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Topographical Survey Capability

18/8/2014

 
We have recently purchased a Trimble R6 GNSS Topographical Survey System. This allows us to carry out centimetre level accuracy topographical surveys as a useful add-on to our current range of design services. As our engineers are normally involved in initial site inspections, then this can often be the best time to obtain the necessary site information, and can be more economical for clients than commissioning a separate topographical survey. The system consists of a single Trimble Rover Unit which can carry out real time precise surveys using a mobile phone link to provide base station corrections. We have carried out thirty surveys in the first month since buying the system.
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Cumbernauld Station

15/8/2014

 
Cumbernauld Station has recently been upgraded as part of the Edinburgh to Glasgow Improvement Project (EGIP). This £650m scheme is being delivered by Network Rail and includes modernisation and upgrades to key junctions and infrastructure as well as widespread electrification of the Scottish rail network, including the main line between Edinburgh and Glasgow​.

Working with our client, Carillion, we provided civil and structural engineering services associated with the design of a new station building and access stairs from an existing footbridge. The station building was a modular steel design where the main structural components were completed off site and then lifted into position on a pre-prepared base. This minimises construction time on site.  Works were completed on site in June 2014.

See the recently completed works in the slideshow below:

Rock Catch Fence Analysis

7/8/2014

 
We are currently using the Strand 7 Finite Element programme to analyse the effect of rock fall impact on a catch fence being installed  alongside a busy road in the Highlands of Scotland. The time sequence animation shows the effect of a direct hit of a 200 kg boulder on the fence and was used to check the structural capacity of the components.

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