is now ready to take it’s probably best to clear one thing by Lockheed turbines. This confirms the findings orders through its partner Hybrid up. Most of us might refer to them of New Civil Engineer’s technology Enterprises which can carry 20t of as “drones”, but the experts prefer Airships “hype curve”, which suggests that cargo and 19 people almost 2,400km something else. the technology is approaching cruising at just below 112km/h. “We call them unmanned aerial widespread adoption as a surveying This version is around 130m long, vehicles (UAVs) or unmanned aerial tool, but which argues that there less than half the size of its older systems (UASs),” says Topcon mobile are “inflated expectations” about its counterparts. mapping UAS and OEM product usefulness in aiding actual physical To take off with a full load, the manager Matt Keller. “The name construction processes (see p24). airships needs around 760m by that everyone tries to avoid in the “Looking at our customer base, 250m of clear space but this does industry is drones because of the a lot of people are using fixed wing not need to be paved, just clear of military connotations.” UAVs to do larger area mapping,
28 NEW CIVIL ENGINEER | FEBRUARY 2016 Looking at our customer base, a lot of people are using fixed wing “UAVs to do larger area mapping, and wind farms is the most obvious application
The only thing holding the technology back would appear to be Civil Aviation Authority regulations and understandable public concerns about safety. These centre on the danger of a drone flying into commercial airspace and fears about a drone falling from the sky onto a member of the public – something that was not helped by an incident late last year when a falling UAV narrowly missed a slalom skier competing at an event in Italy. Such an incident would not have happened in the UK where UAVs are not permitted to fly above people, and 2016 is predicted to be a year when the CAA firms up regulations and wind farms is the most obvious still further. Keller thinks these new application,” adds Keller. “These regulations could include measures AIRSHIPS Coming soon! more traditional, aeroplane-like, UAVs requiring recreational users to Future Tech are much more suited to larger area register UAV systems when buying obstacles. “It really changes the way Forum 2016 this mapping because they have a lot them so that police can track down you plan a project in these remote September in longer duration in the air.” owners using them dangerously. areas,” says Lockheed Martin hybrid London. Meanwhile, rotary UAVs, which But the professional market, which airships program manager Bob Boyd. Request more more closely resemble helicopters, is already more stringently regulated, “Take one site, for example, where information at: have more of a dual purpose will be more concerned with rumours a company had to build a 700km rail nceevents@ according to Keller. that the CAA is planning to impose line just to get to a mine. That took emap.com “People would use them for a maximum 2kg weight limit on all about three years and then they had surveying or mapping smaller tighter UAVs. This will scotch the idea that to dig the mine, so it was five to six sites but also then they would do they might be used for delivering years before they were producing inspection work within those – bridge construction materials. any goods. inspections, wind turbine blade.” “If the 2kg limit is going to be “But with the airship you can Major software companies like applied, obviously that’s going to kill plan it so you can go directly in to Autodesk and Bentley ARE now a lot of these wide-eyed claims from where there were tunnels to dig and developing technology that allows people like Amazon that they will start digging them right away. This operators to merge data that they start to deliver with UAVs, because could cut two to three years in the have collected from their UAVs with with 2kg you can just about build programme.” existing survey information. As a a decent airframe,” says Keller. “If He thinks that the barriers to result, Keller thinks there is huge you’ve got 1.5kg drone – to then add moving over to the new technology potential to use the technology a payload to carry things is not going will be simply that it’s a very to save time on site and create to be possible apart from your small different way of doing things. efficiencies. cameras.” “Change makes people nervous, “If you’re doing a quarry survey, a However, in spite of the potential and that’s fair because these are big typical site will be a kilometre by a for tighter regulations, the industry billion dollar projects,” says Boyd. half kilometre in size and that would continues to explore new applications “However, with the cost benefits, traditionally take one person up to for the technology. Marie Gilmour time benefits and improved safety a week to complete as a detailed is innovation programme manager aspects, I believe within five years survey,” he says. “Using a UAV, you at Crossrail where, to date, UAVs this will be the industry standard.” could do it in two 20 minute flights have been used to provide footage of and collect a lot more data.” the project for the media, progress
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updates and site briefings. She thinks no matter how UAVs are used, it is more important to adopt CITIES VIEW a safety-conscious approach so that an accident does not damage perceptions about the technology. “It’s a risk averse approach, which we feel is appropriate in a construction environment, is the KEYS TO best way to help increase trust and promote wider use of this technology,” she says. Plans to find new applications for UAVs on Crossrail are being co- THE HUB ordinated through a special interest group formed by the project’s Innovate18 programme which aims to explore and capture innovative construction ideas. “Innovate18 has already come Cities all over Our approach to transit-related growth is up with new ideas to use drones to the world share a known as Mobility Oriented Development improve site inspections and surveys, common concern – (MODe). It identifies the value of transit-hubs particularly in difficult or hazardous the mass migration and unlocks potential. Using the associated environments. We’re also exploring of people to urban assessment tool MODex, there are four combining drones with other centres. By 2050, indicators that demonstrate the value a technology, like 360°cameras and 70% of us will live station or airport can have on its wider area. thermal imaging. We expect that as Chris in cities. This vast, Accessibility and comfort are crucial, as is the we build momentum and confidence, Pike urbanisation is urban environment, social place-making and more ideas will be generated,” having a significant economic development. MODex allows us to she says. impact on how quantify the qualitative values of a transit-hub Gilmour adds that the special cities function. Our connectivity relies on to gain a better understanding of how multi- interest group is comparing the access to big infrastructure, and this can modal urban environments can work together. suitability of different UAV types for create wider societal and economic value. Importantly, it shifts the emphasis from single- different tasks. Crossrail has also Many of our most successful cities feature minded mobility to providing a full range of funded training for a group of “drone “transit-hubs”, where interconnected options, including walking, cycling and bus, pilots” from across the business. transport infrastructure can optimise and to provide a comprehensive, long-term and Keller thinks creating such jobs accelerate development. Grand Central economically-sustainable transport solution. should not be seen as a threat Station in New York and London’s King’s MODex also highlights where there is to people with more traditional Cross St Pancras offer shining examples additional value than can be unlocked. construction roles. of how a transit hub can add value. With Although Grand Central Station scores highly “There’s such a lack of surveyors in populations growing and footfall reaching with quality of public space, prosperity and the industry at the moment,” he says. new highs, the stations are destinations revenue, MODex shows untapped potential “If you look at most websites, they in themselves, providing a ripple effect on in terms of sustainability, property value and are searching for people. UAVs might prosperity and investment in the surrounding transit quality. be the thing that entices people back areas. The inclusion of 7,500m2 of retail In this way, MODe can help cities tackle into the industry.” within the redevelopment of London Bridge transport infrastructure and ensure that Station will attract non rail users as well as transit-hubs help lay the foundations for the provide greater convenience for passengers. mega cities of the future. A well-balanced The transformation of this essential hub MODe can transform how we think about The first year station will act as a catalyst for the wider existing transport infrastructure and raise our redevelopment of the area, enhancing the aspirations for what transit hubs can achieve it was seen as a passenger experience and highlighting the commercially, environmentally and socially. wider brand value inherent in transport Using this holistic approach, we can see the gimmicky technology infrastructure. full value of our transport assets and how to However, there are also examples where leverage them. – but now it has transportation infrastructure is failing and Chris Pike is client development director for not adding badly-needed social and economic infrastructure at Arcadis literally taken off and value. New transport hubs cannot be “ developed in isolation and must be integral to people have taken it on the areas they serve. board as a serious tool
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While the initial cost of the material may be higher than its more conventional counterparts, the whole CASE STUDY life cost is usually lower. Because FRP components are about 75% lighter than concrete or steel, it’s use can Church Lane Bridge reduce the cost of the foundations for a structure. In addition, the fact that FRP parts chain as different manufacturers and are fabricated offsite means there is suppliers had very different design less waste and less construction time solutions. As a result, comparable on site. Less cranage is required to lift quotations were requested on a the material and it does not require “design and fabricate” basis. This as much maintenance as traditional allowed the FRP manufacturers to materials. be as innovative as possible in the Old problems such as yellowing deployment of their products. of the FRP due to sun damage can The winning tender came from be prevented by using a more CTS Bridges using pultrusions UV-resistant resin and better UV sourced from Fiberline Composites additives and, given careful design in Denmark. and the right choice of resins, “We used a glass fibre, polyester additives and fillers, FRP can be used resin composite with an Asset bridge to make structures with good fire deck pultrusion made by Fiberline,” resistance. FRPs containing phenolic says Atkins technical authority resins can be used to increase fire for composites in construction resistance. Church Road Bridge is located in “We used a glass James Henderson. “It came off Generally FRPs are poor thermal Frampton Cotterell near Bristol. fibre, polyester the shelf but then it was a bespoke conductors, so they do not help the The 8m single span bridge over a resin composite application. heat of a fire to spread in the way that small river was constructed in 1968 with an Asset “The deck is made up of triangular can occur with metals. and was formed from a reinforced bridge deck sections which are about 225mm End of life considerations for FRP concrete slab. pultrusion made deep and bonded together. are also now being addressed. Carbon by Fiberline” “Then we put some box beams fibre can already be recovered and Over four decades the bridge James Henderson, underneath. They act like stiffening recycled from carbon fibre reinforced deteriorated significantly, with Atkins ribs. There are then 2mm thick FRP plastic (CFRP) with around half a low cover and reinforcement plates bonded to the bottom of the dozen companies around the world corrosion apparent. Subject to a load beams along their length.” specialising in this work. restriction, it was clear that a new The pultruded profiles were Glass fibre reinforced plastic bridge was required. shipped to CTS Bridges in (GFRP) is less commonly recycled Client South Gloucestershire Huddersfield, partially manufactured due to the cheapness of glass. Council set a key objective – develop by CTS and then transported However, it can be used as fuel or a solution that would minimise down to the National Composites raw material in cement kilns and this closure time to limit impact on local Centre (NCC) for final fabrication. is currently adopted where GFRP residents. The hybrid FRP Deck was then cannot be landfilled. FRP offered offsite fabrication transported to site on 24 August to reduce the construction period 2014 and lifted into place in one on site and significant lifecycle operation. durability benefits. The new, lighter, “The bridge was installed in a We all sit in bridge could be supported on the day,” says Henderson. “Resurfacing existing abutments, further reducing of the road took place the next day an aircraft the construction time and enabling it and then traffic was running over to be built within the six week school it the next. It’s one of the biggest where the wings are summer holiday period. FRP road bridges in the UK at the South Gloucestershire Council moment.” glued on, and have used its own street care team for Church Lane As a legacy, Atkins and the construction. No wet joints were bridge won the University of Bristol arranged done for years, but we allowed onsite so complete off site BCIA Civil for sensors to be installed on the “ fabrication was required. Pultruded Engineering bridge. With time, these will provide still regard it as new sections fitted the bill. Project of the valuable data about the behaviour technology in the civil Using pultrusion also created a Year (up to £10M) of the FRP deck to inform future secondary challenge for the supply in 2015 designs. engineering world
