If you are involved in the planning, funding, design, construction or maintenance of infiltration systems and wish to use infiltration drainage as a method to control and dispose of stormwater, this manual is essential reading. It presentsbest practice for the design, construction and maintenanc....

Stormwater attenuation tanks constructed using modular plastic geocellular units are commonly used as part of sustainable drainage and rainwater harvesting systems. This guide discusses the different types of unit that are available and the differences in their structural performance. It provide....

This report alerts those concerned with redevelopment to the susceptibility of buried construction materials to attack by, and degradation from, aggressive conditions, particularly those resulting from former industrial site use. Principal aggressive chemical compounds are listed and related to ....

Increases in the demand for water coupled with climate change and demographic shifts means that water stress is a growing problem in the UK. This has highlighted that traditional methods of water cycle management are unsustainable and it is increasingly important to consider alternative approach....

Britains wetlands provide habitats for many species of plant and animal life, some of them rare or endangered. Public interest in conservation gives rise to pressures to retain or improve existing wetlands, or to create new ones. This may engender conflict with requirements for land drainage or ....

This guide provides a method for estimating the magnitude of crack-inducing strain and the risk of cracking; and where cracking will occur guidance is provided on the design of reinforcement to control crack widths. Significant changes since the last revision to this report in 1992 include compa....

A culvert provides the means of allowing infrastructure to cross a watercourse. Culverts are superficially simple structures, but they have the potential to restrict flow (causing flooding), and to adversely affect the aquatic environment. This guide replaces the Culvert design manual published ....

This guide is for use by all stakeholders in dredging projects, which include consultants, existing and potential clients, project financiers, insurers and dredging contractors. The publication offers a standard method to establish the capital and related costs of various types of dredging plant....

This publication provides the UK construction industry with a set and defined process for the best management of risks associated with UXO from WWI and WWII aerial bombardment. It is also broadly applicable to the risks from other forms of UXO that might be encountered. It focuses on the needs o....

This publication provides clear and flexible guidance on the investigation, assessment and management of risks associated with Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) at land affected by contamination in the UK, primarily relating to inhalation by people. The VOCs handbook has been prepared to illu....

Providescomprehensive guidance on the properties, performance and application of bentonite for use in bored pile construction. Also useful for diaphragm wall construction.

Building and civil engineering construction sites contain many hazards. The risks to engineers, architects and surveyors and especially to professionals going to work on them for the first time are considerable.

This companion guide to CIRIA's Site safety handbook (C669) provides practical advice on recognising the health risks that may be met within the construction industry and the best ways to minimise them in line with best practice.

This technical note is the first phase of a CIRIA research project on sea wall design guidelines for coastline control in the UK.

Structures have been constructed above piled raft foundations for many years, yet little best practice guidance exists for the engineer on methods of analysis and design. Particular problems are maximum and differential settlements of the raft, apportionment of applied structural load between th....