Discussion
Readers can send in comments of up to 200 words on all papers and articles published in Civil Engineering. Subject to being approved by the editorial panel, full texts of readers' comments and authors' responses are published in the on-line version of the journal at www.ice.org.uk/jol (select Civil Engineering journal, then click on text link to Discussion). Edited highlights of the discussion on papers in recent issues are published here.
12844: Crowd-related failure of bridges by Bill Wolmuth and John Surtees (August 2003)
Contribution by John Hailey
Fig. 9 (also used on the front cover of the issue) is a glorious picture of bridge loaded by a crowd of people. If it was merely to show the people density possible and had been labelled as such – fine – but as an illustration of failure it is totalling misleading.
It appears to be a pontoon bridge suffering from a lack of maintenance, namely removal of water from the pontoons. The deck beams are not bent and are therefore correctly hinged.
Authors' reply
As Mr Hailey has pointed out, the bridge is reassuringly sound. Variation in deck level is probably caused by grounded pontoons adjusting to the river-bed profile, rather than Mr Hailey's suggested lack of maintenance.
Several bridge failures at religious events are reported in Table 1 of the paper but available photographs mainly consist of unpopulated post-collapse views with no hint of the large exuberant gathering that precipitated the collapse.
Crowd loading of bridges is the key theme of the paper and the high civil engineering content and vivid pictorial quality make this image our favourite.
Hindus returning from spiritual cleansing in the Ganges – the pontoon bridge did not fail but several crossings at religious events have
Hindus returning from spiritual cleansing in the Ganges – the pontoon bridge did not fail but several crossings at religious events have
13082: British civil engineering skills: defusing the time bomb by Mike Byfield (November 2003)
Contribution by Deryk Simpson
This is probably the most important and yet depressing paper published in the Proceedings in recent years. The implications for the future of our profession and the UK economy are stark. Our profession faces a severe decline. The effect of a severe shortage of civil engineers on Railtrack is well known. Magnify this shortage to the whole construction industry and the effect on our economy could be disastrous.
The problem described in the paper is so serious that the ICE must address itself to it immediately and put considerable resources in trying to fight the decline. If it does not, the ICE has no long-term future – certainly not in the form that my generation knew!
Authors' response
At the time of writing the paper I thought that my findings had a chance of provoking the ICE to help universities. These hopes were I am afraid naïve.
The current view within the Institution is that overseas engineers are migrating to the UK and that routine design work is gradually being transferred overseas. I am assured that these global trends will solve the skills shortage.
Contribution by J. Gray
It is to be expected that academics in engineering education will take Dr Byfield's line.
Age profile of chartered ICE members – over half will retire in the next 10 years leaving primarily overseas engineers to make up the shortfall
Age profile of chartered ICE members – over half will retire in the next 10 years leaving primarily overseas engineers to make up the shortfall
But it would behove the Institution, given the lack of any effective trade union for engineers, to take a closer interest in engineers' pay, conditions and job satisfaction so as to alleviate the stated drop-out rate of UK engineers. It would also help to ensure that employers are not robbing developing countries of young engineers who are needed there.
Author's reply
Mr Gray seems to suggest that the ICE should pressurise employers to increase pay. I cannot think how this could be achieved by the Institution and Mr Gray fails to suggest a method either. It may be easier to leave it up to market forces.
Contribution by H. Catherall
Another article in the same issue could possibly help the way forward, that is upskilling civil engineering managers with the new chartered manager status. Offering civil engineering as a joint honours subject with management could also help.
Another area of concern to the UK civil engineering industry and for that matter other professional areas is the ‘offshoring’ of specialist design / detailing / IT / software development activities that will be carried out in low-cost countries, in particular India. So, in addition to the shortage of UK trained engineers, we will find that highly specialised desk-top activities can be easily and cheaply carried out around the world.
Authors' reply
Mr Catherall is absolutely correct, management degrees are extremely popular. My experience is that employers are falling over themselves to hire engineering graduates whereas management graduates are by contrast easy to come by.
In the short term, ‘offshoring’ will certainly ease the skills shortage. Longer term, these offshore companies will almost certainly move into the more lucrative activities, perhaps recruiting UK engineers to provide the client interface. Offshoring is inadvertently inviting lowcost, high-skill foreign competition into our relatively safe domestic market. UK consultancies may end up regretting this.
13257: Halley—at the edge of ice-station design by David Blake (November 2003)
Contribution by Maureen Skilling
It seems the 1961 accommodation building at Halley I has been overlooked. It is my understanding that this had been planned as the ground floor of a building to become three storeys high as the snow around it accumulated.
Unfortunately only about 10 % of the bolts necessary for floor fishplates and roof beams were sent. As the existing 1956 accommodation was unsatisfactory, the building was erected with recognition that the original concept would be unachievable.
Another problem arose from the mastic sealant between panels being unworkable in the ambient temperatures.
Response on behalf of author by Alan Smith*
Ms Skilling's facts are correct. Crown Agents were responsible for design, bills of quantity, procurement and supervision of packing but there was a shortfall of major structural fixings for the first phase. The builders did everything possible to erect the building in such a way that it was structurally stable by using nuts and bolts from base supplies and, in some cases, manufacturing them.
Regarding sealants, they have never been successful in the Antarctic and use has been avoided wherever possible.
As well as the 1961 living building, a pitched-roof timber prefabricated office building was added to Halley 1 in 1964 (see Fig.).
A contemporary drawing shows the central area of Halley 1 in 1964/65, with the 1964 office building to the right, the 1961 living building in the centre and the 1956 living building to the bottom left.
A contemporary drawing shows the central area of Halley 1 in 1964/65, with the 1964 office building to the right, the 1961 living building in the centre and the 1956 living building to the bottom left.
* Alan Smith (tel: +44 (0)1765 688455) was head of buildings at the British Antarctic Survey. Now retired, he is preparing a detailed history of structures on the Brunt Ice Shelf and would welcome assistance.
ICE review
A review of recent and forthcoming developments and events at the Institution of Civil Engineers by ICE communications director Anne Moir. For further information please contact the communications office on 020 7665 2196.
Email news service
The second issue of the ICE's electronic newsletter ICExtra News was sent out to around 30 000 ICE members, associated society members and civil engineering academics in December 2003. It was given an 85% approval rating by readers, up from 75% for the first issue that was emailed in September.