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level we are not getting the certainty costs research company Ipsos Mori. costs Reduce Reduce Reduce Reduce or efficiency in delivery that we need. tape red To give examples, tape red 83% wanted red investment investment Build more Build more Build investment investment investment investment Don’t know Don’t know Don’t At a tier one level, the margins are partnerships tape to be cut. Greater certainty partnerships Unlock private Unlock private Unlock funds to invest funds to invest
suboptimal if not unsustainable,” And pension Attract about government spending – what, pension Attract Attract overseas Attract overseas Attract that is bad news for technology. certainty Greater where, when – was demanded certainty Greater by Increase government Increase government Increase “At a tier one design level PI on government spend 71%. on government spend [professional indemnity insurance] Both of these findings show how means we are not getting enough Base = All respondents – decision makers in the industry thinks theBase government = All respondents – decision makers in civil engineering and construction companies (300) civil engineering andconstruction companies (300) evolution in design. At a tier one can help to improve the process of contracting level it has become very
40 NEW CIVIL ENGINEER | FEBRUARY 2016 transactional, which means we are not getting inventiveness. INDUSTRY “And technology is not finding its DEMANDS way through that. There is very little IN BRIEF latitude for experimentation and innovation. So we are starting with a model that is suboptimal and does 83% not drive innovation in a world that want red increasingly needs it.” So what is the solution? tape cut “If we are going to solve that, we need a different model; one that 73% provides a platform for technology; want more for building capability; and for reward based on outcomes,” he explains. government It also means clients will have to take investment on more risk, especially design risk. “As a client we have to be more prepared to take design risk if we are 71% going to encourage an evolution in want more technology. Low margin, fee-based certainty on contracts where the designer takes all the risk is not a platform for spending innovation,” states Ashley. “PI has polluted the evolutionary 78% process and there is only one player want greater that is going to lead us away from that and that’s the client,” he adds. London Underground’s collaboration Ashley also recognises the Bank Station upgrade is across supply importance of long-term an exemplar scheme chains relationships in the supply chain. As a London-based client, he sees many other UK infrastructure clients 77% piloting attempts to use procurement INDUSTRY DEMANDS Believe to promote more supply chain creativity. suppliers But to turn a series of pilots into delivering infrastructure on a large Readymix business. are able to an industry-wide norm is going scale. “That’s what the sector is asking of cut costs if to require a complete change of More government investment in government,” he stresses. “In return, engaged early governance across the industry. infrastructure was championed by 73% the industry needs to change the way This is where Ashley’s Infrastructure of those interviewed, but business isn’t it works.” Client Group comes in. It has been just expecting it to be the government It comes down to two key actions: stealthily collecting data about a which opens its wallet. greater collaboration and earlier range of projects from a range of A hefty 70% also wanted to see engagement across the supply chain sectors within the construction more investment unlocked by the so that experiences and ideas can industry. Individual clients have been private sector. be shared and project scheduling, encouraged to track pairs of projects “The construction industry materials planning and risk mitigation – one being delivered by traditional seems settled in its view that the improved. means and one being delivered with government has a powerful role to It’s an approach which the sector a more enlightened approach. This, play in infrastructure delivery, but itself, broadly, recognises is the right says Ashley, is the first time allowing it must direct its support, influence one. The Infrastructure Outlook the industry to demonstrate – with real and budgets in a way in which Report found that 78% of respondents data – the value of changing the model. infrastructure business leaders think thought that less time would be taken Later this year, this data will be will best help the sector – as a helper, to deliver infrastructure projects if published via the ICE. Ashley says enabler and partner, not simply a there is greater collaboration across this will for the first time demonstrate bank,” explains Jeremy Greenwood, supply chains. the underlying economic case for managing director of Tarmac’s Nearly the same proportion, 77%, more collaborative ways of working. agreed that suppliers are usually able “There is widespread and violent to reduce costs if they are engaged in agreement that greater collaboration a project early enough. is the desired outcome. What we’ve Suppliers must “Suppliers must also come to the failed to articulate is the need to also come to table with real ideas and innovation,” change client governance systems adds Greenwood. “It’s no longer to access that collaboration and the the table with real enough to simply provide high-quality economic case for doing it,” says materials, consultancy is needed too; Ashley. “This data will drive the ideas and innovation constructive thinking, if you will.” credibility of the economic case that’s at the heart of this proposal,” he says.
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Our main enemy now is the estuary’s angry, unpredictable weather, especially high winds 44 “NEW CIVIL ENGINEER | FEBRUARY 2016 STORMQUEENSFERRY BRIDGE PROJECT
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cotland’s largest window, confirms to Martin the infrastructure project, successful erection of the 24th the vast new cable-stayed STORMY balanced cantilever deck section. bridge across the Forth STATS “That’s approaching a quarter of Estuary, is entering them up and all positioned to 2mm its final, most visual tolerances,” he says, with just the construction year. 12m/s hint of a satisfied smile. S And the unrelated sudden total max wind The 110th and final lifted deck closure, for nearly three weeks section is due to “close” the bridge in December, of the structurally- speed for use this summer, giving access across troubled Forth Road Bridge, just of cranes all of its 2.7km carriageway, and 300m downriver, further increases engineers are already studying a pressure on the bridge construction speed-up plan for the finishes – team to ensure that this replacement, 40m/s blacktop, painting and erection of the £790M Queensferry Crossing with regularly deckside windshielding panels. its extensive approach roads, does recorded wind “We hope to overlap several indeed open by the end of December. speed of these final operations,” says “With bridge towers and their construction director Alan Platt. complex foundations complete, plus Platt is equally ebullient about even deck erection well underway, the 60% earlier acceleration of the ongoing most challenging construction work of downtime deck erection schedule. “We are is behind us and I am now totally determined to beat our programmed focused on hitting our goal of opening wind-related target rate of completing three to traffic late this year,” asserts sections a week,” he says. “Weather Michael Martin, project director permitting, I am confident we can for contracting joint venture Forth soon achieve four.” Crossing Bridge Constructors (FCBC). Platt and his boss are “Our main enemy now is the estuary’s experienced British engineers in the angry unpredictable weather, multinational FCBC joint venture especially high winds.” of Hochtief, Dragados, American An instant site visit, through Bridge International and Morrison binoculars from his quayside office Construction.
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The 16m long, 750t composite deck segments are growing outwards across the estuary as balanced cantilevers from all three of the UK’s highest bridge towers. There is now little sign up-top of the 120 men who spent the last two years constructing, round the clock, these hollow concrete masts to their record breaking 210m height. The innovative jump-form climbing shutters, used to raise the towers in 4m lifts, remain in position but are eerily empty. These fully enclosed four level “birdcages” allowed much of the required 75,000m3 of concrete to be pumped up from barges and placed irrespective of the surrounding weather. Planned seven day lift cycles were regularly slashed to five and the last tower was topped out in December. For the final 50m or so of each tower, over a dozen 4m tall prefabricated steel boxes, in which top ends of the deck’s 288 stay-cables will be anchored, were craned up into the birdcages and incorporated into concrete lifts. Around 80 of the 250mm diameter bridge cables, sheathed by white, high density polyethylene piping, are already fully stressed, with two cables supporting each deck box 100m beneath. The project’s three tower cranes, rising even higher to 250m above the estuary, remain important during deck and cable erection; but are now less “programme dominating” compared to last year’s tower QUEENSFERRY BRIDGE CROSSING AT JANUARY 2016 construction. Scotland’s wild 2015 Forth Road Bridge North Tower Central Tower South Tower Main deck sections summer, when tower-top winds are constructed as regularly gusted to over 40m/s, balanced cantilevers triggered double the expected 543m Southern from each of the three approach viaduct downtime during tower construction. river towers. The 2.7km 660m already launched Average speeds above 12m/s stop all Queensferry Crossing crane movements. will be the world’s 660m longest three span “Wind mid-estuary is incredibly cable-stayed bridge. squally and our construction Forth Estuary Approach viaduct programme remains totally spans either end are Traveller dependent on exactly when in our crane erected by operation cycles it blows,” says Platt. incrementally 55m launching deck boxes “We need four hour weather windows 221m Northern approach viaduct launched late January to sit out from both for deck lifts, with wind speeds less over two river piers Beamer Rock river banks. than 11m/s, but near double that window for the full operation from tow-out to final segment positioning.” 2.7 km With Scotland’s last summer significantly worse than this winter Deck barge Total bridge span so far, there were weeks allowing
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only a single day’s real progress and Deck sections are lifted wind-related downtime peaked to FORTH ROAD BRIDGE into place after being 60%. Engineers do though concede shipped to site by barge that the total downtime figure for all operations so far is close to the Sudden closure to all traffic of the originally predicted 25%. 51 year old Forth Road Bridge on Wind speeds, sea state, fog and 3 December, following cracking even snow forecasts are monitored “We now need in below-deck steelwork, created virtually non stop. Martin’s comment: ‘lucky’ weather chaos across the region’s highways “We now need ‘lucky’ weather where where we have to network and concern among we have to take literally every take literally every bridge engineers nationwide. opportunity and sometimes just go opportunity” At the Queensferry Crossing, for it,” is cascaded down the ranks Michael Martin just 300m up river, contractor triggering innovation at every stage. FCBC immediately sent across Platt’s intention to increase the barges to aid pier access for programmed three deck boxes inspection crews and equipment. erected per week to four centres on The project’s resident structural barges being immediately loaded and monitoring team from consultant ready to go from FCBC’s fabrication Arup and subcontractor Strainstall yard in Rosyth Docks 3km upriver. also offered assistance. A special barge capable of floating- Other site engineers, many out two sections instead of one initially struggling just to get to is already in use. This increased work, brainstormed contingency readiness should ensure that any “Given our fi erce plans for materials and concrete available break in the weather can be weather, the supplies following loss of the only used for lifting. contractor is practical road link across the The basic 30m wide steel-trough using his initiative estuary. boxes are shipped from their Chinese impressively and Cause of the closure was fabrication yard to Rosyth Docks. is performing very the discovery, during routine Here, each section’s 460mm concrete well” strengthening work, of two cracks deck is cast, cantilevering sideways David Climie in vertical steel links connecting to widen the boxes to 40m. deck trusses to the northern An extra, third, casting bay is bridge tower. Temporary repairs, now being added to ensure an involving steel splints welded ample supply of these so that 750t across the cracks, allowed the composite sections are always ready bridge to reopen on 23 December to be barge-loaded and towed by tug – 12 days earlier than predicted – to the bridge site. but only to light traffic up to 7.5t. With barges anchored directly This offered little respite to beneath the bridge to 200mm FCBC as its materials delivery QUEENSFERRY BRIDGE CROSSING AT JANUARY 2016 tolerances, a four point lifting frame, lorries could still not cross. lowered from the single blue traveller More permanent strengthening Forth Road Bridge North Tower Central Tower South Tower Main deck sections are constructed as crane sitting on the deck above, is expected to be complete late balanced cantilevers raises the box on an incoming tide. It this month – weather permitting. 543m Southern from each of the three is lifted 55m to hang just 200mm out approach viaduct river towers. The 2.7km from the last-positioned deck section. 660m already launched Queensferry Crossing Twin 580t strand jacks on the will be the world’s traveller crane complete the 660m longest three span cable-stayed bridge. computer-controlled lift in 1m Forth Estuary Approach viaduct strokes; with level, inclination, and spans either end are Traveller crane erected by incrementally 55m 221m Northern approach viaduct launching deck boxes We need four launched late January to sit out from both over two river piers Beamer Rock river banks. hour weather 2.7 km windows for deck lifts, with wind speeds less Deck barge Total bridge span Forth Road Bridge assistance “than 11m/s FEBRUARY 2016 | NEW CIVIL ENGINEER 47 Technical Excellence Queensferry Bridge
