...Masato Abé, PhD; Makoto Shimamura, PhD; Yozo Fujino, PhD Risk management of Japanese railway bridges consists of hardware improvement and software regulation based on monitoring. An overview of the risk management and monitoring of railway bridges in Japan is provided. The characteristics...

...D. Michael Broadbent, MSc, CEng, CEnv, CSci, CWEM, FICE, FCIWEM, FICPEM, FHEA, MCIM, MCIHT; Susan G. Broadbent, MSc, CEng, FIStructE, MICE, MCIHT The current scale and frequencies of emergencies that develop into disasters necessitate a professional approach to their management. New initiatives...

... for designers, building owners and occupants on how to minimise such collateral costs under similar circumstances. 24 03 2012 30 09 2012 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2013 buildings, structures & design management site investigation Between late December 2010 and early...

... management. Galton's recommendations for a safe railway involving greater cooperation between railway companies, the sharing of good practice and learning from accidents are now the reality in today's railways. In 1862, the railways were regulated through the Railway Regulation Act 1844, which...