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This issue marks the 25th anniversary of the publication of Municipal Engineer as a part of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. This briefing outlines the journal's history, aims and scope, content and the way in which it has responded to changes in the municipal engineering profession. It then looks ahead to the journal's future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This document titled "Bridge Engineering: Referees 2023" provides a list of referees who have reviewed papers for the journal Bridge Engineering between November 18, 2022, and November 18, 2023. The journal requires papers to be reviewed by at least two independent referees to assess accuracy, style, impact, importance, and interest. The document also invites individuals with expertise in bridge engineering to become reviewers and provides contact information for those interested. The document concludes with a citation for the article and a copyright statement. [Extracted from the article]

This document is an announcement from the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Maritime Engineering journal, listing the referees who reviewed papers for the journal in 2023. The journal expresses gratitude for their assistance and states that they are always looking for suitable reviewers. They invite individuals with expertise in civil engineering in port, estuarine, coastal, and offshore environments to submit their qualifications and areas of expertise if they are interested in reviewing articles. The document provides contact information for more information on the referee process. [Extracted from the article]

There is a need within society to manage its impacts on the environment. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) ISO 14001 tool, based on the original BS 7750 standard, was created in 1996 and subsequently updated in 2004 and 2015; it has become the most prevalent type of environmental management system (EMS) adopted worldwide. Engineering and construction organisations wanting to implement ISO 14001 should be fully acquainted with the advantages and disadvantages of adopting an EMS. Using the Scopus academic database, this study used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses method to identify and select publications (since 1999) for systematic review. Examination of the chosen articles (n = 46) revealed a limited number of works per annum, with a peak in 2011 (n = 6). The most frequently reported benefits are 'enrichment of green corporate and public image', 'improved environmental performance' and 'regulation compliance', while the barriers are 'costs', 'lack of experience, expertise or knowledge' and 'lack of training'. Further analysis, using the VOSviewer software, shows the network relationships between article keywords, notably that sustainability is increasingly listed (since 2011) and links with most other keywords. This suggests that the engineering and construction sectors may be seeing beyond the cost barrier and are realising the positive difference that ISO 14001 can contribute to their operations, their local/national communities and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The editorial discusses the field of bridge engineering and its challenges and advancements. Bridges are considered elegant and beautiful structures that connect people and communities. However, they face challenges such as climate change, increasing traffic, and aging infrastructure. The editorial emphasizes the importance of incorporating resilience and sustainability principles in bridge design and management. It also highlights the role of emerging digital technologies in bridge monitoring and decision-making. The journal aims to publish articles on traditional bridge engineering topics as well as disruptive science and advancements in materials, design, construction, and digitalization for bridges. The goal is to positively impact the science and practice of bridge engineering and contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals. The journal welcomes diverse perspectives and aims to enhance its editorial panel and cohort of associate editors. [Extracted from the article]

A growing body of research is examining how nature-based solutions (NBS) are offering planners, politicians and engineers options to promote responses to a wide range of biophysical and socio-economic problems. However, despite the increasing popularity of NBS, there is limited analysis available on how these 'solutions' align with urban problems, at what scale they are most effective and what costs are associated with investment in urban nature. This paper analyses current approaches to urban sustainability through an examination of the EU Horizon 2020-funded project Urban GreenUP, in Liverpool (UK), to deconstruct how rhetoric translates to practical applications of NBS interventions. It interrogates the interactions of projects, policies and political buy-in for NBS and argues that an integrated understanding of scale, function and location is needed to successfully address issues of urban climate change vulnerability. This is contextualised against the wider discussions of NBS associated with other EU-funded projects. It concludes that although investment in NBS offers a useful approach to development, they cannot overcome existing barriers to investment in environmental improvements without attention to the same barriers that have always existed. Moreover, the paper argues that the promotion of NBS as solutions to problems is effective only when the problems are transparently and collaboratively defined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents information about award winning papers published in the journal "Engineering Sustainability" in 2004. On October 25, 2005, outgoing ICE president Cohn Clinton presented awards to the winners. Researcher J.D. Simm, M.J. Wallis, K.J. Collins and Atkins R. Reuse got the Bill Curtin Medal, presented for the best paper describing innovative design. P.W. Jowitt received the Trevithick Prize, presented for the best paper on sustainability.

