The Spectrum Bogie

This poster, providing an overview of the Spectrum freight bogie, was presented at the Railway Engineers Forum (REF) Technical Seminar held at the Institution of Civil Engineers on the 15th June 2015

Aligning systemic infrastructure decisions with social outcomes

In the second article from the Institution of Civil Engineers’ thought leadership programme, Tom Dolan and Ellie Cosgrave from University College London propose a new way to ensure that infrastructure investment delivers the desired benefits for society

Global research continues into strengthening structures against earthquakes

Earthquakes continue to shatter buildings and the people inside them. Jose Adam and Francisco Pallarés of Universitat Politècnica de València report on recent trends in seismic strengthening of building structures.Adam Martínez, JM.; Pallarés Rubio, FJ. (2015). Global research continues into strengthening structures against earthquakes. Proceedings of the ICE - Civil Engineering. 168(4):148-148. doi:10.1680/cien.2015.168.4.148S1481481684D’Ayala, D. F., & Paganoni, S. (2014). Testing and design protocol of dissipative devices for out-of-plane damage. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Structures and Buildings, 167(1), 26-40. doi:10.1680/stbu.12.00087Faella, C., Lima, C., Martinelli, E., & Realfonzo, R. (2014). Steel bracing configurations for seismic retrofitting of a reinforced concrete frame. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Structures and Buildings, 167(1), 54-65. doi:10.1680/stbu.12.00072Ghasemi, M. R., & Farshchin, M. (2014). Pareto-based optimum seismic design of steel frames. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Structures and Buildings, 167(1), 66-74. doi:10.1680/stbu.11.00090Ismail, N., & Ingham, J. M. (2014). Polymer textiles as a retrofit material for masonry walls. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Structures and Buildings, 167(1), 15-25. doi:10.1680/stbu.11.00084Khoshnoudian, F., & Hemmati T, A. (2014). Impact of structures with double concave friction pendulum bearings on adjacent structures. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Structures and Buildings, 167(1), 41-53. doi:10.1680/stbu.12.00001Yaman, T. S., & Canbay, E. (2014). Seismic strengthening of masonry infilled reinforced concrete frames with steel-fibre-reinforced mortar. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Structures and Buildings, 167(1), 3-14. doi:10.1680/stbu.11.0007

Discussion: Comparative study of breakwater crown wall calculation methods

Negro Valdecantos, V.; Polvorinos Flors, JI.; López Gutiérrez, JS.; Molines, J. (2014). Discussion: Comparative study of breakwater crown wall calculation methods. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Maritime Engineering. 167(3):154-155. doi:10.1680/maen.14.00002S154155167

Design Prize 1983

The 11 winners in this year's Schools Design Prize competition have produced a range of imaginative products designed, amongst other things, to help the disabled, deter thieves and improve sporting performances. The young designers received their cheques and certificates from HRH Princess Alexandra at a ceremony at the Institution of Civil Engineers in London. As always Studies in Design Education Craft & Technology reports this event fully with accounts of the successful entries from some of the students and their teachers

Twin-tunnelling-induced changes to clay stiffness

With urban tunnel construction growing worldwide, the ability to accurately predict the ground and structural response to tunnelling and the associated risks is now more important than ever before. Engineers are expected to consider all aspects of tunnel engineering in order to safeguard existing infrastructure, by employing field monitoring, physical modelling and numerical analysis in developing a detailed knowledge of multiple soil-structure interactions. The Geotechnique Symposium in Print took place at the Institution of Civil Engineers on 14th September 2017 to discuss the wider aspects of tunnelling in urban locales. The papers included here bring together important international research presented at the symposium and featured in Geotechnique . Topics of discussion, amongst others, included - case studies from Crossrail, CTRL and Barcelona metro projects - open-face tunnelling effects on non-displacement piles in clay - influence of building characteristics on tunnelling-induced ground movements - impact of new tunnel construction on structural performance of existing tunnels. Tunnelling in the Urban Environment offers practitioners and researchers alike with important coverage of the increasingly complex and varied challenges engineers have to face when constructing tunnels in urban centres

Engineering a digital future

This is the inaugural address of Tim Broyd, who became the 152nd president of the Institution of Civil Engineers on 1 November 2016. Innovation and technological advances have been at the heart of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) for years, and they are the themes on which my career has been based. This address allows me to set out my thoughts on a subject about which I am passionate: the key challenges and opportunities that face society, and how the civil engineering profession, supported by ICE, must change to be up to task of tackling them. I will set out how digital engineering can transform people’s lives, and how this agenda can help civil engineers to deliver, on time, at reduced cost and with a quality and precision that changes the way they operate and manage truly smart infrastructure

Schools Design Prize 1981

Once again a distinguished group of winners emerged from this year's competition and were presented with their cheques and certificate by the Prime Minister, Mrs. Margaret Thatcher, at a ceremony at the Institution of Civil Engineers, on 9 December 1981, before an invited audience of educationalists, industrialists and the press. Readers of Studies in Design Education Craft and Technology, many of whose pupils have entered successfully for this competition in recent years, will be interested to learn of the 1981 winning entries so we are including a selection of annotated photographs that virtually speak for themselves

Briefing:Concrete – Innovations and practical applications

Concrete is a highly adaptable material and capable of considerable variation, development and innovation, as can be seen from the pages of journals such as the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers–Construction Materials. This briefing paper describes the 43rd Convention of the Institute of Concrete Technology, which took place on 26 March 2015. The event provided an opportunity for practitioners and researchers to meet and communicate, and to showcase the variety and diversity of current innovations, developments and applications in concrete and cement technology, including carbon-negative aggregate, polycarboxylate ether superplasticisers, waste wood in concrete, steel fibres, calcium aluminate cements, superabsorbent polymers and sprayed concrete tunnel linings