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Mehdi Alhaddad, a CSIC PhD student, will be speaking at this year’s Ground Engineering Instrumentation and Monitoring conference taking place on March 15 to 16, at Inmarsat, London.Image: CSattAR system by Mehdi AlhaddadMehdi will present CSattAR, a ground-breaking photogrammetric system that offers a new way of monitoring the structural integrity …

Professor Lord Robert Mair, Head of CSIC, will present the third seminar in the Laing O’Rourke Centre series, titled Creating Underground Infrastructure: the Role of Geotechnical Engineering.The talk, on Friday 4 March, will be closely based on the Hinton Lecture 2015, delivered by Professor Mair at the Royal Academy of Engineering in November, and…

CSIC Industry Partner Senceive has been awarded the Subcontractor of the Year - Micro Award at the UK Rail Industry Awards 2016.Senceive specialises in developing and deploying wireless Remote Condition Monitoring (RCM) solutions for rail and construction. The company’s FlatMesh wireless sensors are used in construction and railway related monitori…

Masonry arch bridges are an integral part of the UK’s road, rail and waterway infrastructure. These enduring structures have shown themselves to be robust and reliable but many are now facing challenges due to age and modern use.Image: Instrumentation of the rail viaduct in LeedsUnderstanding the behaviour of these bridges will be key to securing t…

Professor Tom O’Rourke, Chair of CSIC’s International Advisory Group and Thomas R Briggs Professor of Engineering in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University, will give the Terzaghi Lecture at the Department of Engineering next month.Professor Tom O'Rourke will bring the Terzaghi Lecture to the Department of Engineeri…

Professor Andrew McNaughton, a member of the CSIC Steering Group and Technical Director of HS2, has been appointed Chair of the Paris-based International Railways Union (UIC) inter-city and high-speed rail forum. Professor McNaughton is the first Briton to hold the post.Image: Professor Andrew McNaughton is first Briton to hold the post of Chair of…

CSIC is working with the Staffordshire Alliance, a collaborative partnership between Network Rail, Atkins, Laing O’Rourke and VolkerRail, to provide a faster, more reliable network for the travelling public on the West Coast Main Line near Crewe.Image: CSIC deployment team instrumenting a rail bridge on the Stafford Area Improvements Programme. Pho…

Fracking for shale gas extraction has been the subject of intense debate. Many myths, mistruths and misunderstandings abound – frequently fuelled by the media – but there are also understandable concerns.Professor Lord Mair, Head of CSIC, will examine these concerns and shed light on the subjects of fracking for shale gas, as well as discussing the…

Research led by CSIC Co-Investigator, Professor Roberto Cipolla, is developing two technologies that use deep learning techniques to help machines to see and recognise their location and surroundings. Image courtesy of University of Cambridge Visual LocalisationThe technologies, which can be used on a regular camera or smartphone, could be used for…

Head of CSIC, Professor Lord Mair, has been introduced to the House of Lords. The introduction ceremony takes place in the Lords Chamber before each new Member is able to take their seat in the House. The ceremony of introduction of newly created peers dates in its present form from 1621.Image courtesy of parliamentlive.tvRobert Mair was appointed …

A CSIC-developed energy harvester has been tested on the Forth Road Bridge in Scotland where, powered only by traffic and wind induced bridge vibrations, it was demonstrated successfully powering a wireless mote which transmitted data to a receiver mote.Image: Yu Jia installing the energy harvester at the Forth Road BridgeDesigned by CSIC’s Dr Yu J…

Professor Lord Mair, Head of CSIC, and Professor Kenichi Soga, CSIC Co-Investigator, presented the activities of CSIC at the Innovation for Infrastructure UK-Japan Workshop on Ageing Transport Infrastructure Management, held at the British Embassy in Tokyo.The academic leads of the workshop were Professor Brian Collins (UCL), Professor Yozo Fujino …

CSIC Industry Partners Crossrail, London Underground and Senceive have won top awards at the 2015 New Civil Engineer International Tunnelling and Underground Space Awards.The annual awards, held in London, recognise excellence in international tunnelling and underground space projects.Jennifer Schooling, Director of CSIC, said: “"We would like to c…

The future success of the smart infrastructure revolution has reached a tipping point. But, says CSIC director Jennifer Schooling, industry collaboration is vital.Image: Architect's impression for the new UKcric building for West Cambridge, courtesy of Grimshaw architectsIn order to thrive, the construction and infrastructure sectors must follow th…

Industry must adopt smart technology to deliver and manage a robust and sustainable infrastructure for the UK.Professor Lord Mair, Head of CSIC, talks smart infrastructure with Antony Oliver, Editor of Infrastructure Intelligence at Highways UKIn conversation with Infrastructure Intelligence’s Antony Oliver, at the recent Highways UK event in Londo…