Concrete, May 2024

The May2024 issue includes: Marine Construction, Concrete in the Ground, Reinforcement and Accessories, Codes and Standards and Concrete Miscellany.

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Building a new deep-water berth on the Isle of Lewis posed a number of unique challenges for the construction team behind Stornoway’s new Deep Water Terminal. McLaughlin & Harvey’s Chris Penman discusses the project and some of the methods adopted that reduced carbon emissions and helped the facility integrate with the rugged and rocky local landscape.

some pink flowers are in front of the water with houses on the hill behind them

In the face of climate change, the Coverack project in Cornwall stands as a testament to innovative resilient flood and coastal erosion management. In ‘Coverack North Coast Protection Scheme,’ Clifford Phang of AECOM reports.

a pile of rubble sitting on top of a dirt field

Dealing with building materials and managing the waste they generate is a challenge that cannot be ignored. As the industry strives for sustainability and efficiency, the issue of concrete waste and its contamination poses a significant hurdle. In ‘Concrete waste contamination,’ Josh Clarke of Clear It Waste reports.

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Black Kitchen Faucets

Catherine Croft leads the Conservation of Historic Concrete course at West Dean College near Chichester and is director of the 20th Century Society. In ‘Evolution of a building masterclass: conservation of historic concrete,’ she describes how attitudes toward the conservation of concrete buildings have evolved in recent years.

some people are standing in a tunnel with green lights on them and one person is holding a hose

Reinforced Concrete

The development of Codes, Standards, related guidance and specifications for fibre-reinforced concrete applications including reduced-carbon tunnel linings - Chris Peaston of Peaston Concrete Consultancy explains how the recent development of design and testing Standards, and related guidance supports contemporary fibre-reinforced concrete applications, particularly their specification in reduced-carbon tunnel linings.

Digital Security

Chain

Proving the provenance of safety-critical construction products has never been more mission-critical than it is now, in our post-Grenfell world, says Lee Brankley of CARES. In ‘Reinforcement revolution: digital security breakthrough in major project ‘chain of custody’’ he explains.

the inside of a building that is being constructed with steel bars and wire mesh fencing

Low Carbon

Bar

Consultants and designers are losing opportunities to realise low-carbon, cost-efficient reinforcement solutions by repeating the same incorrect design assumptions and failing to engage early with either the reinforcing bar manufacturer or the fabricator. In ‘Early involvement would avoid repeated reinforcement design errors, Steve Elliott of the British Association of Reinforcement reports.

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London

Foundation

Central Line

Mixed Use Development

Construction Cost

Mixed Use

Basement

Park Modern, London - This new high-end, mixed-use development is realised through a pioneering ‘interdisciplinary’ performance-based approach that streamlined the project’s construction, cost and carbon profile. The scheme notably introduces an 18m-deep basement within just 5m of London’s Central line tunnels, with a full-plan isolation plane and a ‘hybrid’ foundation system. Charles Ashton of AKT II reports.

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Concrete Construction

The Future

Benefits

In ‘Building the future: Unveiling the crucial role of mass concrete in foundations and the imperative of performance-based temperature limits,’ Olatunde David Ogunseye from Giatec discusses the promising benefits of performance-based temperature differential limit as an effective solution for mass concrete construction.

construction workers are working on the floor in an industrial area with concrete and steel bars

From large-scale arenas and football stadiums to educational facilities and commercial buildings, large-scale basement structures are as much a common feature in today’s modern construction as they were in historic structures. All that has changed is the way that we address the issue of water penetration, with the use of more sophisticated materials and techniques. In ‘Layers of protection for complex basement structures for large-scale venues and arenas,’ Richard Gaskill of Fosroc reports.

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In 2023, Knights Brown began construction on the Mumbles Coastal Protection Scheme in Swansea, South Wales. The project entails comprehensive structural enhancements across a 1200m expanse of sea defence, spanning from Verdi’s in the south to Newton in the north. In ‘Securing tomorrow: The Mumbles Coastal Protection Scheme,’ Tim Waller reports.