multiple load gauges constantly monitored from an inconspicuous green cabin sitting on the deck. NORTHERN APPROACH Smaller jacks pull in the hanging deck to interlock with rebar and flange plates on the previous unit. "We needed just “We need at least 2mm accuracy at this stage to insert the first 60 of three engineers to computer- an eventual 1,600 bolts to secure the new deck,” explains Gerard Kiely who heads up the operation on the control the entire operation." northern tower. “So far we have successfully inserted every bolt painlessly.” Kiely then checks a labyrinth of High winds have characteristically proved the insertion of a simple, yet novel, ‘rotation’ ultra fine pre-set measurements only snag so far for the incremental launch of a technique to ensure sufficient clearance over between marker points on the 222m length of the northern approach viaduct, the furthest pier. existing and newly installed deck out from its bankside assembly area towards the Towards the end of the launch, as the deck’s units. These check points were nearest tower’s balanced-cantilever operation. rear end passes over the bankside abutment, its marked out many months before in Planned for late this month, the 5631t launch support transfers to skid shoes running over two China’s Shanghai fabrication yard – the most complex yet attempted in the UK parallel concrete walls. The tops of these short where the entire deck was trial – was delayed from last December by weather- walls slope 8° downward. assembled five numbered units at a induced crane downtime during erection of As the launch continues, the deck’s rear end time. a vital 42m high steel-truss kingpost. Sited is forced downward. Using the nearest river pier This trial run was overseen by a roughly half way along the single and twin box as a fulcrum, the deck will seesaw – with its dozen-strong UK engineering team run of welded deck sections, and supported by leading edge, 222m away out over the estuary, from FCBC; its designers – Forth cable-stays fixed to both ends, the kingpost’s rising an estimated 2m. This should exactly Crossing Design JV, a joint venture role is to prevent the deck’s leading edge match the level of the balanced cantilever deck of Ramboll, Leonhardt Andra and deflecting up to 200mm downward during the section approaching from the nearby north Grontmij – plus an independent 10-day launch. tower. quality assurance company and client Shallow water, a steep cliff bank and marine The launched viaduct will then pass, with Transport Scotland. The exercise environment concerns, ruled out conventional 20mm clearance, over its second pier and stop ensured that, on site, crews could barge-mounted erection of this northernmost exactly 16m past it. concentrate on the Meccano-like fits, length of bridge deck. Instead twin 600t jacks, “We need just three engineers to computer- knowing every unit’s differing loads, positioned at the back of the deck, with some control the entire operation,” says head of stress and inclination geometry 20km of bundled strand run forward to anchor launch Jared Carlson. “We aim to halve this final remain secure. points in a bankside abutment, will pull out the clearance tolerance.” Key engineers from FCBC, and its boxes, sliding them across 30 flat-plate bearings The completed launch will sit exposed until design JV, monitor every erection and over the bridge’s first two river piers. this summer when the approaching northern operation and, overseen by Transport This is challenge enough, without the launch’s tower’s landward balanced cantilever arrives to Scotland engineers, sign it off. unprecedented length and weight demanding create the bridge deck’s sixth and final closure. Meanwhile Kiely supervises a range of temporary and permanent bolting, extensive flange and web-plate welding, non destructive testing operations, plus pouring a 700mm wide carriageway-level concrete stitch across the two units.
We need at least 2mm accuracy at this stage to insert the first 60 of an eventual 1,600 bolts “ 600t jacks pull the approach span out across to the main bridge to secure the new deck
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A further crew welds 12m long Taking shape: On the office floor above, Martin’s cable-sheath pipe sections into Steel approach We set counterpart, Transport Scotland average 260m length. span girders rest ourselves project director David Climie, shares A single seven wire strand is on the V-shaped a remarkably similar philosophy. threaded through the sheath pipe concrete piers the most aggressive “Given our fierce weather, the and two cables are hoisted up contractor is using his initiative from parallel fixings on the deck targets, planning to do impressively and is performing very carriageway’s future central reserve well,” he says supportively. to the tower-top anchor boxes. The everything humanly Both engineers look back at last single strand is then stressed to 10t month’s dramatic closure of the Forth by jacks at both ends. “ Road Bridge (FRB) as a worrying, if possible Up to 108 further strands are short, episode. FCBC’s only practical threaded through the white piping road link for concrete, aggregate before the cables are fully stressed to different trades in the congested or blacktop, was severed instantly. a maximum 800t. deck box area. Concrete supply to the southern Only then, after this seven day Back on dry land, 2km from deck works from its north bank batching multi-trade cycle, will traveller crane erection, Martin and some two dozen plant, reverted to multiple pumping, lifting ropes be released from the of his senior engineers, are equally plus truck and barge carrying deck, and the slender crane rolled consumed studying logistics – though operations taking over three times forward on rails run between the over a somewhat larger arena. Every longer. erected twin cables. morning he chairs often several Climie does, however, see in the Kiely sees his prime acceleration meetings reviewing the project’s daily FRB’s closure; “a small silver lining in aim as a logistics exercise, and weekly, 20-plus key operations. a pretty black cloud. Any feeling from coordinating and condensing the These range from barge and tower the public of our bridge being some work cycles of the 150 strong erection crane movements, to deck erection form of vanity project is now firmly team which carries out half a dozen and approach road realignments. dispelled,” he says.
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elf-professed “When you allow creativity to “ideaoptimist” – that’s an mix with ideas, you fuel the spark optimist with lots of ideas RESUME of innovation, that either solves an – Eric Van der Kleij has existing challenge or occasionally spent the last three years 2003 – if you are very lucky, creates true kick-starting a smart city Created and novelty,” he adds. “For me, innovation revolution in the heart of London. implemented is about furnishing the optimum Van der Kleij is a technology strategy for conditions for creative ideas to S the British entrepreneur and the head of flourish, and then doing something Level39, Europe’s largest accelerator government's about those ideas.” space for financial, retail and smart Global Van der Kleij was born in the cities technology companies. Its Entrepreneur Netherlands, brought up in South Cognicity initiative is a pioneering Programme Africa, and moved to the UK at the future city project set up by Canary age of 15. His interest in technology Wharf Group (CWG) to identify and 2006 was sparked when his brother bought accelerate the development of smart Founded Adeptra, him a Sinclair ZX81 as a teenager. city technologies, helping to create the company Deciding that he lacked the technical one of the world’s leading smart city that pioneered skill to be a programmer, Van der quarters within one of the world’s automated Kleij went on to study business, after greatest capital cities. credit card fraud which he began a career in technology A number of pilots with game- detection. Sold to by commissioning software to help changing potential are already in the tech firm Fico for golf clubs to keep track of their process of being put to the test across $115M (£80M) in membership. Van der Kleij became a the Canary Wharf estate as a result August 2012. “serial entrepreneur”, creating several of the Cognicity Challenge – a one-off telecommunications companies. foreuruner of the now permanent 2011 In 2003 he was approached by the Cognicity Hub. Appointed first British Government to help set up its The Cognicity Challenge began early chief executive Global Entrepreneur Programme – an last year with 36 start-ups selected, of the Tech City initiative to help UK-based technology provided with space to develop their Investment companies expand and globalise. ideas, and offered a series of intensive Organisation, He launched Level39 for CWG three workshops and expert mentoring charged by prime years ago. Initially aimed squarely at sessions with a team from Canary minister David the Fintech sector, it has made the Wharf Contractors and others. Cameron with leap into smart cities. At the end of the programme each accelerating “Smart cities is a whole new entrant delivered a business plan and the growth of ballgame,” he says. “CWG could be pitched it to CWG executives, with London's "Silicon the test bed for the next generation. the six winning projects offered cash Roundabout" That’s what Cognicity was about,” he prizes and the chance to move to the technology cluster. says. “Every one was relevant; every pilot stage. So high was the quality of one was amazing; every one was the entrants that six more were also 2012 absolutely brilliant.” offered the chance to run pilots on the Launched Level39, The six winners all have great Canary Wharf estate. Europe's largest potential, and there is big expectation Those highlighted by Van der Kleij financial, retail, that the pilots will take off and include Strawberry Energy – which and future cities make it as commercial products with is piloting benches that charge your technology the help of the CWG supply chain. phone, Polysolar – which is piloting accelerator Take Polysolar. It won the bus shelters that will do similar with space at Canary “Sustainable Buildings” stream for its thin film solar technology, Pavegen – Wharf. Launched which also generates energy, this time Cognicity London. with a paving material, and Boldmind – which has the ability to use available All this data data to customise special offers for retaliers. – internet of Each on their own sounds low key, but throw in Van der Kleij’s things data, really ideaoptimism and a very exciting future begins to take shape. interesting sensor “Ideas need freedom or challenge data –we have to to flourish,” explains Van der Kleij. “Sometimes both. “ learn what we can use
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transparent, thin-film photovoltaic footfall traffic for use in crowd control glass panels, which can be fitted, or This might just and traffic analysis. retrofitted, into a building to generate be the licence Pavegen will install 10 tiles in the clean energy. It is now working on heart of the Canary Wharf district, a pilot bus shelter project using for us to continue to demonstrate it to the public, transparent solar film which will powering two streetlights in the heart generate enough power for people to building buildings out of the development. charge their phones. Van der Kleij’s biggest buzz is It sounds modest, but apply some of glass reserved for Boldmind though. Again Van der Kleij ideaoptimism to it: “This “ it’s a small team with a big potential. might just be the licence for us to Its product, Flow.city, is aimed continue building buildings out of local information, air quality levels, squarely at retailers and gives access glass,” he states. and an emergency call button. to data such as office occupancy and “Polysolar is this glazing company And then there is Pavegen. footfall gleaned from sensors and that actually generates energy “Pavegen is very cool,” says Van CCTV to help them choose the best and improves thermal efficiency der Keij. “When you walk on it it time to publicise special offers on of buildings. Now of course, that’s generates a very small amount of their big screens. a young business that is based in energy,” he explains. “The potential is Take a Canary Wharf sushi store. Cambridge. But the real magic is enormous.” The owner wants to manage queues where we start to introduce them Pavegen’s innovative kinetic at lunchtime and also to tempt in to the CWG supply chain because, if energy-harvesting floor tiles have customers towards the end of the day they can develop this as a product already won widespread praise and to minimise waste. Using Flow.city that could be used in construction, media coverage. he or she can see when the estate is the global marketplace is huge.” The energy harvested by the emptying and when to launch a half Energy-generation is a feature of a Pavegen tiles can be used to power price offer. number of Cognicity winners. There local lighting systems, digital But Van der Kleij is already thinking is also Strawberry Energy’s smart advertising displays, wireless systems bigger. What if the software also benches. Four interactive solar- and wayfinding solutions. Strawberry accesses Tube occupancy and queue powered benches are being installed The greater the footfall and the Energy: Piloting time data from London Underground? across the Canary Wharf estate, larger the number of tiles installed, solar powered And what if it uses that data to combining somewhere pleasant to sit the more Pavegen can power. The benches that unleash special offers in stores when with free phone charging points and floor tiles can also be used for data recharge phones the queues for trains from Canary additional services such as relevant analytics, monitoring and analysing at Canary Wharf Wharf are at their peak – luring in customers and spreading the peak load on the station? “What Boldmind has is a very good screen-based content management system which means it can show our community here special offers and things like that,” he says. “But by providing them data on the volume of people using the escalators in the Tube station, what they can do is help with traffic management and people flow management by providing special offers that are likely to be taken up at the moment when there is going to be a crush. You can put on offers that slow the move to the Tube and even the flow.” It shows the way Van der Kleij thinks. “I always take a signal from what people like Google are doing. Google’s Sidewalk Labs is a lot about this kind of use of data,” he says. Google launched Sidewalk Labs last summer. It’s been quiet about exactly what it intends to do, other than saying it will be an urban innovation company that will “develop
