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Future of Tunnelling | Greater focus on ‘undervalued’ high impact low probability events needed in risk management

New Civil Engineer

While techniques, practices and resources in tunnelling are continually improving, risk will never be eliminated and the ways to manage it must be updated and maintained alongside them.

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To the rescue: NJ community receives coastal restoration project

Civil + Structural Engineer

One of these projects is the Union Beach New Jersey Coastal Storm Risk Management Project. Project Location Map for the Union Beach, New Jersey Coastal Storm Risk Management Project. David Gentile, project manager, New York District, U.S. The Borough of Union Beach is a bayside community of 1.8 Credit: USACE.

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WINT and HSB partner to deliver holistic water protection

Civil + Structural Engineer

The partnership combines WINT’s industry-leading AI-based water management solutions with HSB’s unique expertise in IoT technology and OEM uptime warranty solutions to provide businesses with an ultimate solution to protect from water leak damage. Water leaks are a major point of pain across the real estate and construction industry.

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Electrician impaled on metal pipes after ladder fall

Construction Enquirer

The prosecutor led evidence over the course of the 14-day trial showing that the company had failed to appropriately plan, and risk assess the work and have in place a safe system of work. There were insufficient measures in place to prevent a fall from height.

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Celebrating the successful completion of Caltrain’s electrification

Civil + Structural Engineer

Events honored the HNTB-program-managed electrification project SAN JOSE, Calif. Completing the Caltrain Electrification Project marks a pivotal moment for the entire San Francisco Peninsula community as we move toward a more sustainable and efficient future,” stated Pranaya Shrestha, PE, HNTB senior program manager.

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Watch: Canal & River Trust: Managing heritage at risk bridge structures

New Civil Engineer

Canal & River Trust chief infrastructure and programmes officer Malcolm Horne and principal engineer Fred Hartley discuss how the trust manages over 3,000 bridge structures across its canals, rivers, docks and reservoirs.

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Upcoming Webinars & Construction Events in June 2022

Autodesk Construction Cloud

There’s a number of big construction events happening in June covering transportation, preconstruction, the future of construction technology, and more. We have a great webinar in the first week of June, on the life of a model for BIM/VDC managers and any other stakeholders that tend to rely on or interact with design models.