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Bringing buildings to life – smart infrastructure at the Civil Engineering Building
Inside concrete
Closing the loop: back analysis of sprayed concrete tunnel junctions
Construction's ongoing journey to net zero

DC2 Digital Cities for Change

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DC2 - Vision
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AI on the Frontline Conference

DC2 - Presentations and case studies

DC2 - Presentations and case studies overview
Digital Cities for Change: testing a Cambridge city-scale digital twin for cross-disciplinary policy decision-making
Digital Cities for Change

Risk-informed bridge management

Risk-informed bridge management overview
Risk-informed bridge management framework
Network Rail climate change collaboration
Value of monitoring

2020 Case studies

2020 Case studies overview
Instrumentation and monitoring to support performance-based design
Asset management methodology to support organisational objectives
Monitoring of under-reamed piles during tunnelling interception
New use for existing technology to identify potential sinkholes
The heat is on: a data-driven framework to better target domestic energy policies
Developing new analyses to estimate seabed cable fatigue life
Eﬃciency, productivity and sustainability in construction of concrete buildings
Systems integration for resilient infrastructure
Visualised inspection system for monitoring environmental anomalies in operation and maintenance management

2019 Case studies

2019 Case studies overview
Automating concrete construction
Developing the supply chain
Fibre optic sensing systems
Multi-sensing structural health
Road degradation
The Observational Method
The virtual lab
A GIS-based infrastructure
An energy efficient sensor
Wind Africa
Modelling Underground Climate Change

2018 Case studies

2018 Case studies overview
Investigating the role of the digital twin in optimising asset value
Autonomous vision-based bridge and tunnel strike prevention system for improved safety and more efficient asset management
Working with industry to co-develop industry-ready tools
On the rise: monitoring the axial shortening of a high-rise building under construction using embedded distributed fibre optic sensors
Planning in 3D: Optimising space and resources in city heat sources to hot spots for growing edible plants settings – from underground thermal
Innovation in sensing to monitor the influence of tunnelling under heritage structures
Integrating infrastructure information for efficient whole-life asset management
Tomorrow’s world – developing data-centric engineering solutions for smarter infrastructure

2017 Case studies

2017 Case studies overview
Understanding the structural response of masonry arch bridges through sensing
Monitoring performance of reinforced concrete piles
Safety performance of timber structures in underground construction using wireless SmartPlank
Optimising the design of sprayed concrete linings
Monitoring confirms effect of deep diaphragm wall shafts on existing infrastructure
Data-driven asset management: A framework for linking ISO and BIM standards for whole-life value
Settlement monitoring of heritage structures. Part of the Bank station capacity upgrade – St Mary Abchurch and Mansion House
Keeping cities moving through integrating smart solutions
Translucent City

2016 Case studies

2016 Case studies overview
Monitoring and modelling of dynamic strain of railway bridges using fibre optic sensor networks and BIM
Integration of sensing technologies in the London Bridge Station Redevelopment Project
CSIC and Cementation Skanska - when project collaboration becomes commercial reality
Futureproofing and safeguarding heritage structures through sensing
Multi-dimensional simulation of underground spaces coupled with geoenergy systems

2015 Case studies

2015 Case studies overview
Impact of fibre optic measurements in segmental tunnel linings for National Grid and Crossrail
Bridging the gap: a value-based approach to maintenance
Saving energy: ground source heat pump (GSHP) applications at city scale
Adaptive zoning: quantifying costs and benefits of major transport investments

2014 Case studies

2014 Case studies overview
Transforming asset management: developing maintenance planning tools for metro tunnels based on systematic evaluation of value to the end user
Transforming construction: innovative fibre optics sensors deployed on a variety of Crossrail sites
City scale: the impact of infrastructure on urban development and redevelopment: evidence from London’s history
Monitoring reused piles with distributed fibre optic sensing
The transformation of a historic urban quarter

Thought leadership

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Annual Reviews 2014-2021 Archive
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Mind the gap - women in STEM

Mind the gap - women in STEM overview
Viviana Bastidas Melo, CSIC Research Associate, Digital Cities for Change (DC2)
Mind the gap - Didem Gurdur Broo
Maggie Palaeologou, Senior Tunnel Design Engineer
Timea Nochta, Research Assistant in Urban Systems and Infrastructure at CSIC
Viorica Pătrăucean, Research associate, CSIC
Bingyu Zhao, PhD student at CSIC
Nicole Badstuber, Research Assistant in Urban Systems and Infrastructure

Blog

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CSIC Where Next ?
Unwinding the Complex Path to a Net-Zero UK Transport infrastructure
Enhancing Structural Health Monitoring of Ferry Quays through Virtual Sensing and Force Identification
How do we find and use public geospatial data?
Beyond data acquisition: extracting actionable insights from smart infrastructure.
Reflections on a decade of progress towards truly smart infrastructure and construction.
A non-rigid view about digitalisation for ‘smart cities’ opens greater understandings.
Why measuring infrastructure resilience is challenging?
Decarbonisation is a people challenge
How do we conceptualise and design urban interventions that satisfy the social and technological needs of the real world?
Climate resilience in infrastructure – a hidden gem lies within the health sector
On designing our human future
Resilient infrastructure systems – are we there yet?
What's stopping digital innovation? Rethinking the relationship between the parties

Blog archive

Blog archive overview
Addressing carbon blind spots – redefining waste in the construction industry to reduce carbon emissions
Digitalisation and smart cities: Identifying and addressing competency needs for the future
Accelerating decarbonisation – winning the race to a net zero carbon future
Forward planning – making resilience a certainty in an uncertain world
The role of infrastructure in levelling up – are we creating vicious or virtuous cycles?
Sustainable infrastructure in the 2020s – what might 'really good' really look like?
Data curation – the gateway to a better built environment
Where does your garden grow – can smart urban farming feed growing cities?
Levelling up without planning - a wake-up call for planners
Smart move – the Center for Smart Infrastructure at University of California, Berkeley
Perspectives on the future of civil engineering and smart infrastructure: net zero, maximising societal benefits and diversity
Digital change, new technology and opportunity for all
Committing to make a difference `– sign-up to the Carbon Reduction Code
Making the future: transforming data into insights to deliver value
Commit and collaborate to achieve net zero
Line of Sight Methodology offers ‘golden thread’ to connect organisations with their assets
Can we measure infrastructure resilience everywhere?
Supporting carbon reduction through procurement
Living in an imperfect world – is it time to embrace failure?
Computer Vision beyond black boxes – all eyes on infrastructure and construction
Categorising material efficiency in construction
On sensors, measurements and conventions
One moment in time – reflect, review and rethink for the future
Transforming Construction – a move to whole-life value
Mind the risk for resilient future transport networks
Smart technologies and the city – making the case for a socio-technical approach
Data as a journey, not a destination
Infrastructure data insights for a sustainable and resilient future
Data-driven decision-making for smart sustainability

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