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Read the latest Smart Infrastructure Blog, written by CSIC Research Associate Dr Didem Gürdür Broo, published today.  Titled ‘Data as a journey, not a destination’, the blog brings focus to the collection, curation and whole-life accessibility of high-quality data to optimise the performance and maintenance of our existing infrastructure: “The av…

As part of CSIC's Digital Cities for Change (DC2) project, CSIC is undertaking data collection exercise based on expert knowledge to better understand the various digital tasks and competencies of built environment professionals. DC2 is a leading research programme at the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC), University of Cambri…

Following the launch of the first CSIC Smart Infrastructure Blog last week,  the second in the series, written by Tim Embley, Group Research & Innovation Director at Costain and member of the CSIC Steering Group, is published today.Titled 'Infrastructure data insights for a sustainable and resilient future', the blog calls for a digital mind set to…

Congratulations to our colleagues at the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) who have been awarded the President’s Special Awards for Pandemic Service. These have been awarded across the whole field of engineering to exceptional projects that have helped address the greatest public health challenge of our age. The IfM was recognised for its work help…

CSIC is launching a new series of short, discussion-inviting articles – the Smart Infrastructure Blog. The informative and thought-provoking blogs will be written by members of the CSIC team, partners and industry experts to showcase opinions and ideas from the forefront of smart infrastructure and construction.The work of CSIC is collaborative to …

Network Rail has launched two independent Task Forces, led by leading experts, to help better manage the organisation’s substantial earthworks (cuttings and embankments) portfolio and improve understanding and response to severe weather events. The initiative follows the tragic events near Stonehaven on 12 August, where a train derailment led to th…

The M6 motorway bridge crossing over the River Penk in Staffordshire, UKA team of CSIC researchers have installed a fibre optic strain sensors network across the length of a half-joint concrete bridge carrying the M6 motorway over the River Penk in Staffordshire, UK. The bridge has deteriorating half-joint connections, where concrete spalling and r…

Sam Cocking, CSIC PhD Student, is among 10 new members of the National Infrastructure Commission Young Professionals Panel.I'm particularly interested in using this opportunity to explore upcoming trends in infrastructure research, that will have a direct impact on younger infrastructure professionals over the course of their careers, as well as th…

Dr Didem Gürdür Broo, CSIC Research Associate, champions the education of young people in data science and was delighted to be asked to be part of a virtual Digital Twins workshop for Class of Your Own secondary school students held this month (July). Class of Your Own (COYO) was launched as a Social Business in 2009 to provide STEM (Science, Techn…

“Civil engineers are best placed to be the de facto leaders of automated infrastructure services going forward into the twenty-first century,” said Professor Jerome P. Lynch, opening the CSIC Distinguished Lecture 2020.Civil engineers are the designers, constructors and maintainers of the structures and services that truly maintain the common good …

Two journal publications co-authored by CSIC Research Associates Dr Manu Sasidharan and Dr Georgios M. Hadjidemetriou, and CSIC Investigator and Reader in Asset Management, Dr Ajith Parlikad, based at the Institute for Manufacturing, explore how human-mobility reduction strategies can help in fighting Covid-19 in the UK. Human-mobility reduction me…

CSIC Research Associate Dr Timea Nochta and CSIC Co-Investigator Dr Li Wan from the Department of Land Economy are collaborating with Dr Louise Reardon of University of Birmingham on a project, Facilitating Policy Change for Low Carbon Mobility: The Role of Multilevel Governance, which has recently been awarded funding from the Centre for Research …

According to the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), the UK has a “once-in-a-generation opportunity to recalibrate the economy” and build a net-zero future.The Covid-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented chance to reset the way we design, build and operate infrastructure in the future. To achieve the ambitious 2050 target, and with infrastruct…

This year’s CSIC Annual Review brings focus to the use of data from real performance to enable better decision-making for reducing carbon, increasing resilience and preserving resources. The Review is now available to read and download on the CSIC website.Acknowledging the effects of the global Covid-19 pandemic in his foreword to the Review, Andy …

Dr Manu Sasidharan, Research Associate in Infrastructure Asset Management at CSIC has written an article in Trust & Technology Initiative on rebooting our travel behaviour and transport infrastructure following the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite initiatives to improve the efficiency of transportation asset management practices, the budgetary constraint…