Inventive designs and civil construction ideas | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Thu, 31 Aug 2023 10:14:20 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://cdn.ca.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/07/favicon-nce192x-70x70.png Inventive designs and civil construction ideas | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 32 32 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 125 75 Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Innovative Thinker | Pay transparency key to closing gender pay gap says academic https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/innovative-thinker-pay-transparency-key-to-closing-gender-pay-gap-says-academic-31-08-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/innovative-thinker-pay-transparency-key-to-closing-gender-pay-gap-says-academic-31-08-2023/#respond Thu, 31 Aug 2023 04:30:00 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=265943 The construction industry’s gender pay gap will not be bridged organically, says Jennifer Tomlinson.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/innovative-thinker-pay-transparency-key-to-closing-gender-pay-gap-says-academic-31-08-2023/feed/ 0 ‘Caterpillar’ shaft saves carbon and space on HS2’s west London site https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/caterpillar-shaft-saves-carbon-and-space-on-hs2s-west-london-site-25-08-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/caterpillar-shaft-saves-carbon-and-space-on-hs2s-west-london-site-25-08-2023/#respond Fri, 25 Aug 2023 05:00:01 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=266229 Excavation of the UK’s first “caterpillar shaft” is underway for a key structure on High Speed 2 in London.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/caterpillar-shaft-saves-carbon-and-space-on-hs2s-west-london-site-25-08-2023/feed/ 0 New research shows coffee could boost concrete strength by 30% https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/new-research-shows-coffee-could-boost-concrete-strength-by-30-23-08-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/new-research-shows-coffee-could-boost-concrete-strength-by-30-23-08-2023/#respond Wed, 23 Aug 2023 15:00:51 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=266360 Researchers at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT University) in Australia have revealed that adding used coffee grounds in place of some sand content could make concrete up to 30% stronger.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/new-research-shows-coffee-could-boost-concrete-strength-by-30-23-08-2023/feed/ 0 New study shows low cost sensors can pinpoint air pollution on construction sites https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/new-study-shows-low-cost-sensors-can-pinpoint-air-pollution-on-construction-sites-23-08-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/new-study-shows-low-cost-sensors-can-pinpoint-air-pollution-on-construction-sites-23-08-2023/#respond Wed, 23 Aug 2023 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=266301 A new study conducted by the University of Birmingham has discovered that low cost sensing technologies can be used to pinpoint and quantify sources of air pollution on construction sites.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/new-study-shows-low-cost-sensors-can-pinpoint-air-pollution-on-construction-sites-23-08-2023/feed/ 0 Innovative Thinker | Balfour Beatty’s Steve Tarr advocates early supply chain involvement for major projects success https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/innovative-thinker-balfour-beattys-steve-tarr-advocates-early-supply-chain-involvement-for-major-projects-success-04-08-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/innovative-thinker-balfour-beattys-steve-tarr-advocates-early-supply-chain-involvement-for-major-projects-success-04-08-2023/#comments Fri, 04 Aug 2023 04:00:48 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=264828 Effectively embedded collaboration results in better design decisions says Balfour Beatty's Steve Tarr.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/innovative-thinker-balfour-beattys-steve-tarr-advocates-early-supply-chain-involvement-for-major-projects-success-04-08-2023/feed/ 2 Arup to evaluate road maintenance innovations being developed through £30M Live Labs 2 incubator https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/arup-to-evaluate-road-maintenance-innovations-being-developed-through-30m-live-labs-2-incubator-02-08-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/arup-to-evaluate-road-maintenance-innovations-being-developed-through-30m-live-labs-2-incubator-02-08-2023/#respond Wed, 02 Aug 2023 10:00:52 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=265277 Arup has been appointed by the Department for Transport (DfT) to monitor and evaluate the carbon-busting highways innovations being developed under the £30M Live Labs 2 initiative.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/arup-to-evaluate-road-maintenance-innovations-being-developed-through-30m-live-labs-2-incubator-02-08-2023/feed/ 0 Researchers repurpose wind turbine blades as footbridge structure elements https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/researchers-repurpose-wind-turbine-blades-as-footbridge-structure-elements-02-08-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/researchers-repurpose-wind-turbine-blades-as-footbridge-structure-elements-02-08-2023/#respond Wed, 02 Aug 2023 05:00:35 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=264797 A transatlantic research network is finding ways to repurpose decommissioned wind turbine blades as footbridges.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/researchers-repurpose-wind-turbine-blades-as-footbridge-structure-elements-02-08-2023/feed/ 0 Complex groundwater management aids Elephant and Castle ticket hall construction https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/complex-groundwater-management-aids-elephant-castle-ticket-hall-construction-28-07-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/complex-groundwater-management-aids-elephant-castle-ticket-hall-construction-28-07-2023/#respond Fri, 28 Jul 2023 05:00:34 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=264783 Construction of a new London Undeground ticket hall in south London called for some complex ground engineering to protect the running tunnels.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/complex-groundwater-management-aids-elephant-castle-ticket-hall-construction-28-07-2023/feed/ 0 Bam launches AI powered approach to portfolio risk management https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/bam-launches-ai-powered-approach-to-portfolio-risk-management-27-07-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/bam-launches-ai-powered-approach-to-portfolio-risk-management-27-07-2023/#respond Thu, 27 Jul 2023 10:00:03 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=264912 Bam and nPlan have teamed up to launch a new approach to risk management that utilises artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle potential issues within a portfolio of projects more efficiently than ever.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/bam-launches-ai-powered-approach-to-portfolio-risk-management-27-07-2023/feed/ 0 Network Rail signs with Swiss national railway operator to share AI asset inspection technology https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/network-rail-signs-with-swiss-national-railway-operator-to-share-ai-asset-inspection-technology-26-07-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/network-rail-signs-with-swiss-national-railway-operator-to-share-ai-asset-inspection-technology-26-07-2023/#respond Wed, 26 Jul 2023 15:00:43 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=264855 Network Rail will work with SBB, the operator of Switzerland’s national railways, to look at using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to inspect steel bridges and track on the UK network.

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