Development update for BOF 18

2006/18/9b

Slide 2

CIRIA Arch Manual• final draft approved by SG• internal CIRIA review completed• final edit by research contractor &

CIRIA• formally launched Dec 2005• now with CIRIA publications for

publication in July 2006

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CIRIA Tunnel Manual

• second draft produced in August 2005• steering group discussed on 29 Sept 2005

– problems with 2 sections, major rewrite needed

• high level discussion on 19 May 2006• next full steering group June or July 2006• publication now expected late 2006

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European Construction Technology Platform - http://www.ectp.org/

• 2nd plenary meeting planned for Versailles in November 2006

• “networks” focus area meeting held in Brussels, February 2006

• client liaison forum open workshop & forum meeting in Den Haag, June 2006

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Other projects (1)• CIRIA

– Manual on the use of rock in hydraulic engineering

• now with CIRIA publications (delaying arch manual)

– Whole life costing across industries• work progressing• both HA and NR provided survey data and follow up

interviews

– Monitoring of concrete structures (DTI funded)• final report to be considered on 1 June 2006

– Metallic bridges – John Clarke– Dry stone walls – Ronnie Wilson

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Other projects (2)• Mining related

– updated specification for procurement of mining related NDE

• accepted for use

– Edinburgh University - mine shaft detection– Newcastle University - management of

shallow mine workings• Salford University

– soil/structure interaction in arch bridges– radial pinning of masonry arches

• Cardiff University– fatigue in masonry arches

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Other projects (3)• Surrey University

– reliability based bridge inspection frequencies

– fatigue crack growth in wrought iron

• Keele University/SciSite - detection of rebar corrosion

• Glamorgan University - thermography for detection of FRP faults

• Edinburgh University - use of GPR on masonry arches

• Parsons Brinckerhoff - proprietary FRP products for use in bridges

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Watching brief (1)• Highways Agency

– additional parts for BA86 (NDE manual)– review of BA79 – management of sub

standard bridges• gone to print

– replacement of BD52/TD19 - road restraint systems

• gone to print

• BSI Committee B/509/1– BS EN 1317 - Road restraint systems– BS6779 Pt 4 – Masonry bridge parapets

• Edward ?

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Watching brief (2)

• Leeds – PhD on FRP/metallic strengthening

• Bath, Bradford & Bristol Universities - low energy lime mortars

• Bath & Southampton Universities – Dry stone walls

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Networks• Materials KTN

(amf.globalwatchonline.com)• launched 19 January 2006

– SMART.mat (www.smartmat.org)• also launched 19 January 2006• smart composites workshop at IOM3, 25 May 2006• roadmapping workshop at IOM3, 6 June 2006

– NCN (www.ncn-uk.co.uk)• presentation to next BOF?

– NGCC (www.ngcc.org)• New co-ordinating organisation (Net Composites) • R&D workshop at NPL 31 May 2006

• SIMoNET (www.simonet.org)– seminar held 5 April 2006, next planned for

15 November 2006