Each issue contains around 20 news items on latest developments at the Institution, special promotional offers, new publications and listings of local and national events.
There will be around six issues a year, which it is hoped will be enough to keep members up to date without clogging up their email systems. Back issues are archived on the ICExtra section of the ICE website (www.ice.org.uk/icextra)
From an economic perspective, an email newsletter was the only viable option. The costs of printing and distributing a newsletter to every member on a regular basis is simply beyond the means of the Institution at this time. The newsletter is currently going to around 30% of the membership base and it is hoped more members will register in due course.
To receive ICExtra news, members need to provide the ICE with a current email address. The easiest way to do this is on-line at ICExtra. If you have registered an email address but have not received the newsletter, please check that the address is still valid and, if necessary, re-register your details at ICExtra.
New demolition protocol
The ICE launched a demolition protocol in November to show how the production of demolition material can be linked to its specification as a high-value material in new buildings.
If widely adopted, the protocol would stimulate the supply and demand for recycled and recovered construction materials. The protocol also shows how the market can be driven through the development of regional planning guidance, supplementary planning guidance, planning conditions and agreements.
Recovery indexes are provides for demolition projects and new buildings– the latter aimed at increasing the amount of potentially recyclable material specified for new construction.
The report was prepared in conjunction with the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, EnviroCentre, London Remade, Cory Environmental and Cleanaway.
Giving energy evidence
David Anderson, chairman of the ICE energy board, gave evidence to the House of Commons Trade and Industry Select Committee at the end of 2003. The evidence related to the committee's inquiry into the resilience of the National Grid following power blackouts in London and Birmingham in the summer.
It was the first time in nearly 3 years that ICE has given oral evidence to a parliamentary committee and follows the submission of written evidence to 11 different select committee inquiries this year.
Anderson was questioned by MPs about the level of investment in the grid and network, about the chief engineering adviser and about reconfiguring the grid to deal with renewable sources.
Supporting toll motorways
The ICE publicly backed the opening of the UK's first toll motorway, a new section of the M6 north of Birmingham.
Senior vice president Colin Clinton told journalists: ‘ICE has for many years supported the idea of road tolling as an effective way of reducing traffic gridlock across the UK. Currently congestion on the trunk road network is estimated to cost the nation £2·9 billion each year.
He said toll roads may prove unpopular with drivers, but in the long-term ICE believes that the idea will prove essential in reducing congestion. Traffic jams are an issue road users must accept as a part of life unless they are willing to pay high enough fees to balance demand.
‘Implementation of both the M6 toll motorway and the congestion charging scheme in Central London this year were both bold decisions. Both are examples of positive and initially unpopular action to suppress traffic rather than simply to accommodate it’ said Clinton.
President's address
New ICE president Doug Oakervee gave his inaugural address in November. The text can be downloaded from the ICE website at www.ice.org.uk.
Books
NEW BOOKS
The ICE's bookshop in London carries one of the most comprehensive ranges of civil engineering publications in the world. New books received in the past three months are as follows.
Advanced concrete technology – concrete properties
J. Newman and B. S. Choo (eds) £55
Advanced concrete technology – constituent materials
J. Newman and B. S. Choo (eds) £55
Advanced concrete technology – processes
J. Newman and B. S. Choo (eds) £55
Advanced concrete technology – testing and quality
J. Newman and B. S. Choo (eds) £55
Appraisal, risk and uncertainty
N. Smith £30
BGA international conference on foundations
T.A. Newson (ed) £115
British railway track – vol. 4 – plain line maintenance
D. L. Cope and J. B. Ellis £45
British railway track – vol. 5 – switch and crossing maintenance
D. L. Cope and J. B. Ellis £45
Buckling of thin metal shells
J. G. Teng & J. M. Rotter (eds) £99
Conceptual structural design: bridging the gap between architects and engineers
O. Popovic Larsen and A. Tyas £20
Construction safety Q&A
P. Perry £19.95
Deep excavations – 2nd edition
M. Puller £90
Fire safety Q&A
P. Perry £19.95
Health and safety Q&A
P. Perry £19.95
High-rise manual – typology and design, construction and technology
J. Eisele and E. Kloft £46.50
Infrastructure cuttings
J. Perry, M. Pedley and K. Brady £90
International conference on coastal management 2002
Various £65
Recycling and re-use
R. K. Dhir £95
Retention of masonry facades – best practice guide
M. Bussell, D. Lazarus and P. Ross £110
Risk assessment Q&A
P. Perry £19.95
Rural and urban hydrology
M. G. Mansell £65
Shell bitumen handbook
J. Read and D. Whiteoak £40
Sustainable waste management
R. K. Dhir £75
Tension structures: form and behaviour
W. J. Lewis £30
The repair of historic timber structures
D. Yeomans £35
Traffic loading on highway bridges
P. Dawe £35
Wastewater treatment and technology
C. Forster £65
The bookshop is in the ICE foyer, 1 Great George Street, London SWIP 3AA and is open from 9.30 am to 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday. Books can also be ordered by calling +44 (0)20 7665 2462, emailing orders@thomastelford.com or visiting www.thomastelford.com.
| Internet | Editor Simon Fullalove's selection of websites likely to be of interest to civil engineers. If you know of a site you think should be included here, please contact him on +44 (0)20 7665 2448 or email simon.fullalove@ice.org.uk. |
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| Download digital Ordnance Survey maps for any 1 ha, 4 ha or 16 ha site in England, Scotland or Wales (£14·50 for 1 ha) | |
| www.linesearch.org |  |
| Check if your proposed UK construction site has, or will have, an oil pipeline going through it (Free) | |
| www.steel-stainless.org/software |  |
| Web-based software for sizing structural stainless-steel sections according to Eurocode 3 and SCI design guide (Free) | |
| www.ukcivilengineering.com |  |
| Recruitment website for the UK civil engineering industry (Free to job seekers, from £15 per job for employers) | |
| www.ice.org.uk |  |
| New ICE website featuring new on-line bookshop, jobs database, download library and ‘Engineers Reunited’ (Free to members) |
Proceedings
RECENTLY PUBLISHED PAPERS
In addition to Civil Engineering, the ICE Proceedings includes seven specialist journals. Papers published in the most recent issues are listed here. Summaries of all these and other papers published in the past 3 years can be read free on the ICE web site at www.ice.org.uk/jol.