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You can put on offers that slow VIEWPOINT the move to the Tube and even the flow DIGITAL “technology at the intersection of the physical and digital worlds, with a focus on improving city life for residents, businesses and governments”. TRANSFORMATION “They make a very clear acknowledgement that they have woken up to the relevance of data and the ethical custodianship of that data in an urban environment,” explains Van der Kleij. How do we ethically use With worldwide As part of the overall programme, Siemens that data to give us a better quality railway networks is helping to deliver the High Capacity service; collectively reduce our continuing to Infrastructure project, which will provide the energy burden? experience European Train Control System (ETCS) and “All this data – internet of things unprecedented enhanced signalling control systems needed data, really interesting sensor data – levels of demand, to support automatic train operation (ATO) we have to learn what we can use,” it is essential for and timetable management. These systems says Van der Kleij. William the rail industry to are crucial to the programme being able to “We said at the outset we were Wilson respond to these reliably achieve the 24 trains per hour service. looking for three things – tech pressures and meet Our system is "vertically integrated", that offers an improvement in the changing needs meaning that we are providing the trains, performance; tech that differentiates; of its customers. In the UK, the doubling of the train control and signalling systems that will and tech that makes our citizens number of journeys in the last 20 years has allow safety, reliability and capacity to be happy. put enormous stress on the system. increased. ETCS will be at the core of this “OK, happiness is a little abstract, As a result, large parts of the rail network (and the digital railway), increasing capacity but we all know it when we feel it,” are struggling to cope, with many trains and energy efficiency through more effective adds Van der Kleij. “And it’s really overcrowded and platforms congested. This train control. important.” growth is forecast to continue and so the Thameslink will be the first operational Can the UK deliver this kind of challenge for the industry is how to provide application of full ATO over ETCS in the concept? the desperately-needed extra capacity on our world and represents Siemens’ first “The UK construction industry is congested railway. operational application of ETCS in the UK. very slow to accept change as it has Clearly one option is to build new lines, Its introduction means that every train runs structures around supplier/procurer but this is expensive, takes a long time to at the optimised speed profile, performs with penalties if you get it wrong. deliver and causes a lot of disruption over a accurate stopping, and maintains a strict “That needs to be reconsidered,” prolonged period. adherence to station dwell times. Our he says. “I personally believe So the key challenge is to get more capacity continuous automatic train protection (ATP) state-funded procurement has an out of the existing rail network. Siemens' work system, provided as part of the ETCS, means innovation quotient mandate in it. with Network Rail for Thameslink is a good that it will do all of this with an increased level “As a taxpayer we want to see an example of this and represents the starting of safety protection. industry with a global impact. point of the journey When deployed across the Thameslink “That might mean there is an to a full digital railway. Core and London Bridge areas, the enhanced additional cost. At Canary Wharf Due for completion in 2018, the government- control system and ETCS protection will there is no question that Cognicity sponsored Thameslink programme will enable the train-borne ATO unit to achieve had an additional cost. But we know transform north-south rail travel through the driving performance at closer intervals the return on investment from just London, with passengers set to benefit from and greater throughput which is required to the pilots has already exceeded that more connections, more reliable journeys, achieve the 24 trains per hour timetable. cost,” he says. better stations and new trains. William Wilson is Siemens director, Which makes what is happening at Train frequency will increase from 16 to 24 sales and commercial Canary Wharf all the more important. trains per hour in each direction through the As Van der Kleij concludes: “The core area from Blackfriars to St Pancras in industry will behave in a way its peak times. competitors are seen to be behaving.”
58 NEW CIVIL ENGINEER | FEBRUARY 2016 A connected future, full of possibility A future where everything works better together.
We’re moving fast on the journey towards an integrated Every day we’re setting new benchmarks in automation world. As one of the global digital pioneers, Siemens has and integration – making everything work together to the expertise and insight to connect the rail systems of streamline travel, improve safety, pre-empt problems and tomorrow – where trains, traction control, signals, control deliver a more reliable, sustainable and comfortable boxes and platforms are all communicating in real-time. rail experience.
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Future Maybe because it’s easier to talk about the vision, the discussion about the deployment The digital Tech is obliterated,” he said. railway is about The blockers are those who don’t benefit passengers, it’s about real he digital railway promises Sharing Champeraud’s frustrations, greater reliability, the ability Siemens managing director Paul Copeland time information, but to squeeze more capacity into asked where the blockers were that were existing infrastructure and preventing the digital railway from coming it’s also about long term the potential to give more about. “Although the industry recognises “ accurate real-time information and accepts the need, the pace of change asset management and to passengers. But there are still obstacles can sometimes be frustrating,” he said. maintenance Tto its implementation in the UK. At a “Looking at the European Control System recent round table, convened by New Civil (ETCS), the benefits are much less for freight Engineer and Siemens, leading railway operators, yet the whole industry needs to sector innovators discussed what the digital come together to deliver the technology.” and hide in a hole and pretend it’s not there, railway meant for them and the best way to it’s to get on with building it.” implement it. Here is a summary. Don’t bury your head in the sand Railway Industry Association (RIA) CEO Mainline can learn from mass transit The digital railway is about real-time Jeremy Candfield contended that the digital London Underground capital programmes information and maintenance railway would actually affect everyone in engineering director George Clark said he Crossrail programme director Simon the industry. “There are charts around the thought the main line rail network could Wright said the digital railway was about industry that say the European Rail Traffic take inspiration from the changes that the maintenance as well as passengers. Management System (ERTMS) will affect mass transit sector has made. “It’s the whole “We talk at Crossrail about building the virtually every employee across the entire business of turning up and finding out it’s so railway twice, once in the real form, once industry,” he said. “The answer to that, I many minutes to the next train rather than in the digital form for handing over to our would respectfully submit, is not to go away waiting for the quarter past three service infrastructure managers with the data in or whatever it is,” he said. “Certainly in the a completely comprehensive, 3D model. mass transit world we’ve had to meet those This will then allow them to maintain challenges and our passenger growth is just the railway using the remote condition as huge in terms of trying to deal with that.” monitoring which has been installed in the infrastructure to get asset information in Signalling is primary constraint real time data fed back to their control room IP Network Rail head of signalling Kevin and thus really start to pare back on the Robertshaw, said signalling was recognised maintenance risks.” to be the biggest constraint in delivering the digital railway in the mainline network. “What 30% improvements we do at the start of the digital railway, is take Jean Koulischer innovations manager, that constraint away and see what the next signalling solutions, Alstom Signalling was one is,” he said. “I think power is where the able to be even more specific about it. next biggest problem is, and then we get to “I see the digital railway as a 30% optimisation civil infrastructure and then there’s passenger of signalling – by that I mean a 30% management and so on.” improvement in operation performance, in Crossrail programme director Simon Wright terms of trains per hour; a 30% improvement Knock on impact of 24-hour operation in signalling system reliability; a 30% Talking about plans to implement a 24-hour decrease of time in delivery and a 30% running service on the London Underground, decrease in the price of signalling projects,” ERTMs will affect Siemens sales and commercial director he said. “For me, these four optimisations are William Wilson said the infrastructure so major that there is no room for discussion virtually every owners should be aware of the impact that and I don’t understand why everyone asks this would have on maintenance regimes. where the business case is when it’s obvious employee across the entire “How do you maintain your infrastructure from day one.” if you’ve got much smaller access and industry. The answer is not indeed how do we renew the infrastructure?” The vision is divorced from the deployment he asked. Koulischer’s colleague Xavier Champeraud to go away and hide in a Responding to this point, Network Rail said most people agreed on the advantages “ chief engineer, digital railway Andrew of the digital railway but he felt frustrated by hole and pretend it is not Simmons said there was uncertainty about the lack of action in implementing it. there, it's to get on with the impact the digital railway would have on “I see a divorce between the vision, which other infrastructure. everybody shares, and the deployment. building it. “Someone asked, what the digital
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railway’s scope is. The answer is we don’t know yet because it will impact other areas EUROPEAN RAIL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM which don’t take into account the business models and the opportunity,” he said. “We could produce a 24 hour service for a week and then all of a sudden the escalators are Network Rail is building the spell the end for traditional digital train control would out of use and the whole thing snarls up business case for the massive signalling. yield a 40% capacity increase. again.” investment that would A computer in the driver’s The potential nationwide is be needed to digitise its cab controls the speed and 60%. Don’t forget the timetable signalling systems. movement of the train while Speaking at New Civil London Underground engineering services taking the movement of other Engineer’s UK Rail 2015 manager (upgrades) Andy Gordon said: It is testing and rolling out trains on the railway into conference, Network Rail “One part of the system that’s very easy to the European Rail Traffic account. digital transformation forget is the timetable. The key opportunity Management System By bringing the control director Patrick Bossert said: is to optimise the relationship between the (ERTMS) to replace system inside each individual “Heathrow has put 60% technology and how you normally operate traditional lineside railway train, ERTMS allows specific more traffic through its two the railway to give yourself the capacity for signals with a computer customised control. This runways with digital air traffic trains to arrive at the key junctions at the display inside every train allows the drivers to always control. London Underground right time when you’ve had a minor delay.” cabin. run at the optimum safe has achieved similar results on ERTMS has the potential speed helping more trains run the Victoria Line. Meanwhile Learn from others to reduce the cost of faster and recover from delays we have traditional signalling Atkins digital railway director Ben Dunlop, maintaining the railway, quicker. where you can only have one said: “There’s a danger with the rail sector in improve performance and Analysis of the main train in any block at any one this country that we feel we have to invent enhance safety. The cab South West Trains corridor time. Some of our blocks are all of the solutions ourselves and we have signalling component of has shown that replacing 5km long. It means 50% of to create everything for the UK model.” the technology, ETCS, will traditional signalling with our network is empty.” Building on this, Siemens technology delivery director Mark Ferrer asked: “Can we not learn from the Metro world? Before the Metro and London Underground moved to a CPTC-type system what was performance like and how AROUND THE TABLE much did it improve?”
