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Generation and alleviation of sonic booms from railway tunnels

Eur Ing Alan Vardy looks at the strong pressure waves caused as trains enter railway tunnels at high speeds and the lack of consensus about what pressure levels canbe regarded as acceptable.He also looks at sonic booms caused by high speeds and how potential discomfort might be reduced.

  • Document type: Recorded lecture
  • Last updated: 18 JUNE 2013

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  • Transport

Forth Replacement Crossing: Design and Construction of the Bridge

EAB AnnualPrestige Lecture, 24 January 2013

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  • Last updated: 18 JUNE 2013

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  • Environment & Sustainability , Ground engineering , Health and safety , Innovation and research , Structures and buildings , Transport

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  • Scotland

Expansion of Electrified Rail Network

De-carbonising passenger and freight transport by 2050 is a significant challenge to the energy and transport industry, power generation and distribution companies, and civil engineering professionals at large. Expansion of the electrified rail network can contribute to this.....

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  • Last updated: 18 JUNE 2013

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  • Energy , Transport

High speed rail: a viable alternative to shorthaul flights

Theresa Villiers MP sets out the case for a £20bn high speed rail link between London, Leeds, Manchester and Birmingham, which could replace up to 63,200 flights a year and generate economic benefits to the value of £60bn. ICE/Scott Wilson Transport Lecture 2008.

  • Document type: Recorded lecture
  • Last updated: 18 JUNE 2013

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  • Transport

London 2012 Olympic Park transport and environmental management schemes

This highly topical short paper presents some really interesting and novel approaches to delivering transport infrastructure whilst also addressing environmental challenges; all under the spotlight of public and media scrutiny and to the satisfaction of multiple stakeholders with disparate agend....

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  • Last updated: 18 JUNE 2013

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  • Environment & Sustainability , Learning Legacy , Management , Transport

Jacking the box: a 101 h squeeze under West Coast main line

14 January 2013 - One of the last level-crossings on the West Coast main line was finally removed following its replacement by an underbridge installed as a jacked box during a 101 h track possession. The Owen Street level-crossing next to Tipton station was a notorious local bottleneck, with th....

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  • Last updated: 18 JUNE 2013

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  • Awards & competitions , Structures and buildings , Transport

Joint ICE and Topcon Lecture "Most issues in construction are caused by problems with communication"

15 October 2012- Strong communication and monitoring are essential to the success of any construction project. This lecture highlights the opportunities to link any site and office in real time and ensure a constant flow of data between planners and 'at-the-coal-face' engineers.

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  • Last updated: 18 JUNE 2013

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  • Ground engineering , Information systems , Innovation and research , Structures and buildings , Transport

Meeting growing transport needs in an age of austerity

Professor Stephen Glaister, Director of the RAC Foundation, challenges the government as to how it will respond toincreasing demands on an already congested road and railway system and sets out his views as to howEngalnd's roads might be paid in an era of austerity. ICE/TRF Fellows Lecture 2010.

  • Document type: Recorded lecture
  • Last updated: 17 JUNE 2013

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  • Transport

Establishment of the Olympic Project: winning the bid, shaping the vision and master planning

7th November 2011, Londons winning bid for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games promised a contemporary approach to games planning and signalled a fresh direction for future events, placing long-term legacy at the heart of its proposals.

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  • Last updated: 14 JUNE 2013

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  • Environment & Sustainability , Health and safety , Information systems , Law and Contracts , Learning Legacy , Management , Structures and buildings , Transport , Waste management

Keeping London moving Pt. 1 - The methods used to tackle the Olympic transport challenges

14th May 2012, the Olympic Delivery Authority has invested more than £500m in upgrading key transport hubs, planning and delivering integrated operations plans that will cover off a further £500m in operations at Games-time to make this the public transport Games.

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  • Last updated: 14 JUNE 2013

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  • Learning Legacy , Management , Transport

Keeping London moving Pt. 2 - The methods used to tackle the Olympic transport challenges

14th May 2012, the Olympic Delivery Authority has invested more than £500m in upgrading key transport hubs, planning and delivering integrated operations plans that will cover off a further £500m in operations at Games-time to make this the public transport Games.

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  • Last updated: 14 JUNE 2013

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  • Learning Legacy , Management , Transport

Lessons Learned from Cumbria Major Flooding Incident November 2009

9th November 2010, the talk covered aspects at the time of the incidents and outlines the recovery process both in Carlisle from the 2005 flood and in the Lake District from the 2009 flood.

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  • Last updated: 14 JUNE 2013

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  • Associated Societies , Health and safety , Management , Transport , Water

London Underground: A Historic Partnership, Civil Engineers & the Tube: 1863 to 1948

28th January 2013 - ThisLecture is part of a programme of lectures being run by ICE London throughout 2013 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of London Underground. The lectures are in association with Tube150, Bechtel and RCEA (Railway Civil Engineers Association)

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  • Last updated: 14 JUNE 2013

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  • Education , Historical engineering , Transport

Spending Review 2013 - A briefing from the Infrastructure Alliance

ICE in conjunction with other organisations in the infrastructure sector has produced a briefing paper setting out views on priorities for the government Spending Review scheduled for 26 June 2013. The paper acknowledges the fiscal constraints facing government but stresses the importance of es....

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  • Last updated: 14 JUNE 2013

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  • Energy , Environment & Sustainability , Management , Public affairs , Structures and buildings , Transport , Water

Workington's Temporary Road Bridge

Cumbria County Councilprovide an insight into how this project was procured and implemented following the floods of November 2009.

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  • Last updated: 12 JUNE 2013

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  • Environment & Sustainability , Management , Structures and buildings , Transport

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