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Research by topic: Civil and ground engineering

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Projects underway

Piling good practice guidance
8/20/2020
CIRIA proposes to undertake research to produce a new suite of guides covering the techniques, plant and equipment and materials of today. The intention is to produce a second generation of these guides building on the success of the earlier guides.  
 
Thrust blocks on buried pressure pipelines
12/18/2019
This project will review and update CIRIA's 1994 guide to the design of thrust blocks for buried pressure pipelines to reflect new materials - particularly polyethylene, practices and changes to standards and codes.  
 

Project proposals

P3277 - Sustainable geosystems in civil engineering
The proposed new CIRIA guidance will reflect current thinking on cutting carbon within the construction industry in relation to climate change mitigation and adaption.
 
P3284 - Geotechnical slope drainage
This project will produce guidance on the design, specification, construction, post-construction operation and maintenance of slope drainage systems applicable across the infrastructure landscape in Britain and Eire and beyond.
 
P3278 - Bridge detailing guide refresh
This project will update CIRIA guidance C543 Bridge Detailing Guide published in 2001
 
P3273 - Engineering in chalk - 2nd edition
This project will update the guidance in C574 to reflect the 20 years gain in deeper knowledge to benefit future infrastructure projects which interface with chalk.
 
P3285 - Cost standards for dredging equipment - guidance update
This new guide will bring CIRIA C684 Dredging Cost Standards fully up to date providing an overview of the current dredging industry developments, pressures and opportunities