Build it and they will come Jeremy Candfield: Chief executive, Network Rail signal engineer Pat McFadden, Railway Industry Association (RIA), said the important thing was to get on with Xavier Champaud: General manager, the job of building the digital railway. Alstom Signalling, George Clark: “The Cambrian Line was an example of Engineering director, capital programmes, that,” he said. “The same operating fraternity London Underground, Paul Copeland: around the Cambrian Line who initially Managing director, Siemens, Ben Dunlop: expressed reservations and now wouldn’t Director of digital railway, Atkins, Mark have us take it away.” Ferrer: Delivery director, technology, Michael Flynn, London Underground’s London Underground programme Siemens, Michael Flynn: Programme programme director for the new Tube for director Michael Flynn director for the new Tube London struck an optimistic note when he for London, London Underground, argued that the business case would force Andy Gordon: Engineering services the network’s arm: “Usually money talks and manager (upgrades), London Underground, the solutions will follow the money,” he said. We've been talking Mark Hansford: Editor, New Civil Engineer Bombardier Transportation UK chairman Jean Koulischer: Innovations manager, and managing director Allan Morgan echoed about this for a signalling solutions, Alstom Signalling, the sentiment. “We’ve been talking about Pat McFadden: Signal engineer, Network this for a decade,” he said. “The technology decade. The technology Rail, Allan Morgan: Chairman and managing exists and I just think if we’re going to get any director, UK, Bombardier Transportation, credibility as an industry, we need to just do exists and I just think Kevin Robertshaw: Head of signalling, IP, something.” Written by Ben Cronin Network Rail, Andrew Simmons: Chief if we're going to get any engineer, digital railway, Network Rail “ William Wilson: Director, sales and credibility as an industry, commercial, Siemens, Simon Wright: In association with we need to just do Programme director, Crossrail something
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A 1502 Leonardo da Vinci design has inspired a team of students from Eindhoven University of Technology to build a 65m long reinforced bridge using ice. A completion date has been set for 13 February, when a car will be put on the bridge to demonstrate its strength. It will be constructed in the Finnish town of Jukka using around 900t of ice with 2% paper fibre added to increase its strength three-fold. The bridge will take centre stage at an ice festival in Jukka. The project is sponsored by companies including Arcadis and Mammoet.
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Ahead of April's deadline for A £1M battery is to be built Researchers at compliance with building to store solar energy in the UK. Koç University in information modelling (BIM), Renewable Energy Systems Istanbul have developed a Bam Construct and Skanska will construct and install the new road surface that delays have been certified as having system at Copley Wood in the formation of ice. They the latest capability to deliver Somerset. The initiative, led by combined salt potassium projects using BIM. Both British Solar Renewables and formate and polymer styrene- companies went through an Western Power Distribution, butadiene-styrene with onsite audit of their procedures is due for completion by 2018. bitumen, a major for the processes in PAS 1192- Western Power Distribution component of asphalt. 2. The audit also assessed innovation and low carbon The laboratory tests staff competency in this area networks engineer Jenny showed that it was just and looked at the complaints Woodruff said: “Finding an as strong and released procedure. From April, all economical way to store de-icing salt for two government construction renewable energy will provide months. projects in the UK must be level security of energy supply from 2 BIM compliant. renewable sources.
FEBRUARY 2016 | NEW CIVIL ENGINEER 63 here is a mantra cited World View by the engineers working on the new two deck Istanbul Strait Road Tube Crossing Project: it may not blow all the obvious tunnelling records out the water, but Tnavigating awkward marine deposits and volcanic rock, seismic threats and extreme high water pressure working conditions along with a truly bold approach to getting the project even in the ground makes this about the most complex of tunnelling jobs UNDER anyone could ever conceive. “From a tunnelling point of view, this project is critical; it’s not the largest but it’s a large diameter; it’s not the deepest, but one of the deepest, and the geology is not the worst geology but it’s one of the most complicated,” states Başar Arıoğlu, chairman of Avrasya Tüneli, which is overseeing project delivery and EURASIA TUNNEL has as its equal shareholders the PRESSURE two contracting fi rms Turkey’s Yapı Merkezi (of which Arıoğlu is also EURASIA MEGA-PROJECT SETS BAR board member) and South Korea’s SK&EC delivering the scheme in JV. “The extra depth, the pressure [up to 10.3 bar], the large diameter and FOR COMPLEX SUBSEA TUNNELLING the erratic geology – these altogether make a very technically challenging BY ALEXANDRA WYNNE project,” he adds. So it was understandable that during New Civil Engineer’s visit last month there remained genuine glee that almost fi ve months before, the
5.4 km
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Asia Eastbound European Westbound 106m GEOLOGICAL LAYERS TBM SECTION Made ground 61m Pressurised area Atmospheric area Seismic joint Clay Sandy-clay, silt Segment lining Clayey-silt, sand Working chamber Max depth below seabed Feed line Slurry line Sand Seismic joint Gravel Face support pressure Trakya formation
Cutterhead Bulkhead Slurry pump
64 NEW CIVIL ENGINEER | FEBRUARY 2016 HYPERBARIC MAINTENANCE EVENTS PROJECT LOCATION Bosphorus Strait B lack S e a Pressure at 12 100 Percentage excavation in operating 3rd Hyperbaric Maintenance for 90 chambre pressure 10 “Suction grid repair” at 9.8 bar (Bar) 80 limit (%) 4th Hyperbaric Maintenance for 70 8 “Boulder crusher repair” at 10.3 bar 1st Hyperbaric Maintenance for “Suction grid repair” at 10.8 bar 60 TURKEY 6 50 2nd Hyperbaric Maintenance for “Cutterhead inspection” at 10.3 bar 40 4 30 20 2 10 0 0 ISTAN BUL 3400 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 Kazlıçeşme ISTA NBUL Tunnel distance (m) Göztepe
The Eurasia S e a o f M a r m a r a 16km Tunnel project 14.6km 5.4 km 106 m 14.6 km Marmara Sea Fault Tunnel length Tunnel depth Project length N 10km Herrenknecht Mixshield tunnel boring The Bosphorus is not just a machine (TBM) broke through into challenge for vehicles to cross. IN WHAT IS THE EURASIA the project’s European worksite – Famously dividing the city onto two having completed a 3.4km journey continents, its geology is intricate. NUMBERS TUNNEL FOR? from the starting point on the city’s Starting at the Asian side, the tunnel Asian side. The tunnel reaches depths encounters the Trakya formation 33.3kW/m2 Istanbul’s flourishing economy of up to 106m below sea level and is (mostly mudstone and sandstone with TBM cutter and population has made this new never shallower than 26m beneath the volcanic diabase), then soft marine link essential. seabed. deposits, comprising predominantly head power The event’s signifi cance is not clayey silty sand, sandy clay and In recent years the Marmaray rail limited to marking a major milestone gravels, before advancing through 800m tunnel crossing was added to the in the project’s progress, but is seen the Trakya formation again at the Length of two existing road bridges spanning at the highest levels as genuinely European side. cut and cover the Bosphorus Strait, which divides breaking boundaries for future tunnel Hence the need for the all-rounder the Turkish city into two continents. design. Mixshield, whose cutter head is sections Despite numerous car and The full $1.25bn (£867M) Eurasia equipped with large cutters for pedestrian ferries, the local sport project stretches 14.6km from scraping the softer subsoil away. For for commuters is driving with one Kazlıç eş me on the Europe side to the harder-going rock, 35 twin disc eye on their favourite smart phone Gö ztepe in Asia and includes a 5.4km cutters take the strain. It is a vast live traffic apps in the vain hope highway extension on the Europe machine – 3,300t in weight, 120m long of finding a traffic-free route. side, a 5.4km twin deck tunnel, and with an excavation diameter of Huge queues for the two key including the major TBM element, 13.7m. Its cutter head power amounts bridges or ferry routes are the and a 3.8km upgrade where the tunnel to 33.3kW/m2. only option. meets the D100 on the Asian side. So, the team had the right machine Even ignoring the traffic EURASIA TUNNEL for a complicated geology. Except it is problems, there is a current journey often not always that straightforward time between the soon-to-be The extra depth, when it comes to geotechnics. connected areas of an hour and “Our geological survey was pretty 40 minutes. So by later this year, the pressure the good,” says Ulaş Erboylu, contracting this new, tolled tunnel will open JV TBM works and planning & and offer those prepared to pay large diameter and the reporting engineer. It helped having $4 (£2.77) a lifeline and a consultant Parsons Brinckerhoff comparative travel time of just erratic geology – these (now WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff ) as 15 minutes. scheme designer. It has international Its predicted success has inspired altogether make a very experience of dealing with seismic political leaders to back development “ challenges and has local experience Diagram: Eurasia of a new, mega, three deck metro technically challenging of having recently designed the Tunnel and TBM rail and road tunnel in Istanbul. project nearby Marmaray rail link. cross-sections
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Asia Eastbound European Westbound 106m GEOLOGICAL LAYERS TBM SECTION Made ground 61m Pressurised area Atmospheric area Seismic joint Clay Sandy-clay, silt Segment lining Clayey-silt, sand Working chamber Max depth below seabed Feed line Slurry line Sand Seismic joint Gravel Face support pressure Trakya formation
Cutterhead Bulkhead Slurry pump
FEBRUARY 2016 | NEW CIVIL ENGINEER 65 HYPERBARIC MAINTENANCE EVENTS PROJECT LOCATION Bosphorus Strait B lack S e a Pressure at 12 100 Percentage excavation in operating 3rd Hyperbaric Maintenance for 90 chambre pressure 10 “Suction grid repair” at 9.8 bar (Bar) 80 limit (%) 4th Hyperbaric Maintenance for 70 8 “Boulder crusher repair” at 10.3 bar 1st Hyperbaric Maintenance for “Suction grid repair” at 10.8 bar 60 TURKEY 6 50 2nd Hyperbaric Maintenance for “Cutterhead inspection” at 10.3 bar 40 4 30 20 2 10 0 0 ISTAN BUL 3400 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 Kazlıçeşme ISTA NBUL Tunnel distance (m) Göztepe
The Eurasia S e a o f M a r m a r a 16km Tunnel project 14.6km 5.4 km 106 m 14.6 km Marmara Sea Fault Tunnel length Tunnel depth Project length N 10km EURASIA TUNNEL
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Asia Eastbound European Westbound 106m GEOLOGICAL LAYERS TBM SECTION Made ground 61m Pressurized area Atmospheric area Seismic joint Clay Sandy-clay, silt Segment lining Clayey-silt, sand Working chambre max depth below seabed Feed line Slurry line Sand Seismic joint Gravel Face support pressure World View Eurasia Tunnel Trakya formation
Cutterhead Bulkhead Slurry pump
HYPERBARIC MAINTENANCE EVENTS PROJECT LOCATION Bosphorus Strait Black Sea Pressure at 12 100 Percentage New third bridge excavation in operating 3rd Hyperbaric Maintenance for 90 chambre pressure (under construction) 10 “Suction grid repair” at 9.8 bar (Bar) 80 limit (%) 4th Hyperbaric Maintenance for 70 8 “Boulder crusher repair” at 10.3 bar 1st Hyperbaric Maintenance for “Suction grid repair” at 10.8 bar 60 TURKEY 6 50 2nd Hyperbaric Maintenance for “Cutterhead inspection” at 10.3 bar 40 Second bridge 4 30 20 2 First bridge 10 Marmaray rail tunnel 0 0 ISTANBUL 3400 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 Kazlıçeşme ISTANBUL Tunnel distance (m) Göztepe
The Eurasia Tunnel project a o f M a r m a r a 16km S e 14.6km
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DELIVERING THE PROJECT AS A PPP
The burden of adviser – for the that went ahead pre- structure was going to delivering a PPP in banking consortium – close were appointing look like, adds Arıoğlu. Turkey threw a curve Tom Corke. Parsons Brinckerhoff In one of the ball at the project in its Fearing that delays designer, advancing boldest moves, the early days and it came might send the £867M the design to just short team went ahead and down to the engineers costs upward, the team of the basic design, began ordering parts to eliminate issues as made the bold move of geotechnical studies, of the mammoth they arose. moving on regardless. 3D geology modelling Herrenknecht machine “During this time we and offshore borings. that would bore the For the engineering didn’t stop working,” “That gave us a lot of main tunnel, which partners – the explains Yapı Merkezi confidence and we took typically would take 12 But as every geotechnical engineer contracting joint board member Başar most of the decisions months to procure. and engineering geologist knows, venture of Turkey’s Arıoğlu. during that time “We didn’t take the no amount of experience or heavy Yapı Merkezi and South Among the activities regarding what the final risk of ordering a full engineering of your machinery can Korea’s SK&EC – there machine but we ordered give 100% certainty about what was good reason to be it piecemeal,” explains challenges lie ahead. Geological creative. Together they Arıoğlu. surveys carried out with Fugro and contributed $285M The added bonus 23 borehole investigations along the (almost £200M) of getting the project tunnel alignment helped verify the investment into the well underway before plan ahead of construction. scheme. financial close was an Getting that alignment right was The ride was not increased confidence tricky. “When you get shallower you smooth. “We were about deliverability. are more in the marine sediments,” dealing with parties This allowed the explains JV project manager Naim İşli. that weren’t familiar contractors to present “If you could go deeper with a longer with the processes and the bank with a tunnel it could be easier. requirements. It made proposal to cut the “It is not a short tunnel – 3.4km things challenging construction period – and with this diameter and this and it took us more from 55 months to 48. pressure, that is a big challenge. So than two years to Arıoğlu even hopes to if you make it longer you never know reach financial close cut another three to what will happen with your machine, on the project,” says four months off the whether your machine will live for Arup lenders technical Work moved ahead before financial close March 2017 deadline. that long or not. There is always an optimum length of tunnel for a
