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Read more at: Bridging the gap: a value-based approach to maintenance enabling better-informed decisions
Bridging the gap: a value-based approach to maintenance enabling better-informed decisions

Bridging the gap: a value-based approach to maintenance enabling better-informed decisions

14 May 2015

Asset management is of increasing interest to industry and public sector property managers. CSIC’s Asset Management team has been working with Cambridgeshire County Council to apply a best value-based prioritisation tool to the council’s annual bridge maintenance programme.


Read more at: HS2's Technical Director, Professor Andrew McNaughton explains how CSIC is working with industry to deliver change.
HS2's Technical Director, Professor Andrew McNaughton explains how CSIC is working with industry to deliver change.

HS2's Technical Director, Professor Andrew McNaughton explains how CSIC is working with industry to deliver change.

14 May 2015

The work of CSIC is taking place at a particularly significant point in Britain’s development. It is widely acknowledged by government, industry and society that considerable and continuing investment in infrastructure, in all its forms, is essential for our nation to prosper.


Read more at: CSIC on the conference circuit
CSIC on the conference circuit

CSIC on the conference circuit

8 May 2015

CSIC is showcasing its cutting-edge research, tools and technologies at a series of Ground Engineering and New Civil Engineer conferences and exhibitions held throughout this year.


Read more at: CSattAR features in World Tunnelling magazine
CSattAR features in World Tunnelling magazine

CSattAR features in World Tunnelling magazine

8 May 2015

The leading publication in underground construction, World Tunnelling magazine has published a lead feature on the CSattAR monitoring system, developed by CSIC’s Mehdi Alhaddad, in the May issue.


Read more at: Digital infrastructure models: a necessary foundation for the next IT wave - article by Ioannis Brilakis published in Infrastructure Intelligence
Digital infrastructure models: a necessary foundation for the next IT wave - article by Ioannis Brilakis published in Infrastructure Intelligence

Digital infrastructure models: a necessary foundation for the next IT wave - article by Ioannis Brilakis published in Infrastructure Intelligence

28 April 2015

The construction/infrastructure sector has traditionally been slow in exploiting IT waves to their full potential. This has resulted in an industry that significantly lags others in most performance indicators: value for money, safety, sustainability and quality. Currently, the sector is experiencing the midpoint of the BIM IT wave. The next wave will be centred on Big Data and the Internet-of-Things, says Dr Ioannis Brilakis of the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction.


Read more at: Footage reveals novel photogrammetric monitoring in live tunnel

Footage reveals novel photogrammetric monitoring in live tunnel

22 April 2015

A fascinating time-lapse video marks a first for CSIC PhD student Mehdi Alhaddad who has successfully captured photogrammetric monitoring inside one of London’s busiest underground tunnels.


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Engineered for happiness

Engineered for happiness

22 April 2015

We would like to share the wedding news of CSIC Director, Dr Jennifer Schooling and John Downing, Communications Officer for the Institute of Manufacturing Education and Consultancy Services at the University of Cambridge.


Read more at: CSIC’s Mohammed Elshafie talks tunnel-lining technology at Underground Space Conference
CSIC’s Mohammed Elshafie talks tunnel-lining technology at Underground Space Conference

CSIC’s Mohammed Elshafie talks tunnel-lining technology at Underground Space Conference

15 April 2015

Growing urban populations mean cities are under increasing pressure to function at levels beyond their design capacity. Innovative solutions to infrastructure planning and the challenges and benefits of creating underground space are currently the subject of much discussion and debate.


Read more at: CSIC PhD student reaches finals of British Tunnelling Society Harding Prize 2015
CSIC PhD student reaches finals of British Tunnelling Society Harding Prize 2015

CSIC PhD student reaches finals of British Tunnelling Society Harding Prize 2015

12 April 2015

CSIC PhD student Matthew Wilcock is one of three finalists invited to present their papers at the Institution of Civil Engineers, for the British Tunnelling Society Harding Prize 2015.


Read more at: Evaluating energy use and emissions in the urban environment article by Ruchi Choudhary published in Infrastructure Intelligence
Evaluating energy use and emissions in the urban environment article by Ruchi Choudhary published in Infrastructure Intelligence

Evaluating energy use and emissions in the urban environment article by Ruchi Choudhary published in Infrastructure Intelligence

30 March 2015

Climate change, air quality and energy security present a triad of challenges to national, regional and local governments, requiring policies to control energy use and its impact. Such challenges are most acute in urban environments, where fixed infrastructure and high densities of energy demand technological and social intervention to curb the effects of energy use.


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