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Metronet Rail BCV Ltd
Composite Replacement Railway Sleeper
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The development and design of a lightweight composite (GRP/cement) sleeper to improve the rate of track replacement on London Underground during limited railway possessions.
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'Cooling the Tube', London Underground Ltd
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Conception and assessment of feasibility of a novel method for providing chilled air into the London's deep tube underground network to reduce ambient operating temperatures.
Hanson Premix
LNG Terminal, Isle of Grain

Advice on high performance concrete mix design for LNG tanks required to withstand strict low temperature and pressure containment.
Metronet Rail BCV Ltd
Innov8
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Retained to provide innovative and strategic solutions to a wide range of problems confronting the upgrade of ageing railway infrastructure and operation of a major underground metro system.
Costain Ltd
White City Development
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Secondment of senior engineering staff responsible for coordinating all work associated with the operating railway and construction management of a bridge replacement, new spur line and elevated station.
Romtech Ltd
Xpandx – Rock anchors
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Conception, product design, development, laboratory and field testing of a high capacity rock anchor.
Dr Jan Hellings & Associates Ltd
Crossrail - Farringdon Crossover Settlement Study

Assessment of ground settlement as a result of the construction of a proposed crossover cavern at Farringdon.
Clarke Bond Ltd
Southern Water - Water Collection Tunnels

Technical review of problems impacting upon a series of tunnels constructed in the chalk due to dewatering as a result of ground water lowering.
GZ Consultants LLC
Shepherds Bush (Central Line) Station Redevelopment

Assessment of ground settlement due to the construction of a proposed shaft and associated cross-passages.
Costain Ltd
Waterloo Station, London

Designated Employer's Representative for the construction of new lift providing step free access to the Waterloo & City Line.
Byrne Bros (Formwork) Ltd
New Street Square, London
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Design of an innovative concrete engineering solution to enable early post-tensioning of floor slabs.
Degussa Construction Chemicals (Europe) AG
Application of PCE based Superplasticisers

Report on the state-of-the-market use of superplasticisers in the UK.
Byrne Bros (Formwork) Ltd
Millennium Dome, Greenwich
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Design of an architectural concrete for London’s new O2 indoor stadium.
Anglo-Danish Fibre Industries Ltd
Use and application of synthetic construction fibres in concrete

Technical support and strategic marketing.
Byrne Bros (Formwork) Ltd
Bankside 2 & 3 Development, London
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Design of a low heat concrete to prevent thermal cracking in basement construction utilising supplementary cementing materials.
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