Bridge Engineering
156, No. BE3, September 2003, 109–151
Experimentally-based assessment of masonry arch bridges
P. J. Fanning and T. E. Boothby
The construction of Taney Bridge, Ireland
D. Collings and P. C. Brown
The reconstructed Lions' Gate suspension bridge, Vancouver
P. G. Buckland and D.D. Matson
Dynamic measurements on bridges: design, rehabilitation and monitoring
Á. Cunha, E. Caetano, R. Calçada, G. De Roeck and B. Peeters
Engineering Sustainability
156, No. ES3, September 2003, 127–17
Editorial
BRIEFINGS
Corporate social responsibility—unworkable paradox or sustainable paradigm?
M. Barry
Sustainable coastal defence
H. R. Payne
Sustainability indicators for the water industry
J. Luckhurst
PAPERS
Ecological footprint analysis as a project assessment tool
I. R. Nicholson, N. Chambers and P. Green
Resource flow analysis: measuring sustainabilty in construction
P. I. J. Griffiths, R.A. Smith and J. Kersey
Designing sustainable estuarine intertidal habitats
N. I. Pontee
DISCUSSION
Sustainable development: understanding the concept and the practical challenge
S. Parkin, F. Sommer and S. Uren
Geotechnical Engineering
157, No. GE1, January 2004, 1–53
BRIEFINGS
Slope stability of earthfill dams: a case study of Kızılca dam
S. N. Keskin, U. S. Cavus and H. Yıldırım
PAPERS
Settlement of a bridge embankment on soft soils
U. F.A. Karim, H. van Meekeren and R. Feenstra
Geotechnical analysis of a retaining wall in weak rock
D. J. Richards, C. R. I. Clayton, W. Powrie and T. Hayward
Approaches to the design of cantilever retaining walls
N.A.Trenter
Optimal design of highway cuttings in residual soils
A. Shein, M. S. Snaith and C. C. Holt
Municipal Engineer
156, ME3, September 2003, 155–215
Editorial
A. Fraser
BRIEFINGS
ICE Health and Safety Register
P. Fry
On the move: by foot
R. Huxford
PAPERS
Engineering a safe event: Edinburgh's International Festival fireworks
T. O'Brien
Construction safety legislation framework in China
D. P. Fang, J. Zhang and I.Vickeridge
Construction safety in 2003—time for radical action
J. Anderson
Making Irish roads safer
S. Proctor and F. Crowley
Driver distraction by advertising: genuine risk or urban myth?
B. Wallace
Safe streets—challenging the principles
P. Jones
Closed-circuit television in Daventry town centre, UK
S. P. Bowers
A flood failure flowchart for buildings
I. Kelman and R. Spence
Structures and Buildings
156, SB3, November 2003, 337–430
Editorial
PAPERS
Construction over nineteenth century brick railway tunnels
A. J. H. Brown
Strength of reinforced concrete pile caps
A. G. Bloodworth, P.A. Jackson and M. M. K. Lee
Façade failure effects on blast propagation along city streets
P. D. Smith, T.A. Rose, S. L. Krahe and M.A. Franks
Measurement of floor vibrations using a heel drop test
A. Blakeborough and M. S.Williams
Dynamic stiffness of reinforced concrete beams
K. S. Numayr, S.A.Al-Jallamdeh and N. M.Al-Akhras
Seismic design procedures for concentrically braced frames
A.Y. Elghazouli
CFRP strengthened continuous concrete beams
S.A. El-Rafaie, A. F.Ashour and S.W. Garrity
Development of self-compacting concrete
C. I. Goodier
TECHNICAL NOTE
Acceptance and monitoring of FRP-strengthened concrete structures
J. L. Clarke
DISCUSSION
Criteria for loading slabs during construction
A.W. Beeby
Holistic behaviour of concrete buildings in fire
C. Bailey
Transport
157, No. TR1, February 2004, 1–76
BRIEFING
Road congestion: how modal shift and planning policies could reduce it
ICE Transport Board
Can planning reduce traffic problems? Goals, role and effectiveness of planning 1963-2020
P. Hall
Urban mobility worldwide: how does it look today?
D. Bayliss
More or less traffic in towns?
M. Buchanan
An investigation of lane utilisation on Turkish highways with reference to lateral discipline
B. Gunay
Benefits of adopting lower mass trains for high speed rail operations
B. Rochard and F. Schmid
PAPERS
Road marking assessment using digital image analysis
M. P. N. Burrows, H.T. Evdorides and M. S. Snaith
Segmentation algorithms for road marking digital image analysis
M. P. N. Burrows, H. T. Evdorides and M. S. Snaith
Evaluation of a mechanism for urban road maintenance by level of service
H. de Solminihac, E. Lobo, N. Jiménez and A.Altimira
Engineering the motorway system 1950-2000
R. Bridle and J. Porter
Water and Maritime Engineering
156, No. WM4, December 2003, 297–365
Chichester emergency flood alleviation project, winter 2000/2001
R. S. Hoad, A. M. Gilham and D. S. Fawcett
Simulation of the great flood of December 1870 in Rome
G. Calenda, L. Calvani and C. P. Mancini
Discharge assessment in mobile-bed compound meandering channels
J. J. O' Sullivan, W. R. C. Myers, J. F. Lyness and M. F. Lambert
Computer modelling of two-stage meandering channel flows
P. Rameshwaran and K. Shiono
Performance of sandbags for domestic flood defence
D. Reeve and A. Badr
Water resources and food security: a Caribbean case study
G. S. Shrivastava
DISCUSSION
Sewage discharge estimation from a flow-stick monitoring device
R. Burrows, K. H. M.Ali and G. Okleston
Design considerations for improved dock mitre gates
M. Cullen 358
Effect of tailwater depth and model scale on scour at culvert outlets
R.A. Day, S. L. Liriano and W. R.White
Personal subscriptions to specialist Proceedings journals start from £11 a year for members. Print subscriptions include full on-line access to the past 3 years' issues. Please call +44 (0)20 7665 2227, email subs@ice.org.uk or visit the ICE virtual library at www.iceknowledge.com. At the virtual library members can also download any 15 Proceedings papers published this year for £25 or any paper published over 3 years ago at £5 each.