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people on the job who know what they are doing then if they can take care of it in the first 10 or 20 minutes then it doesn’t become a huge problem,” says Arıoğlu. What that meant, he continues, is that with the greater compressive strength of the tricky volcanic rock, operators needed to increase the rotation speed of the head but reduce its penetration. The exceptional ground conditions and extreme water pressures meant avoiding the need to replace the vital cutter head tools wherever possible. In reality, around 430 changes of tools were required. Most significant, around halfway through the journey, the machine ground to a halt – huge flow rates of excavated material, high water pressure and large rocks being handled inside the excavation chamber had taken their toll. Which meant calling on the uniquely designed TBM maintenance protocols. And this is where this project really pushed the boundaries of what can now be achieved in tunnelling. Professionally trained saturation divers capable of steel work spent three weeks working in conditions not far off what faces those working on The tunnel has a the International Space Station (see diameter of 13.7m box). Successfully repairing the cutter heads meant the TBM could continue machine that you design. Otherwise “The geology was a little bit worse its journey and carry out the you need to design a very heavy and a little bit more complicated than placement of the around 15,084, 14.6t, machine and the challenges increase.” IN we expected,” ArıoğLu explains. “We tunnel lining segments. Eight – plus Still changes did need to be made. NUMBERS underestimated the effects of this one keystone – form each of 1,672 “In the early days of the project the geology on the machine. The rocks rings, each 2m long. Some 30,765 alignment of the main TBM tunnel were more abrasive than expected bolts connected the segments. was changed – it got deeper and 10.8 bar [particularly on the latter European A 30mm cementitious fire resistant longer,” says İşli. “You cannot set Highest drive] and we had to change the lining is applied and the tunnel will the two entry and exit locations in cutters more than expected. the early days so, depending on the pressure for “It is a little bit artistic, and a little land availability, you need to change hyperbaric bit engineering. As the machine is The rocks your entry and exit structures. If you maintenance digging, it’s like trying to look at start moving them, the alignment will somebody’s poop to understand what were more change.” Which it did. Then the team he was eating. It’s the same idea. had to face the reality of construction. 1.89km We can look at what’s coming from abrasive than expected “The geology created a very big Length behind but we cannot see what is in challenge for us to pass the boring of NATM front.” particularly on the machine under the sea,” says JV The TBM embarked on its 16-month deputy project manager Jin Moo Lee. tunnels journey in April 2014 and advanced latter European drive “There are some alluvium on average 8m to 10m a day. “ formations, such as the sand and Its 18 operators and supporting and we had to change the clay and the gravel. This is not a engineers held the project’s success the cutters more than rock. It was very difficult to test this in their hands. “It’s a very important formation.” part of tunnelling that if you have expected
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have a fi nal inner diameter of 12m. Those segment dimensions were FIXING A TBM UNDER EXTREME PRESSURE typical in almost all cases – all except two. It is not news to anyone familiar "If this project has a problem like the with Istanbul that the city lives with the constant threat of earthquakes – thanks to its proximity to the one in America, then you can forget Northern Anatolian Fault. The location of the tunnel in the about the big TBMs for a while" southern part of the city makes this tunnel the closest to the fault – just 16km away – of all of Istanbul’s structural crossings. When tunnel boring machines hit a problem, the for a while because nobody will insure them,” says “Tunnels are generally safe in challengeEURASIA is notoriously a difficult TUNNEL one. And for contractor Yapı Merkezi board member Başar earthquakes,” states Arıoğlu. But the first time, manufacturer Herrenknecht had to Arıoğlu. that didn’t preclude a specifi c design come up with a maintenance solution that could Inevitably, the special maintenance regime put feature being needed. The tricky work in extremely deep conditions. in place was tested – about halfway through the challenge for the seismic design of the project, at one of the deepest points in tunnelling tunnel once again comes back to the “This was a machine designed for this project and (see diagram). change of ground conditions midway for the first time had working chambers, which can Professionally trained saturation divers capable along the route. The contrasting let you change the cutters and some tools of the of steel work spent three weeks working in properties of the Trakya formations machine in zero pressure,” says JV project manager conditions not far off what faces those working on and the marine deposits at the centre Naim İşli. the International Space Station. mean in the event of a quake the two The up to 11 bar pressure encountered 106m The parts needing repair were located in the would behave quite diff erently. So, where the two key soil types below sea level had to be anticipated and proved working chamber, behind the cutter head; an area 5.4 km challenging for even the most established TBM under pressure. interface, there are two seismic joints designer out there. In eight hour shifts the specialist team worked installed, 524m apart. These allow “Herrenknecht was challenged by the design at the heart of the machine, remaining in special for tunnelB osphoru sections tos moveStrai 50mmt also,” says İşli, who adds that as a result, the chambers outside the tunnel – also under pressure. transversely and 75mm longitudinally project became high profile for all involved and Given the days it takes in a hyberbaric chamber in the event of an earthquake. In Asia Eastbound resulted in the firm’s owner, Martin Herrenknecht, Europeanto allow Westbound their bodies to adjust very slowly to the this case the tunnel would resist the visiting 106mthe site six or seven times. appropriate working pressure, it was not feasible largest predicted earthquake for 2,500 “It gives an indication how important it was for to bring them into the normal atmosphere during years. GEOLOGICAL LAYERS them also,” İşli points out. “AndTBM they SECTION have bigger works. Internet access became almost their sole Parsons Brinckerhoff specifi ed Made ground sized machines61m in Hong Kong and the StatesPressurised but I area and best entertainment.Atmospheric area the tolerances needed for what Seismic joint Clay believe he never visited those because the ground The team carried out four significant hyperbaric Arıoğlu says is a “one of a kind joint”. Sandy-clay, silt Segment lining Clayey-silt, sand Working chamber Japanese expertise came in at this formation,Max depth below condition seabed and pressures was unique.” maintenance eventsFeed line overSlurry the line project – dealing Sand Nervousness about high profile TBM problems – with pressure ranges from 9.8 bar to 10.8 bar (see stage. Consultant NCC generatedSeismic joint the Gravel Face support such as those that hit a Hitachipressure Zosen machine on graph). design for a rubber and steel fl exible Trakya formation the Alaskan highway in Seattle – added pressure “Whatever they have to do, they have to do section. Seibu manufactured the to this scheme. “Martin Herrenknecht was telling inside the chamber,” says Arıoğlu. “Everything is rubber joint that can yield and allow me, if this project has a problem like the one in special, it’s like being in a space mission – it’s the independent movement of the tunnel America, then you can forget about theCutterhead big TBMs sameBulkhead idea.” Slurry pump elements in the event of a quake. However, the TBM could not simply pause while site workers installed HYPERBARIC MAINTENANCE EVENTS the jointsPROJECT manually. SoLOCATION the designer Bosphorus Strait B lack S e a Pressure at 12 100 Percentage excavation in operating 3rd Hyperbaric Maintenance for 90 chambre pressure 10 “Suction grid repair” at 9.8 bar (Bar) 80 limit (%) 4th Hyperbaric Maintenance for 70 8 “Boulder crusher repair” at 10.3 bar 1st Hyperbaric Maintenance for It is not news to “Suction grid repair” at 10.8 bar 60 TURKEY 6 50 2nd Hyperbaric Maintenance for anyone familiar “Cutterhead inspection” at 10.3 bar 40 4 30 with Istanbul that 20 2 10 the city lives with the 0 0 ISTAN BUL 3400 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 Kazlıçeşme ISTA NBUL Tunnel distance (m) constant threat of “ Göztepe earthquakes The Eurasia S e a o f M a r m a r a 16km Tunnel project 68 NEW CIVIL ENGINEER | FEBRUARY 2016 14.6km 5.4 km 106 m 14.6 km Marmara Sea Fault Tunnel length Tunnel depth Project length N 10km MORE IMAGES OF THE PROJECT NEWCIVILENGINEER.COM/WORLD-VIEW
ensured that they could be formed in a way that meant the TBM could automatically handle them as it did PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT VIEW regular lining segments. “We needed to have some extra steel pieces to keep the seismic joints very rigid to withstand all the forces [during tunnelling] on the lining,” explains Arıoğlu. “And after the IMPROVING machine is far away you remove these restraints and then the fl exible joint becomes fl exible.” While the high risk work is complete, work continues on building PROGRAMMES the fi nal tunnel structure. Advancing at 12m a day, site workers installed the steel reinforced, 360mm thick C40 concrete upper deck slab, cast insitu on 600mm deep concrete corbels In today’s economic an organisation have a clear sense of what either side of the tunnel. Work was climate, successful they are trying to achieve and the strategy to set to fi nish the week after our visit leadership is about get there, they then own the shared mission and by the end of January the 350mm leveraging best around which they can unite and flourish. lower deck slab construction was set practice in the In this age of hyper-competition, we must to get underway with a completion management of be organised to have all hands on deck. We date three months beyond that. uncertainty and want our teams to show leadership, not just Works were also running Andrew unleashing a chain look to cover their backs. Successful projects concurrently on the combination Poole reaction of amazing are run by empowered teams whose members of U-section, cut and cover tunnels outcomes and feel they can look to the leadership qualities adjacent to both ends of the benefits. Delivering inside themselves rather than constantly tunnel and a twin tube, 900m long differently is the solution. However, to defer to the hierarchy. New Austrian Tunnelling Method deliver differently we have to think and High-performing teams generate their section on the Asian side, as well behave differently. own energy. In my experience the priorities as shafts and the not insubstantial We must now take a fresh look at risk are in the area of thinking and behaviours. highway upgrade works, which management and how it can be effectively The results are tangible, and can include the include underpasses, overpasses used to deliver differently. The international creation of new or improved services, better and junction improvement works. A principles of managing risk provide a fit- financial management and performance, and new administrative building is being for-purpose approach to transform the a more mutually-supportive culture. added on one side and toll plazas and effectiveness of programme management by Using international best practice ventilation shafts will be installed at enabling high-performing teams with effective principles should guide the development both ends of the tunnel. and efficient use of scarce resources. The of our approach to risk management and The plan is to complete the project fresh approach does this by hosting and contribute greatly to the future effectiveness to ensure it opens to traffi c by the end facilitating collaborative working, effective of programme management. First, it improves of this year. communication and inspiring change. decision-making by encouraging situational If that target is met, the JV will This works on two levels. At the top awareness and a grasp of future scenarios. have shaved almost a year off the end, the more structured approach helps After all, once you have made a decision, you expected construction time (see box). companies to make smarter directing and are already determining the future. And then the focus for Avrasya controlling decisions from the outset by Secondly, it contributes to dissolving will be on welcoming the fl ood of deciding priorities for the allocation of perceived barriers that stop us achieving traffi c in the form of cars, small vans constrained resources in pursuit of their our goals by constantly asking “why” and and minibuses. Traffi c volumes are business objectives and appetite for risk. “so what?” to get to the root of an issue. expected to hit 120,000 vehicles a day But drill down a bit more deeply and you Finally, it encourages and inspires the move in the fi rst year. can begin to see some really exciting personal to a new paradigm of true collaboration and Egis has won the role of operator developments taking place, both at the team empowered people and teams. for the over 22 year concession. and personal level. This approach offers time Andrew Poole is principal risk consultant Beyond this year, the project may and space for people to share their thinking, at Costain have spawned an imitator in the form make connections, solve potential problems, of a newly proposed, three deck rail innovate and decide collaboratively how to and road tunnel, again under the manage cause and consequence. Bosphorus. A pre-requisite is being organised around Quite an indication of how much the purpose and mission. When people in this scheme has already achieved.