The article announces awards given to papers published in "Water Management" in 2004 from the Institute of Civil Engineers. The Telford medal for overall best paper was awarded to R. H. J. Sellin and D. P. van Beesten's "Conveyance of a managed vegetated two-stage river channel." The Robert Alfred Carr Prize for best paper on water engineering was given to B. A. Clarke, C. J. Jones, H. L. Evans, J. L. Crompton, C. C. Dorea and S. Bertrand's "Multistage filtration for developing world surface water treatment."

The article presents information on papers published in Geotechnical Engineering that are eligible for awards from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). Papers from any of the ICE journals can be nominated for several awards. In addition, each journal has awards dedicated to their specific subject area. On Tuesday 25 October 2005, outgoing ICE president Colin Clinton would present awards to the following papers published in Geotechnical Engineering in 2004. The editorial panel nominated their best papers and an awards committee chaired by David Hodgkinson allocated the awards.

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Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Maritime Engineering 174(1): 32, https://doi.org/10.1680/jmaen.2021.174.1.32 Maritime Engineering Announcement ICE Publishing: All rights reserved Copyright of Proceedings of ICE: Maritime Engineering is the property of Thomas Telford Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. MaritimeEngineering:Referees2020 The following is a list of referees who have reviewed papers for Maritime Engineering between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020. Papers published in the Proceedings of the ICE must be submitted to at least two independent referees to judge accuracy, style, impact, importance and interest. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents the author's comments on the challenges and rewards of publishing the journal "Bridge Engineering." An editorial panel for "Bridge Engineering" was set up in December 2002, just two years ago with only four potential papers on the books and only six months before the first issue was due to be published. Despite this challenging start, the panel decided to embark with a policy of striving to establish a leading international journal for bridge engineers. One of the strengths of "Bridge Engineering" is the relatively high number of papers reporting on major bridges from around the world. It has published papers on bridges in every continent.

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The article presents information on various research papers related to structures and buildings. The paper "New Bridge Technology for Sustainable Development," by P.R. Head, published in the journal Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Bridge Engineering, describes a 20-year programme of the development of new advanced composite material applications in bridges to improve durability, lower whole-life cost, lessen disruption to traffic and lower environmental impact. The paper "Stabilising the Paute river in Ecuador," by B. Abril and D. Knight reports on the delicate, long-term operation to monitor and stabilise the Paute river valley, including shaving off a mountain and installing a novel system of drop structures on the river bed.

This article presents summaries of papers on engineering sustainability. One of the summary was Green municipal engineering for sustainable communities by P.M. Condon and K. Isaac. This paper details the design and function of the East Clayton green infrastructure plan, focusing on stormwater management, pedestrian and bicycle movement and lowered infrastructure costs, and illustrates the vital and expanding role of the engineer in the move towards liveable, affordable and ecologically sound communities. Another summary was "A review of the UK cycle network," by R.J. Blackwell. This paper explores some of the reasons for this decline in use and reviews the role the National Cycle Network in trying to reverse the trend.

The following is a list of referees who have reviewed papers for Bridge Engineering between 1 December 2019 and 30 November 2020. We are continually looking for suitable reviewers for papers submitted to Bridge Engineering. Papers published in the Proceedings of the ICE must be submitted to at least two independent referees to judge accuracy, style, impact, importance and interest. [Extracted from the article]

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An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses various reports published within the issue including a state-of-the-art review of piles for offshore wind turbines, an evaluation of site-won metastable or collapsible loessial soil for sustainable reuse in large-scale earthworks and the engineering properties of sand stabilised by borogypsum.