ICE Meetings
The following meetings, seminars and social events have been organised by ICE staff and regions.All are free to attend unless indicated by (£). Before travelling, please contact the organiser or visit the ICE web site at www.ice.org.uk to confirm details. Events have been classified under broad but not necessarily exclusive headings.
| Title | Date (dd/mm) and time | Organiser | Contact | Telephone (+44 outside UK) | Venue | |||||||
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| MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL | ||||||||||||
| Engineering and Construction Contract, by Richard Patterson | 04/02 18:00 | ICE East Anglia | Jacqui Braby | 01603 224 284 | ian.bentley@metronetbcv.com | Norwich | ||||||
| Infrastructure management during operations | 10/02 18:00 | ICE South / Royal Engineers | Jacqui Brown | 02962 869263 | jacqui.brown@ice.org.uk | Blackwater | ||||||
| NEC ECC:an introduction' | 11/02 09:30 | Thomas Telford Training | Diane Lewis | 0800 1830133 | training@thomastelford.com | Falkirk | ||||||
| How the changes at ICE affect you, by Tom Foulkes | 11/02 18:30 | ICE South West | Lars Jorgensen | 01452 429260 | lars.jorgensen@wspgroup.com | Gloucester | ||||||
| Extension of time and delay / prolongation costs with reference to the Society of Construction Law protocol, by Terry Clarke | 16/02 18:30 | ICE North West / RICS / Chartered Inst of Arbitrators | Steve Jones | 0161 911 4337 | env.highways.structures@oldham.gov.uk | Liverpool | ||||||
| CDM Regulations – an overview (£) | 19/02 09:30 | Thomas Telford Training | Diane Lewis | 0800 1830133 | training@thomastelford.com | Falkirk | ||||||
| Specialist engineer support to operations in Iraq | 25/02 18:30 | ICE South East | Anne Qualters | 020 8289 6444 | aqualters@btopenworld.com | Chatham | ||||||
| Development infrastructure – can we afford it? | 03/03 19:00 | ICE South East | Anne Qualters | 020 8289 6444 | aqualters@btopenworld.com | Ashford | ||||||
| Safety | 10/03 00:00 | ICE Midlands | Peter Dennis | 01743 542 600 | peter.dennis@balvac.co.uk | Worcester | ||||||
| Learning from disaster, by David Rowbotham | 11/03 18:30 | ICE South East | Anne Qualters | 020 8289 6444 | aqualters@btopenworld.com | Croydon | ||||||
| Communication skills (£) | 12/03 09:00 | ICE Chilterns / ICE East Anglia | Cathy Shelbourne | 01473 788970 | cshel@btinternet.com | Cambridge | ||||||
| RedR - engineering in the humanitarian field | 21/03 18:15 | ICE East of Scotland | Jon Hassel | 0131 226 4693 | jon.hassel@cbuchanan.co.uk | Edinburgh | ||||||
| Wider engineering problems of the Thames Gateway expansion | 24/03 18:30 | ICE South East | Anne Qualters | 020 8289 6444 | aqualters@btopenworld.com | Dartford | ||||||
| History of the ICE, by Mike Chrimes | 25/03 18:00 | ICE Midlands | John Lau | 0121 414 5152 | Birmingham | |||||||
| Insurance, by Barry Franks | 05/04 18:30 | ICE Midlands | Garry Dyer | 01905 832 900 | garry.dyer@laser-group.co.uk | Worcester | ||||||
| Unwin lecture | 06/04 18:00 | ICE research and innovation committee | Kathleen Hollow | 0207 665 2242 | kathleen.hollow@ice.org.uk | London | ||||||
| Revitalising health and Safety, by Hywel Williams | 08/04 18:30 | ICE North West | John Edwards | 0151 482 3500 | john.edwards2@mowlem.com | Ellesmere Port | ||||||
| Recent legal developments in construction and engineering law, by Steven Carey (£) | 21/04 19:00 | ICE Thames Valley | John Done | 0118 988 4816 | donegirdlers@waitrose.com | TBA | ||||||
| Project management my way, by Keith Hughes | 22/04 18:00 | ICE Midlands | Bogdan Tutoveanu | 01543 440 600 | bogdan.tutoveanu@cambba.com | Birmingham | ||||||
| Benchmarking and customer satisfaction measurement for construction | 27/04 18:30 | ICE Chilterns / BRE / Business Link (Hertfordshire) | Louisa Rix | 01767 627046 | ptee@rix1.demon.co.uk | Watford | ||||||
| Construction management | 27/04 18:30 | ICE East Midlands | David Millard | 1522 | trentvalley@tiscali.co.uk | Lincoln | ||||||
| Design – the engineer as an artist (£) | 28/04 09:30 | ICE South East | Anne Qualters | 020 8289 6444 | aqualters@btopenworld.com | Swanley | ||||||
| ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY | ||||||||||||
| Sakhalin development, by David Meehan | 04/02 17:30 | Offshore Engineering Society | Anne-Marie Ferguson | 020 7665 2232 | anne-marie.ferguson@ice.org.uk | London | ||||||
| Renewable energy | 09/02 18:15 | ICE Northern Counties | John Johnson | john.johnson@capita.co.uk | Newcastle Upon Tyne | |||||||
| Environmental impact assessments and specific species | 17/02 18:30 | ICE East Midlands / CIWEM | Mark Anderson | 01733 366900 | mark.p.anderson@atkinsglobal.com / njp@bullen.co.uk | Peterborough | ||||||
| Waste Management Wales | 19/02 09:00 | ICE Wales / CIWEM | Eileen Taylor | 029 2063 0561 | denys.morgan@ice.org.uk | Cardiff | ||||||
| Energy efficiency in buildings (£) | 26/02 09:30 | ICE energy board / IMechE | Peter Madigan | 020 7665 2235 | peter.madigan@ice.org.uk | London | ||||||
| Recycling to meet statutory targets | 26/02 18:30 | ICE Wales | Peter Simpson | 01286 679066 | denys.morgan@ice.org.uk | Abergele | ||||||
