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Development update for BOF 18

2006/18/9b. Development update for BOF 18. 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. CIRIA Tunnel Manual.

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Development update for BOF 18

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  1. 2006/18/9b Development update for BOF 18

  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 Slide 2

  3. 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 Slide 3

  4. 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 Slide 4

  5. 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 Slide 5

  6. 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 Slide 6

  7. 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 Slide 7

  8. 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 ? Slide 8

  9. Watching brief (2) • Leeds – PhD on FRP/metallic strengthening • Bath, Bradford & Bristol Universities - low energy lime mortars • Bath & Southampton Universities – Dry stone walls Slide 9

  10. 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 Slide 10

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