Both plugged and coring behaviours are normally considered when analysing pile drivability. However, several authors challenge the idea that pipe piles can always plug. These views are argued partly on experience and engineering judgement, and partly on measured (although often proprietary) data. This paper proposes a new, objectively calculable criterion to determine whether a pile will plug during driving. The criterion is shown to agree with engineering judgement and be relevant to published data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The past few decades have witnessed a rapid increase in the role of the architect in the design of the once sacrosanct area of engineering – bridge design. Reasons for this relative decline in the engineer's role are many and varied, but must include the overemphasis on detailed analysis at the expense of understanding and creative design in engineering courses and the alarming reduction in structural education from engineering courses. With software now readily available to perform detailed structural analysis there is an opportunity to rebalance engineering courses towards much greater emphasis on understanding and design involving new approaches to analysis that can directly assist rational decision making. This paper demonstrates how simple, physically based, analyses can aid rational decision making in bridge design and suggests that such approaches could play a wider role in engineering courses. By way of illustration, these approaches are applied to the iconic, much copied, gravity balanced cable-stay Alamillo Bridge designed by Calatrava. This example also demonstrates the inefficiency of this bridge form and shows how such approaches, applied at an early design stage, could help bring rational engineering judgement back into bridge design at a time when the planet can ill afford such unsustainable solutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This paper draws attention to the ways in which engineering solutions may contribute to access difficulties for local residents. It focuses on a case study of the Barton estate east of Oxford city centre and suggests that there is a need for greater awareness of how people can be affected by network and other transport infrastructure changes. The paper concludes with an appeal for more social awareness in the planning and design of engineering schemes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article features the Mulberry Harbours which is an outstanding feat of maritime military engineering of the twentieth century. In 1944, the Allied invasion against Nazi Germany was essential to prevent the Red Army from overrunning the whole of Western Europe following the German collapse. The harbours' main function was to ensure that the Allied forces could land sufficient equipment and supplies immediately after D-day to resist the inevitable German counter-offensive.

The article presents information on the March 2005 issue of the journal Engineering Sustainability. The journal has a worldwide circulation of about 1000 among both communities. There is one briefing in this issue, by Petter Matthews, Director of Engineers Against Poverty. This deals with multi-sector partnerships for poverty reduction. Matthews advocates that leaving the poor behind is no longer an option due to the interconnectedness of the world. One of the papers deals with the wider impacts of public transport on the lives of the urban poor in developing countries. In applying the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach to the research data, transport is considered as an asset within the Sustainable Livelihoods framework.

This article derives formulae which eliminate the iterative steps of moment distribution. The major drawback of closed-form solutions is that they are specific to the configuration. A structure with two joints and a structure with three joints have quite different formulae. Algorithmic solutions have been winning this battle decisively for quite some time now, and the present paper is unlikely to shift the balance. The popularity of moment distribution has fallen in proportion to the popularity of digital computers, but its relevance has not.

This briefing addresses an urgent issue for engineering innovators, institutions and journals: how can the spread of infrastructure innovation for sustainability be speeded up? It discusses the challenges and the reasons why innovation can be hard and slow, and focuses on a key innovation sequence: doing the 'first use' project, and early reporting of it, which 'enables' the first copying of the idea - the 'first follower project'. This starts to validate the new idea for the sector. The briefing finishes with some suggested questions to be answered by a good report paper on a 'first use' case study; and calls for more such papers to be submitted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A full set of solutions for the stability of homogeneous , slopes with cracks has been obtained by the kinematic method of limit analysis, providing rigorous upper bounds to the true collapse values for any value of engineering interest of , the inclination of the slope, and the depth and location of cracks. Previous stability analyses of slopes with cracks are based mainly on limit equilibrium methods, which are not rigorous, and are limited in their capacity for analysis, since they usually require the user to assume a crack depth and location in the slope. Conversely, numerical methods (e.g. finite-element method) struggle to deal with the presence of cracks in the slope, because of the discontinuities introduced in both the static and kinematic fields by the presence of cracks. In this paper, solutions are provided in a general form considering cases of both dry and water-filled cracks. Critical failure mechanisms are determined for cracks of known depth but unspecified location, cracks of known location but unknown depth, and cracks of unspecified location and depth. The upper bounds are achieved by assuming a rigid rotational mechanism (logarithmic spiral failure line). It is also shown that the values obtained provide a significant improvement on the currently available upper bounds based on planar failure mechanisms, providing a reduction in the stability factor of up to 85%. Charts of solutions are presented in dimensionless form for ease of use by practitioners. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author reflects on the aims and scope of Structures and Buildings which bring out the highest quality papers on the design and construction of civil engineering structures and buildings. He states that the next issue will feature special issue on risk, reliability and vulnerability of civil engineering structures and Professor David Blockley will be the guest editor.