| Fuel cells engineering and infrastructure for passenger cars, by Mike Monaghan | 09/03 19:30 | ICE Chilterns / IMechE / IEE | Brian Powell | 01296 481 680 | High Wycombe | |||||||
| Construction waste management. | 17/03 00:00 | ICE East of Scotland | Chic Haggart | 01738 476540 | cbhaggart@pkc.gov.uk | Dundee | ||||||
| Environment and construction – what you need to know, by P.Rainbow | 18/03 18:30 | ICE North West | John Edwards | 0151 482 3500 | john.edwards2@mowlem.com | Chester | ||||||
| Contaminated land classification update – ICRCL RIP, by Paul Nathaniel and Caroline McCaffery | 22/03 18:30 | ICE North West / Geotechnical | GroupSteve Jones | 0161 911 4337 | env.highways.structures@oldham.gov.uk | Liverpool | ||||||
| Better streets, better places – delivering sustainable residential developments | 30/03 18:00 | ICE South | Duncan McVey | 023 8068 8234 | duncan.mcvey@eastleigh.gov.uk | Southampton | ||||||
| Climate change – the challenge for civil engineers | 31/03 14:30 | ICE South | Andy Finch | 023 9283 4620 | afinch@portsmouthcc.gov.uk | Southampton | ||||||
| Renewable energy from microgeneration to large-scale power production | 31/03 18:00 | ICE South | Jacqui Brown | 02962 869263 | jacqui.brown@ice.org.uk | Southampton | ||||||
| Landfill v.recycling v.destruction | 06/04 18:30 | ICE East Midlands / IStructE | Andrew Kersley | 01733 414170 | akersley@anglianwater.co.uk / njp@bullen.co.uk | Peterborough | ||||||
| Site visit to wind turbines | 14/04 | ICE East Anglia | John Pardoe | 01245 247 098 | ian.bentley@metronetbcv.com | Norwich | ||||||
| Winds of change - offshore wind energy in the UK, by Roger Maddrell | 14/04 18:30 | ICE South West | Laurence Banyard | 01793 816324 | banyardls@halcrow.com | Swindon | ||||||
| Waste management infrastructure:the multi-billion pound industry (£) | 23/04 | ICE waste management board | Marianne Jones | 020 7665 2314 | marianne.jones@ice.org.uk | London | ||||||
| Alternative energy | 23/04 09:00 | ICE East Midlands | Janet McAteer / Andrew Rouse | 01733 560033 / 01733 371811 | mcateerjc@halcrow.com / andrew.rouse@environment-agency.gov.uk | Peterborough | ||||||
| GEOTECHNICAL | ||||||||||||
| Stabilisation of Irish soils, by Samir Hebib and Eric Farrell | 02/02 18:15 | ICE Northern Ireland | Wendy Blundell | (028) 9087 7157 | wendy.blundell@ice.org.uk | Belfast | ||||||
| Ground decontamination, by Graham Paton, Remedios | 02/02 18:30 | ICE East of Scotland | Andrew Martin | 01224 631122 | amartin@arch-henderson.co.uk | Aberdeen | ||||||
| What is the matter with geotechnical engineering?, by J H Atkinson | 09/02 18:30 | ICE East Midlands | Ed Faragher | 01509 282304 | ed.faragher@advantica.biz | Nottingham | ||||||
| No dig roadshow (£) | 10/02 | UK Society for Trenchless Technology | Peter Madigan | 020 7665 2235 | peter.madigan@ice.org.uk | Livingston | ||||||
| Box jacking | 10/02 18:15 | ICE Northern Counties / IHT | Robert Thorniley-Walker | 01609 779904 | Holiday Inn, Stainton, Middlesbrough | |||||||
| Monitored performance of a bored-pile retaining wall | 17/02 18:00 | ICE South | Jo Clark | 023 8059 5439 | jo.clark@soton.ac.uk | Basingstoke | ||||||
| Geophysics in fluvial and marine environments | 18/02 18:15 | ICE Wales / CIWEM | Charlie Martin | 029 2026 6598 | denys.morgan@ice.org.uk | Pontypridd | ||||||
| Legal aspects of slope stability, by Mark Fallows | 18/02 18:30 | ICE North West / IGS | Jane Collins | 0161 228 2331 | jane.collins@arup.com | Manchester | ||||||
| Piled raft foundation in down town Luanda, by Dr Rob May (£) | 18/03 19:00 | ICE Thames Valley | Lydia Sparshott | 0118 963 5000 | lydia.sparshott@jacobs.com | Reading | ||||||
| Skempton conference (£) | 29/03 to 31/03 | British Geotechnical Association / ICE conferences / Geotechnical Engineering advisory panel | Sue Frye | 020 7665 2315 | sue.frye@ice.org.uk | London | ||||||
| Seismic hazards | 31/03 17:30 | Society for Earthquake and Civil Eunice Engineering Dynamics | Waddell | 020 7665 2238 | eunice.waddell@ice.org.uk | London | ||||||
| GIS in geotechnical engineering | 05/04 18:30 | ICE East Midlands | Ed Faragher | 01509 282304 | ed.faragher@advantica.biz | Nottingham | ||||||
| Application of centrifuge modelling to foundation design in France, by Jacques Garnier | 14/04 18:30 | ICE NW Geotechnical Group / UK Chapter IGS | Jane Collins | 0161 228 2331 | jane.collins@arup.com | Manchester | ||||||
| Earth will not move for you, by Stan Mimms | 15/04 18:30 | ICE North West | Paul Williams | 01925 828 987 | paul.williams@atkinsglobal.com | Manchester | ||||||
| Trenchless technology | 20/04 18:00 | ICE South | Chris Ford | 01256 461161 | chris.ford@swkeurope.com | Winchester | ||||||
| History of salt mining, by Andrew Fielding | 22/04 18:30 | ICE North West / HEG | John Edwards | 0151 482 3500 | john.edwards2@mowlem.com | Ellesmere Port | ||||||
| Site investigation, by Nicholas Watson | 22/04 18:30 | ICE Midlands | Mary Anne | Raftery01785 276 697 | maryanne.raftery@staffordshire.gov.uk | Stoke-on-Trent | ||||||
| The ground under Norwich, by Steve Hague | 28/04 19:00 | ICE East Anglia | Jacqui Braby | 01603 224 284 | ian.bentley@metronetbcv.com | Norwich | ||||||
| STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS | ||||||||||||
| High intensity winds (downdraughts), by Norman Toy | 03/02 17:30 | Wind Engineering Society | Eunice Waddell | 020 7665 2238 | eunice.waddell@ice.org.uk | London | ||||||
| Design of the Spinnaker Tower | 04/02 18:00 | ICE South / IStructE | Jacqui Brown | 02962 869263 | jacqui.brown@ice.org.uk | Winchester | ||||||
| Royal Bank of Scotland Gogarburn world headquarters – design overview | 04/02 18:15 | ICE East of Scotland / IStructE | Jon Hassel | 0131 226 4693 | jon.hassle@cbuchanan.co.uk | Edinburgh | ||||||
| Waterproofing of basements, by Graham Wilkins | 04/02 18:30 | ICE East Midlands / Concrete Society | Neil Besley | 01332 256026 | neil.besley@derby.gov.uk | Scunthorpe | ||||||
| Buildings at risk from bomb blast, by Geoff Mays and Peter Smith | 17/02 16:30 | ICE Chilterns / AME | Chris Goodacre | 01234 763400 | chris.goodacre@babtie.com | St Albans | ||||||
| Building security against the threat of terrorism (£) | 18/02 00:00 | ICE conferences / CIBSE | Juliet Hutchings | 020 7665 2318 | juliet.hutchings@ice.org.uk | London | ||||||
| Morgan Academy:phoenix by design, by Ken Laing | 18/02 18:15 | ICE East of Scotland | Chic Haggart | 01738 476540 | cbhaggart@pkc.gov.uk | Dundee | ||||||
| Cover to reinforcement - getting it right, by Chris Shaw (£) | 18/02 19:00 | ICE Thames Valley | Alan Bromage | 01344 762 676 | abromage@concretecentre.com | Guildford | ||||||
| Spire of Dublin, by Andy Futrell | 19/02 18:30 | ICE North West | John Edwards | 0151 482 3500 | john.edwards2@mowlem.com | Ellesmere Port | ||||||
| Lessons from failure:obtaining benefit from setback, by John Carpenter | 24/02 18:30 | ICE North West / IStructE | Paul Williams | 01925 828 987 | paul.williams@atkinsglobal.com | Manchester | ||||||
| Galvanising techniques, by Graeme Morrison | 01/03 18:30 | ICE East of Scotland / IStructE | Andrew Martin | 01224 631122 | amartin@arch-henderson.co.uk | Aberdeen | ||||||
| Silver Jubilee Bridge parapet replacement, by Ray Langley | 04/03 00:00 | ICE North West / IStructE | John Edwards | 0151 482 3500 | john.edwards2@mowlem.com | Chester | ||||||
| Avenue Coking works remediation, by Phil Reeves | 15/03 18:30 | ICE East Midlands | Ed Faragher | 01509 282304 | ed.faragher@advantica.biz | Loughborough | ||||||
| Bridges in the Salford Quays area, by Tom Swales | 24/03 18:30 | ICE North West / HEG | Paul Williams | 01925 828 987 | paul.williams@atkinsglobal.com | Manchester | ||||||
| Rebuilding CentreParcs | 07/04 18:00 | ICE East Anglia | John Pardoe | 01245 247 098 | ian.bentley@metronetbcv.com | Cambridge | ||||||
| Building of a Scottish Parliament | 21/04 18:15 | ICE East of Scotland | David Fraser | 01738 476548 | dfraser@pkc.gov.uk | Dundee | ||||||
| Concrete industrial flooring | 21/04 18:30 | ICE East Midlands / CIOB | Richard Smith | 01933 357511 | rlindsaysm@aol.com / njp@bullen.co.uk | Peterborough | ||||||
| TRANSPORT | ||||||||||||
| CTRL St Pancras, by Alan Dyke | 05/02 18:00 | Railway Civil Engineers' Association | Gavin Bowyer | 020 7665 2233 | gavin.bowyer@ice.org.uk | London | ||||||
| Variable message signs | 05/02 18:00 | ICE South West | James McKechnie / Nick Woollett | 01392 229717 | mckechniej@pbworld.com / woollettn@pbworld.com | Exeter | ||||||
| Doubling the main line:Burngullow to Probus, by Graham Denny | 08/02 18:00 | Railway Civil Engineers' Association | Gavin Bowyer | 020 7665 2233 | gavin.bowyer@ice.org.uk | Bristol | ||||||
| Congestion charging – what next?, by David Begg | 09.02 18:15 | ICE Northern Ireland | Wendy Blundell | (028) 9087 7157 | wendy.blundell@ice.org.uk | Belfast | ||||||
| A41 Aston Clinton Bypass, by Pradip Kotecha | 10/02 19:30 | ICE Chilterns / IMechE / IEE | Alistair Thompson | 01494 636200 | alistair.thompson@fitzpatrick.co.uk | Tring | ||||||
| A120 Stansted to Braintree, by John Hodgkins | 11/02 18:00 | ICE East Anglia | John Lemay | 01245 247 038 | ian.bentley@metronetbcv.com | Chelmsford | ||||||
| Urban traffic management and control, by Rick Hayton, | 11/02 18:30 | ICE North West / LCES / IHT | Frank Holden | 01772 264 556 | hcmailbox@env.lancscc.gov.uk | Preston | ||||||
| Crossrail links for London, by Bernard Gambrill (£) | 11/02 19:00 | ICE Thames Valley | Jon Hancock | j.hancock01@imperial.ac.uk | Reading | |||||||
| Kings Cross LUL station redevelopment | 12/02 18:00 | Railway Civil Engineers' Association | Pauline Arundel | 020 7665 2236 | pauline.arundel@ice.org.uk | London | ||||||
| Boyne Bridge | 12/02 18:30 | ICE Northern Counties | Steve Pollington | 01900 826193 | Ambleside | |||||||
| Urban traffic restraint – the issues, by Grant Butterworth | 12/02 18:30 | Transport Planning Society | Ian Gilliver | 0161 839 3113 | Warrington | |||||||
| Hard shoulder running on the M42 | 17/02 18:30 | ICE Midlands | Gordon Lewis | 01684 851 751 | gordon.lewis@wspgroup.com | Bromsgrove | ||||||
| Wilcott Bridge, A5 Nescliffe bypass | 17/02 18:30 | ICE Midlands / Concrete Society / IStructE | Paul Thompson | 01933 231 730 | pthompson@wellingborough.gov.uk | Northampton | ||||||