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SWITZERLAND BRITISH FIRMS SOUGHT FOR PARTICLE COLLIDER
British consultants and contractors are being urged to get involved in the technically complex £650M-plus upgrade of the world’s largest and most powerful particle collider at CERN in Switzerland. The High- Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) project aims to crank up the performance of the Large Hadron Collider that first began operating in 2009. The project involves creating two new shafts and two new 300m long service tunnels.
FINLAND TURKEY ESTONIA/FINLAND AECOM WINS TUNNEL PLAN ISTANBUL AGREED CONTROL TOWER DESIGN The governments of Finland and Estonia have agreed to explore COMPETITION the feasibility of building an 80km undersea rail link to connect their A design by engineering capital cities. Officials have signed a giant Aecom and Italian memorandum of understanding to designer Pininfarina progress the £9.5bn project. has been chosen for an air traffic control tower UNITED STATES in Turkey. Operator F INLAND ATKINS WINSFINL AN£1BND IGA chose the joint FINL AND submission for the Helsinki LAS VEGAS ROADHelsinki JOB structure at Istanbul's Helsinki new airport. It was land Gulf of Fin Atkins is to carry out the design selected from a strong and d and engineering work F inforl a massive shortlist that included Finlan lf of lf of £1bn scheme toG utransform traffic Zaha Hadid and RMJM.G u Tallinn flow through the centre ofTallinn Las Vegas. The competition called Tallinn Project Neon will expand capacity for contemporary concept EST ONIA EST ONIA EST ONIA N 20miles and improveN the20miles flow of vehicles on designs that reflectedN the20miles a 6km stretch of urban motorway. city’s culture and history.
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ostain digital started with me and it grew when we I fell into construction after working operations director brought additional people to come in in Formula 1 Matt Blackwell, fell and do modelling and it’s expanded CAREER For a while I worked as a into construction after out beyond the realms of what HIGHLIGHTS business analyst for the Arrows training as a product we originally set out to do around Formula 1 team. I was responsible designer and starting building information modelling 2002 to 2003 for customising and implementing out creating simulations for the (BIM). It now incorporates lots of Business analyst, their data management solution. I shipping industry. Now he heads different types of technologies and Tom Walkinshaw didn’t really have a clue what was C Racing (Arrows Costain’s digital team. it’s more about applying technology coming next and I almost fell into solutions to contracts rather than just F1) construction by accident having I’m responsible for the digital team. performing 3D modelling. met the O’Rourke team when We’re there to help the company to 2003 to 2008 Heathrow Terminal 5 was being win work by delivering visualisations I did a degree in product design Business tendered and after they’d just for tenders and we help our I guess half way through my degree I Improvement acquired Laing. They were contractors on site to deliver what realised I didn’t want to do product manager, Laing looking at doing something different the customer needs around data design for a career and I was far more O’Rourke for Terminal 5 and asking how management, visualisation and digital interested in graphics. After leaving they could adopt automotive engineering. university I got a job in mid-Wales 2008 to modelling techniques, such as working for a shipping simulation present large screens and high-end Costain’s digital operations team company. We used to work out what Bid manager/group computer visualisations for the started with just one person would happen if the engine of an oil BIM manager, project. To a degree that shows the tanker broke down at sea and would Costain progression we’ve made in the build 3D models of ports around the I’d encourage people not to think that last few years around this team. It world for those simulations. what they want to do is what they will end up doing We used to use the same computers A really good example is where as Pixar Animation Studios we took someone on from a job I realised I At the time, the only computers centre who was trained to design that were capable of doing these computer games. As far as he was didn’t want to simulations were super computers aware, 3D graphics only existed in developed by tech company Silicon computer games and films. He had go into product design Graphics. We were using the same no comprehension that 3D models and I was far more £500,000 computers to run our and visualisations and engineering graphic shipping simulations as the solutions needed the kind of skills “interested in graphics Hollywood animator. that he had. FEBRUARY 2016 | NEW CIVIL ENGINEER 71 Project Pro le
Mabey Hire Newland Bridge A645
1.6k 2MN Number of readings taken by Amount of hydraulic jack sensors each second preloading
Newland Bridge is a three span slowed the programme and increased and carefully controlled jacking operation composite steel and concrete structure costs while providing limited information. was required. The longitudinal and Client carrying two lanes of the A645 over the Mabey Hire and bridge bearing transverse hydraulic jacking system was East Riding of River Aire, constructed in 1991. specialists Ekspan, worked with developed jointly by Mabey Hire and Yorkshire Council consultants Arup from early contractor Arup. The longitudinal hydraulic jacks Bearing specialist The embankment approaches have involvement stage to develop work were preloaded to 1 MN each – 2 MN Ekspan suffered up to 800mm of settlement to jack the structure and monitor its at the end of each deck. The loads in Consultant since construction. This has pushed behaviour in real time. Geotechnical the longitudinal jacks and strain gauges Arup the abutments of the adjacent bridge analysis undertaken by Coffey indicated were continually monitored, ensuring Geotechnical structure towards the deck by ground that, to halt the settlement, a significant that propping force was controlled, consultant movement. As a result, longitudinally- reduction in embankment mass was the embankment mass could then be Coffey free bearings at the west end of the required. Existing pulverised fuel ash removed, so the forces in the abutments Principal deck are beyond their limits and the (PFA) fill was replaced with lightweight could return to equilibrium. contractor deck is subject to a propping force of LECA aggregate fill, to a depth of 5m To reinstate the articulation of the PBS Construction approximately 4MN. at the west embankment and 6m on deck and allow the abutments to move (NE) Accurate, reliable real-time information the east, with the depth of replacement to equilibrium, it was necessary to was essential for engineers to monitor the reducing in steps over 40m. reconstruct the west abutment curtain effect of the repair and deck repositioning To remove the propping force in the wall, reopening the movement joint that works. Traditional site-based monitoring deck, replace the bearings and move the had closed by approximately 120mm. techniques would have significantly deck to an optimum position, a significant Ekspan manufactured and installed
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1 2 per second, and the data was conditioned to provide 137,600 pieces of raw data and over 147,200 pieces of calculated data every second. The alert system has a primary tier for the structure condition, second tier of functionality alerts for the instrumentation system condition and the final tier of real-time system integrity checks which monitor and assess the quality of data being recorded. The hydraulic jacking system that involved 32 hydraulic cylinders ranging in capacity from 75Te to 300Te per hydraulic cylinder. The hydraulic system was designed, installed and synchronously operated to a differential tolerance of 0.2mm between bearing positions. 3 4 This hydraulic control allowed the 1,500t bridge deck to be moved 20mm longitudinally and 10mm transversely to its final position following the relaxation of the abutments. This allowed the permanent bearings, supplied by Ekspan, to be installed. The monitoring and control system was installed from July to August 2015 and refurbishment works were carried 110k out from September to November 2015. The system successfully kept the bridge Of the construction materials within the prescribed tolerances, with no were recylable out-of-tolerance distress. “We were awarded the main contract for this scheme by East Riding of Yorkshire Council through the Yorcivils framework process, said PBS the jacking system used to lift the installed to monitor thermal expansion 1. Longitudinal, Construction (NE) managing director bridge vertically and facilitate bearing of the deck. The measuring devices transverse Peter Smurthwaite. “Mabey Hire replacement at the piers and abutments. and techniques were linked using and vertical assisted us during the tender process During this time, the longitudinal and bespoke software designed, installed displacement not only with costs but also the planning transverse jacks maintained the location and manufactured by Mabey Hire LIVE sensors. and methodology of their works which of the deck. Instrumentation to provide accuracies 2. Bi-directional allowed us to integrate this knowledge Ground conditions were very soft of greater than 0.1mm. Sensor data tilt sensors. into our activities which gave us a better and longitudinal abutment movements was presented to the engineering team 3. Pier restraint. understanding of the scheme at that of 20mm were expected during the in real-time through a web interface – 4. Longitudinal stage. The programme is a very critical works, making displacement monitors Mabey LIVEsite. and transverse aspect of this project and the relationship particularly important. Eight strain The Mabey LIVEsite software includes jacking system. between our companies is vital for us gauges monitored the bridge beams at an intelligent functionality alert system to meet the Employer’s requirement in each bearing location. Linear variable together with a system integrity achieving the completion date.” differential transformers (LVDTs) were evaluation feature which runs real-time Consultant Arup's project manager Dr installed to measure vertical, transverse sense checks of the data to help the Will Spencer said: “The Mabey LIVEsite and longitudinal movements of the bridge engineers focus on critical areas rapidly, and alert system was instrumental in deck relative to the abutment and piers. and evaluate the quality of data recorded. allowing the suite of readings to be At the piers, dual axis tilt sensors were Over 80 physical sensors were installed, monitored and analysed in a cost effective installed to monitor any rotation of the providing over 400 separate sensor way for the client. It negated the need for pier. Temperature sensors were also readings. The sensors read at 1,600 times an engineer to check the readings daily.”