This paper analyses the outcomes of research with students, academics and representatives of engineering companies into the value of learning about global and sustainability issues within higher degree courses. The paper is based on research commissioned by Imperial College London and Engineers Against Poverty in 2007 with support from Engineers Without Borders. The existing literature and perceptions from representatives of key engineering bodies were compared with the findings from students, academics and representatives from engineering businesses. One of the key findings of this research is that there is a mismatch between perception and reality of students, academics and business views of the value of learning about global and sustainability in terms of furthering graduates' careers. Students were particularly keen to learn more about sustainability issues. Companies were looking for graduates who were more than technically competent and had all-round skills such as interpersonal, language and communication skills. This research brings together and compares views of three stakeholders in the sector and demonstrates the need for greater dialogue between them. Further, the research provides useful evidence that demonstrates the increased interest in global and sustainability issues that universities need to consider. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Assessment of highway bridge structures requires accurate prediction of the load effects that a structure may be expected to resist during its required remaining life. Generally, these load effects are determined from codified models more appropriate to design than assessment. This approach is very conservative for existing structures as it fails to fully recognise the reduced level of uncertainty associated with evaluation of (a) the loads to which an existing structure is subjected and (b) the resistance that an existing structure provides. This paper proposes a more rational approach to load effect prediction for existing structures. In the approach the actual traffic loading to which a structure is subjected is measured on site and is employed in simulation to determine site-specific characteristic load effects. The methodology proposed is dependent upon the availability of unbiased site-specific traffic statistics. This paper presents the results of an experiment performed in Vienna and describes the use of weigh-in-motion (WIM) statistics in the prediction of site-specific characteristic load effects—that is, values with specified probability of exceedance during the required lifetime of the structure, against which the structure may be assessed. The advantage of the approach is demonstrated through reductions in the load effect values. The implication for bridge assessment is reduced rehabilitation costs and the avoidance of unnecessary replacement of serviceable highway structures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present paper proposes a simplified method to design slender rectangular reinforced concrete columns with doubly symmetric reinforcement. The proposal is based on the computation of the second-order eccentricity method from the Eurocode 2 (December 2004). It is valid for columns subjected to combined axial loads and either uniaxial or biaxial bending, short-time and sustained loads, and also for normal- and high-strength concretes. It is only suitable for columns with equal effective buckling lengths in the two principal bending planes. It is an extension for biaxial bending of the column-model method. The current paper is the second part of a research study conducted by the current authors. The method was compared with 371 experimental tests from the literature and a high degree of accuracy was obtained. Precision for sustained loads and biaxial bending was improved in comparison with the method proposed by Eurocode 2 (December 2004). The method allows slender reinforced concrete columns to be both checked and designed with sufficient accuracy for engineering practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The theme of this issue of Municipal Engineer invites the contemplation of culture, creativity and engineering. This paper locates itself in that fluid cross-over world between engineering, architecture and art. Engineering—an art of guiding force—fused with culture—the art of being human. To the author, the best contemporary synthesis of culture, creativity and engineering is the work of the engineer/ architect/sculptor Santiago Calatrava. Such a synthesis, however, evades his Lisbon Oriente Station, in Portugal, which, paradoxically, brings the issue to the fore and allows it to be discussed. Lisbon's eastern industrial wasteland has been regenerating at a breathtaking pace, as if to keep up with the high-speed trains now calling at Santiago Calatrava's new and controversial Oriente Station, the area's catalyst project. It is controversial because it is a paradox. That paradox, this paper argues, comes down to a denial of the cultural role of railway stations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]