| Restoration of the Shrewsbury to Newport Canal, by David Adams and Dennis Rogers | 18/02 18:30 | ICE Midlands | Nick Newton | 01743 282917 | nick.newton@mouchellparkman.com | Shrewsbury | ||||||
| West Coast Mainline | 23/02 00:00 | ICE Midlands / ILT | Chris Jackson | 01782 236 706 | Stoke-on-Trent | |||||||
| Rail-induced vibration | 25/02 17:30 | Society for Earthquake and Civil Engineering Dynamics | Eunice Waddell | 020 7665 2238 | eunice.waddell@ice.org.uk | London | ||||||
| Surrey Strategic Partnership one year on, by Keith Fountain | 25/02 18:30 | ICE Midlands / IHT | Damian McGettrick | 07740 025 402 | dmcgettrick@carillion-urs.com | Birmingham | ||||||
| Vision for transport, by Alan Lovell (£) | 25/02 19:00 | ICE Thames Valley | Sally Ellis | 01344 770 023 | sjellis@trl.co.uk | Leatherhead | ||||||
| Track maintenance contracting strategy, by Norman Roberts | 26/02 18:00 | Railway Civil Engineers' Association | Gavin Bowyer | 020 7665 2233 | gavin.bowyer@ice.org.uk | London | ||||||
| Heathrow Terminal 5 | 03/03 18:00 | ICE South | Jacqui Brown | 02962 869263 | jacqui.brown@ice.org.uk | Basingstoke | ||||||
| Kings Cross station development, by Joint Team | 03/03 18:00 | ICE East Anglia | John Lemay | 01245 247 038 | ian.bentley@metronetbcv.com | Chelmsford | ||||||
| Dublin Port Tunnel, by Martin Banham | 08/03 18:15 | ICE Northern Ireland / Concrete | SocietyWendy Blundell | (028) 9087 7157 | wendy.blundell@ice.org.uk | Belfast | ||||||
| Port of Liverpool strategic transport access study, by Stuart Waldron | 08/03 18:30 | ICE North West / TEG / IHT / ILT | Steve Jones | 0161 911 4337 | env.highways.structures@assle.gov.uk | Liverpool | ||||||
| Portsmouth's real-time integrated information system | 10/03 18:00 | ICE South | Kerry McDermot | 023 9283 4612 | kmcdermott@porstmouthcc.gov.uk | Portsmouth | ||||||
| Railway accident investigation | 11/03 18:00 | Railway Civil Engineers' Association | Pauline Arundel | 020 7665 2236 | pauline.arudel@ice.org.uk | London | ||||||
| Milton Keynes to Bedford Canal proposals, by James Clinton | 16/03 18:30 | ICE Midlands / ICE Chilterns | Paul Thompson / Louisa Rix | 01933 231 730 / 01767 627046 | pthompson@wellingborough.gov.uk / ptee@rix1.demon.co.uk | Northampton | ||||||
| Fens waterways link | 17/03 18:30 | ICE East Midlands | John Oldfield | 01733 464478 | john.oldfield@environment-agency.gov.uk / njp@bullen.co.uk | Peterborough | ||||||
| Railway speed and service improvements at Filton, by John Hayes | 17/03 18:30 | ICE South West / Railway Civil Engineers' Association | Mike Sheridan / Gavin Bowyer | 01793 751104 / 020 7665 2233 | michael.sheridan3@btopenworld.com / gavin.bowyer@ice.org.uk | Swindon | ||||||
| Higham and Strood Tunnels, by Colin Sims | 25/03 18:00 | Railway Civil Engineers' Association | Gavin Bowyer | 020 7665 2233 | gavin.bowyer@ice.org.uk | London | ||||||
| Canal restoration, by Keith Paylor | 06/04 18:30 | ICE East Midlands | Mark Adams | 01522 785995 | mark.adams@environment-agency.gov.uk | Grimsby | ||||||
| Sustainability in Terminal 5 construction (£) | 07/04 19:00 | ICE Thames Valley | James Gordon | 0118 9635 145 | james.gordon@jacobs.com | TBA | ||||||
| West Coast Main Line upgrade:Manchester South capacity improvements | 21/04 18:30 | ICE North West / TEG / LCES / IHT / Railway Civil Engineers Association | Dave Colbert | 01772 534 602 | dcolbert@env.lancscc.gov.uk | Preston | ||||||
| Transportation – the DDA and social issues | 22/04 10:00 | ICE South West | James McKechnie / Nick Woollett | 01392 229717 | mckechniej@pbworld.com / woollettn@pbworld.com | Exeter | ||||||
| Safety cameras – revenue and public perception | 27/04 18:30 | ICE South East | Anne Qualters | 020 8289 6444 | aqualters@btopenworld.com | Maidstone | ||||||
| Major road building – debate | 27/04 19:30 | ICE South | Mark Sperduty | 01243 777638 | mark.sperduty@westsussex.gov.uk | Portsmouth | ||||||
| Edinburgh trams, by Alex Macaulay | 29/04 18:15 | ICE East of Scotland / Scottish Traffic and Transportation Group | Jon Hassel | 0131 226 4693 | jon.hassel@cbuchanan.co.uk | Edinburgh | ||||||
| WATER AND MARITIME | ||||||||||||
| Flooding and the law | 03/02 18:00 | ICE South | Joanne Coupland | 01256 461161 | joanne.coupland@scottwilson.com | Southampton | ||||||
| Flood defence to food risk - a flood of change | 03/02 19:30 | ICE Northern Counties | D Stocks | 01925 236691 | Kendal | |||||||
| Marine and spatial planning | 11/02 14:00 | International Navigation Association | Anne-Marie Ferguson | 020 7665 2232 | anne-marie.ferguson@ice.org.uk | London | ||||||
| Water resource strategies in Scotland (£) | 11/02 18:30 | ICE water board / Scottish Hydraulics Study Group | Michael Cranston | 01738 627989 | michael.cranston@sepa.org.uk | Glasgow | ||||||
| Cardiff Docks and Barrage (tour) | 25/02 11:00 | ICE Wales | Adrian Wilson | 029 2082 5553 | denys.morgan@ice.org.uk | Cardiff | ||||||
| Suffolk estuaries in the 22nd century – sustainable engineering solutions, by Nigel Pask | 25/02 18:00 | ICE East Anglia | Leigh Parratt | 01603 619 916 | ian.bentley@metronetbcv.com | Ipswich | ||||||
