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Smart Construction Practices: Prioritizing Flood Risk Assessment For Project Success

UK Construction Blog

The post Smart Construction Practices: Prioritizing Flood Risk Assessment For Project Success appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Smart construction practices are essential today, where climate change and unpredictable weather patterns make it increasingly important to build with foresight and resilience in mind.

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A Slippery Slope of Opportunity: Bulson Surveying Puts Remote Monitoring to the Test in Telluride

Civil + Structural Engineer

By Rowland Chen The Telluride–Mountain Village Gondola is a free public, wind-powered transportation system that stretches between the mountain communities of Telluride and Mountain Village, Colorado. Per the geotechnical consultant’s requirements, Bulson would need to track and check slope changes daily. “We

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Disaster response planning around the globe

Civil + Structural Engineer

Any change to the natural and built environment has a significant impact on its local surrounding, not just commercially and environmentally, but practically too. With no warning, huge changes take place; power goes out, transport shuts down, hospitals become inaccessible. But what about when a port floods?

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Designing Bridge Netting for High Winds and Snow Loads

CCR Magazine

But with all of the disaster, the bridge’s netting system remains stable, a sign of creative engineering. The specialists who combine advanced knowledge with a deep understanding of environmental changes enable this amazing success. What are the Factors to Consider When Designing Bridge Netting Systems?

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196 Construction Grand Rapids: Recent Developments and Future Prospects

Construction Daily News

Grand Rapids is undergoing significant changes as multiple construction projects affect I-196. The ongoing construction will include essential updates and traffic management strategies to ensure public safety during this period. The Michigan Department of Transportation is responsible for managing these projects and ensuring safety.

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Address Cement-Related Carbon During Design to Achieve Net Zero

Civil + Structural Engineer

But changes in the industry are leading designers to take a cradle-to-cradle perspective. While innovations offer welcome solutions to existing problems, they also require a change in the approach to project delivery. To say there has been an increase in the pace of product innovation is an understatement.

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NTRO: Quantifying Australia’s transport sector

Roads Online

“I put in a strategic plan when I first joined the NTRO and a big focus of that was that ‘if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it’,” Doyle says. We look to monitor and measure, so our clients can better manage and maintain their assets.” This included the assessment of 8400 kilometres of Victorian roads.