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TRANSPORT Connectivity is key to North vision ICE warns that powerhouse plan depends on major transport improvements
The government’s vision for the transport services between North as an economic power- cities and within cities, and house will not be fully realised better connections to outer city without significant improve- areas where manufacturing, ments in connectivity, according universities and science parks to the ICE. are located. In its response to the National The Panel backed a mix of Infrastructure Commission small scale investments and consultation on connecting more transformational trans- northern cities, the ICE’s port projects to address the Northern Powerhouse Panel North’s connectivity issues, but welcomed progress on devolu- warned against progressing indi- tion, and the growing success of vidual projects in isolation. individual northern cities. It urged ministers to adopt But it said the North would a “whole network” approach, struggle to compete internation- where investment is based on ally as a single economic zone a comprehensive, integrated without faster, more frequent strategy. Northern powerhouse: Coordinated transport response needed
ICE NEW ICE COUNCIL MEMBERS WANTED Institution publishes monologues from The ICE’s strategic serve a three year term members – one member be Corporate or decision making body of office with effect to represent each of the Technician Members industry leaders is seeking 13 new from 1 November 2016. following regions: East and are elected by the members to join as The Council meets of England, London, professionally qualified trustees. four times a year, usually Scotland, South East members in this The ICE has published a series at One Great George England and Yorkshire international area of short monologues by industry The 35 elected- Street in London. and Humber. 1 graduate member (ICE leaders, discussing how the member ICE Council The 13 vacancies to be Candidates may Graduate member) civil engineering profession can steers how the filled this year are: be Corporate or elected by ICE Graduate be more inclusive and attract Institution can best Technician Members members a more diverse workforce. “ICE deliver value to society l Six general members and are elected by the Talks” include figures such and its members. (comprising Corporate professionally qualified All nominations must as Joanne Chau from High It is responsible for and Technician members in the relevant be submitted to the Speed 2 Ltd discussing what is setting the high-level Members) who regions Council Office by 31 holding the industry back. The strategy for the ICE are elected by the March 2016. Find out first round of monologues, on to meet the challenges professionally qualified l One international more about Council diversity, follows the launch of and needs of the 21st members worldwide and member to represent nominations at http:// the ICE’s “Engineering Change” century. do not represent any Europe (excluding UK) www.ice.org.uk/About- film, which aimed to instigate Members can particular constituency and Central Asia. ICE/People/Council- an “open, candid discussion” nominate themselves or -nomination or email about why the industry fails to a colleague and would l Five regional Candidates may [email protected] attract a wider pool of talent, particularly women.
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Richard Threlfall who is chair of the ICE panel and head of infrastructure at KPMG, said: ICE VIEWPOINT “The benefits of integrated connectivity are far reaching – it facilitates the fast and easy exchange of people, goods, knowledge, skills and services. It creates thriving economic hubs that can compete interna- LEADING ON tionally. “The growth opportunity for the North is huge, but it will not fully prosper as a one economy without significant improve- CLIMATE CHANGE ments in connectivity. "There is much to be done – spend on new transport infrastructure in the North has lagged behind London and The industrial revolu- of other issues. average spend across the UK tion was led by engi- Already the increase in the frequency and regions for decades. neers, but they were degree of extreme weather events are visible "But it’s not just about invest- more than innovative, and we are barely at the foothills of the changes ment; we need to think differ- practical people – we can expect, even if we achieve mitigating to ently about how and where they were entrepre- a 2°C world. investment is allocated.” neurs, developers, The good news is that 2015 saw two amazing The government is developing Keith lobbyists, financiers, landmarks, the UN Sustainable Development the concept of the Northern Clarke contractors, design- Goals and the UN Framework on Climate Change powerhouse as an economic ers, manufacturers COP21 Accord. The former set out 17 goals to growth region, which could and project managers protect the planet, end poverty and ensure pros- correct economic imbalances all rolled into one. They led! perity for all, each with targets to be achieved between the North and south- Globally we now teach and practice engineer- over the next 15 years. This is less time than we ern England. ing as a highly dependable, highly competent have been ruminating on the third runway. profession answering the client’s questions – the The latter is of course the Paris Accord, UK excels in this. the culmination of over two years’ intensive SAFETY So why the question “can engineers lead diplomatic activity. An amazing agreement again”? Change means disruption, risk, winners which any engineer who has been involved in Civils firm fined and losers, uncertainty and at best inconven- more than a five-way international joint venture ience. Climate change is the reason. will recognise. £200,000 for pipe The science of climate change is exactly that The world has agreed a business as usual layer’s death – science. The science is there, the choices approach is unacceptable and by 2050 we need are stark, and the scientific community has to have radically reduced the carbon intensity recognised great science is tremendous but that of the world economy. ICE Council has approved communicating complex issues to the rest of us Failure to do so imperils not only achieving the changes that will make the is equally essential. UN Sustainable Development Goals but reverses Associate Member (AMICE) There is a difference between sustainability in the progress made to date. grade accessible to a wider general – the ethical issues of poverty, equality, That’s the context for the question “can engi- group of built environment bio-diversity, social stability, protection from neers lead again”. Can we design and implement professionals. The change will weather etcetera, all of which are pressing and the expected $30trillion of urban infrastructure enable the ICE’s membership valid ethical questions – and climate change. needed globally with radically different carbon and knowledge base to better Climate change is a conditioner on all of these. intensity. reflect the professional civil The choice the science has established for us It means implementing learning cycles that are engineering community. The is between business as usual and a resulting 4° in months not decades, as occurred in the In- AMICE grade has attracted only plus world, or a radical and urgent transition to dustrial Revolution. It means a more diverse set a handful of allied professionals a low carbon economy aiming at a 2°C or less of skills. It means designing with an open carbon since it was redefined in 2006. change in the average global temperature. budget as well as a capex budget. Council has agreed the revisions The former, accelerates negatively issues such Above all it means the next decade is a fantas- to the Royal Charter, by-laws as food supply, economic and political stability, tic opportunity for engineers to lead! and admission regulations that flooding and heat waves. All will get worse and Keith Clarke is an ICE vice president and chair of will go through a member ballot many trends will compound the adverse effects Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon and Privy Council in 2016.
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FLOODING Call for wider flood defence approach Former ICE President says flood resilience needs innovation and a more holistic approach
The ICE’s calls for more across the UK, he stressed that innovative and holistic funding to maintain existing approach to flood resilience defences should be factored into made the headlines over the last spending plans from the outset. month. The ICE has long called Speaking on BBC’s 6 for a move towards a “whole O’clock News, the Today life” or “total expenditure” programme and Sky News, approach to infrastructure ICE past president and flood investment, covering capital expert David Balmforth, and maintenance spend said communities in the UK over a multi-year basis. In its should “adopt a wider range of Spending Review submission it resilience measures to flood- said maintenance budgets for proof houses and businesses, flood defences were “not only and avoid relying solely on insufficient, but also allocated conventional defences.” annually, which means spending He also said new is reactive and piecemeal, often developments should have failing to tackle the root of the resilience embedded in designs. problem”. While he welcomed the Advice from Balmforth, and government’s £2.3bn investment other ICE flood experts, has in new defences, allocated to also featured in the Times, the 1,400 flood protection projects Caption in here please Guardian and the Economist.
BIM CONTRACTS INFRASTRUCTURE ICE launches NEC take up gathers Scottish construction PAPERS new BIM training pace in India after spending news Overseas ICE members programme training takes place welcomed can now access the latest Civil Engineering Journal papers via a ICE Training has launched a The first round of training for ICE Scotland has welcomed single quarterly PDF unique building information the ICE’s NEC3 suite of contracts the boost in housebuilding, sent directly by email. modelling (BIM) Level 2 training has been delivered in India. digital connectivity and active Individual papers can also programme. Those taking the NEC3 contracts are public travel investment announced in be accessed by visiting course will be awarded an sector contracts of choice in December’s Budget. www.icevirtuallibrary.com ICE Certificate for BIM as well the UK. The Hong Kong and logging in with existing as continuous professional government has also mandated MyICE details. For further development points. The that all civil engineering projects support on accessing ICE’s programme was developed put out for tender in 2015 and Virtual Library please in partnership with ICE’s BIM 2016 use them. All significant select the “Help” link at Action Group, it combines the consultant and works packages the top of the page. popular classroom-based “ICE for the new Terminal 3 at Indira The February issue, BIM for Infrastructure” and Gandhi International Airport, Volume 169, has papers BIM Implementation – Putting outside New Delhi, were let on the design and People First” programmes. under the NEC3 Professional construction of Sai Ying The certificate is evidence that Services Contract and NEC3 Pun MTR station, Hong holders understand BIM Level 2 Engineering and Construction Kong and other projects. implementation. Subcontract.
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You will be proficient A motivational leader, who has retained a division. Working on schemes for both in AutoCAD and Microdrainage WinDES, hands-on technical ability and would still be public and private sector clients, you will with knowledge of Civil 3D. With at least happy to head up client and site meetings. be responsible for the day to day running 2 years’ post Graduate experience, This is an urgent requirement – contact us of projects and will oversee all aspects ideally you will have worked on flood for further information! from concept to completion. A skilled risk assessments and have liaised with communicator capable of carrying out a relevant statutory authorities, being a business development role, as well as confident and competent communicator Senior / Principal being proficient in bid preparation and at all levels. This firm ensures its Geoenvironmental Engineer financial management. 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Their team in on UK and worldwide construction solutions and oer a first rate client service Bristol is seeking a principal engineer to projects, you will liaise closely with civil and both within the UK and abroad. They are oversee the design and implementation structural engineers to deliver detailed site currently seeking a passionate of highways and infrastructure projects investigations, risk assessments and infrastructure engineer to work on a range for a broad range of clients. You will geoenvironmental analysis. Fully of projects including commercial, have excellent team leading ability, with competent in all British and EuroCodes, healthcare, education and retail sectors. a flexible approach which will inspire with experience of undertaking Tier 1 and Your duties will include detailed your team to deliver quality projects Tier 2 land contamination assessments. engineering calculations and producing within budget and time constraints. Communication and negotiation skills reports. A degree qualified engineer should be above average, along with a Previous experience of working on high level of technical competency. This is (MEng) working towards Chartership with a highways, drainage and external works an exciting role for a driven individual. good working knowledge of projects is required and your CV will Microdrainage, PDS and Civil 3D software. demonstrate that you have successfully held a similar role with the same level of Senior Infrastructure Engineer autonomy and responsibility. You will be Associate Norwich proficient in the following software; PDS, Birmingham £45,000-£50,000 Plus Benefits Civils 3D, WinDes and AutoCAD. £55,000-£60,000 Plus Benefits Candidates with knowledge of DMRB Our client is a well established and This leading consultancy are currently and residential design experience respected consultancy currently seeking a preferred. senior engineer to join their Norwich oce. seeking a candidate at Principal Engineer You will have at least 3 years’ experience or Associate level who will be based in infrastructure design for a broad project their oce in Birmingham heading up the base, and be looking to achieve Chartered new infrastructure team. You will be or Incorporated status. The ability to work Chartered or Incorporated and have Find more jobs online at on more than one project at a time is vital, demonstrable experience of team leading conradconsulting.co.uk whilst ensuring each project adheres to with an enthusiastic and proactive approach. 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