| John Sargent Lecture | 26/02 17:30 | Central Dredging Association | Anne-Marie Ferguson | 020 7665 2232 | anne-marie.ferguson@ice.org.uk | London | ||||||
| Barracuda/Caratinga, by Ricardo Argiolas and Majid Hesar | 03/03 17:30 | Offshore Engineering Society | Anne-Marie Ferguson | 020 7665 2232 | anne-marie.ferguson@ice.org.uk | London | ||||||
| Current water resource issues, by Hilary Smithers | 10/03 18:30 | ICE North West / CIWEM | Trevor Simm | 01772 746 514 | trevor.simm@virgin.net | Preston | ||||||
| On the crest of a wave – professionals' contribution to the port and navigation sector | 11/03 14:00 | International Navigation Association | Anne-Marie Ferguson | 020 7665 2232 | anne-marie.ferguson@ice.org.uk | London | ||||||
| Indices of flooding in afforested catchments, by David Archer | 11/03 18:30 | ICE water board / British Hydrological Society / ICE Scotland | Michael Cranston | 01738 627989 | michael.cranston@sepa.org.uk | Glasgow | ||||||
| Southern Water approach to innovative ideas | 17/03 18:00 | ICE South / IMechE | Jacqui Brown | 02962 869263 | jacqui.brown@ice.org.uk | Brighton | ||||||
| Edinburgh Airport - surface water environmental impact, by Rachel Philp | 17/03 18:15 | ICE East of Scotland | Jon Hassel | 0131 226 4693 | jon.hassel@cbuchanan.co.uk | Edinburgh | ||||||
| Land-sea margin:wave overtopping and protection along the coastline (£) | 18/03 | ICE maritime board / ICE conferences | Alice Staite | 020 7665 2313 | alice.staite@ice.org.uk | London | ||||||
| Advances in spatial rainfall representation, by Howard Wheater, Scott Ferguson and Murray Dale | 18/03 18:00 | British Hydrological Society | Helen Procter | 01903 703822 | helen.procter@environment-agency.gov.uk | London | ||||||
| Port of Dover | 18/03 18:30 | ICE South | David Dales | 01256 892728 | david.dales@scottwilson.com | Brighton | ||||||
| Pakistan dams, by Peter Mason | 22/03 18:00 | ICE water board / Dam Society | Tim Fuller | 020 7665 2234 | tim.fuller@ice.org.uk | London | ||||||
| Buxton sewage treatment works | 25/03 18:30 | ICE Midlands | Andrew Shufflebotham | 01332 683 216 | andrew.shufflebotham@severntrent.co.uk | Derby | ||||||
| Recent Moray flooding, by Peter Haslam | 29/03 18:30 | ICE East of Scotland / IHT / SHSG / CIWEM | Andrew Martin | 01224 631122 | amartin@arch-henderson.co.uk | Aberdeen | ||||||
| Integrating wetlands hydrology and ecology | 31/03 09:30 | British Hydrological Society / British Ecological Society / Environment Agency / Centre for Ecology and Hydrology | Mike Acreman | 01491 838800 | man@ceh.ac.uk | London | ||||||
| Single point mooring, Andrew Newport | 07/04 18:00 | Offshore Engineering Society | Anne-Marie Ferguson | 020 7665 2232 | anne-marie.ferguson@ice.org.uk | London | ||||||
| Problems and solutions to water and sanitation in the developing world, by Rosemary Redmond and James Newton | 07/04 18:30 | ICE Chilterns / CIWEM | Brian Flynn | 01799 522233 | b.flynn@flynnandrothwell.com | St Albans | ||||||
| Historic failure of dams, by Andy Hughes, | 14/04 18:00 | ICE East Anglia | John Lemay | 01245 247 038 | ian.bentley@metronetbcv.com | Chelmsford | ||||||
| Wateraid | 20/04 18:30 | ICE Midlands | Paul Thompson | 01933 231 730 | pthompson@wellingborough.gov.uk | Northampton | ||||||
| Moray Flood alleviation scheme | 21/04 13:00 | ICE water board / British Hydrological Society / ICE Scotland | Michael Cranston | 01738 627989 | michael.cranston@sepa.org.uk | Elgin | ||||||
| The following is a list of referees who have reviewed papers for Civil Engineering between 1 November 2002 and 1 November 2003. The Institution is very grateful for their assistance. If you would like to be considered as a referee, please contact the journal secretary Agnes Alvite on 020 7665 2204 or email agnes.alvite@ice.org.uk | ||
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| Professor G Somerville | Mr R S Lewendon | Professor D D Mara |
| Dr A K Hughes | Mr M J Snell | Mr D Child |
| Mr J D Gosden | Mr M Chrimes | Mr N A Smith |
| Mr R Nunn | Mr R A Inglis | Mr E D Booth |
| Mr D Hattersley | Mr E J M Hepper | Mr D Brunton |
| Mr R Holland | Dr G W E Milligan | Mr J Hitchings |
| Professor W Powrie | Mr R Hodkinson | Mr P S Godfrey |
| Dr R Duff | Mr D Loosemore | Mr G D Cottam |
| Mr A D Leadbeater | Dr R C T Ellis | Mr J Collard |
| Mr H J Wadsworth | Mr A R Wann | Mr J H Mills |
| Mr J Hitchings | Mr L Watts | Mr J M Stirling |
| Mr D Staniforth | Mr C Wotherspoon | Professor G Fleming |
| Mr J Seldon | Dr B R Ellis | Mr S Cartney |
| Mr A D Murray | Mr T Chapman | Mr R P Bailey |
| Mr J L Franklin | Professor A Jennings | Mr A R McLusky |
| Mr J D Molyneux | Mr F D Yell | Dr P Nelson |
| Mr R Abell | Professor A McGown | Dr M Preene |
| Mr A Leadbeater | Mr B A Alston | Professor J L Clarke |
| Mr J Kinns | Mr T Mulroy | Mr M Hegarty |
| Professor D J Cleland | Mr J Scholey | Professor M Hebbert |
| Mr D Hodgkinson | Mr D R Pigg | Dr D Powell |
| Mr M J McConnell | Mr P Hallsworth | Dr F Stemmet |
| Mr F G E Irwin | Mr R Fernie | Mr J Readings |
| Mr L McDonald | Mr S P Marchand | Mr C Lemmon |
| Mr J Banyard | Mr J Kinsella | Professor R P Johnson |
