This morning I decided to go for a stroll around my neigbourhood - Westcliff and Southend in Essex. I wanted some air, some exercise and to see how some local construction work was going and I though I'd be an hour or so. In practice I was out for over three very enjoyable hours. I …
ICE Essex Meeting – Decoding Eurocodes 2&7
Tonight saw the latest ICE Essex Branch learned society evening meeting in the 2010/11 session. The meeting saw Dr Andrew Bond of Geocentrix Ltd presenting on the subject of Eurocodes 2 and 7. The evening meeting was preceeded by the Essex Branch 2010 AGM. Andrew Bond is a chartered civil engineer with 30 years' experience in …
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ICE Essex 2010 AGM
The Essex Branch of the Institution of Civil Engineers held its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 12th October 2010. The AGM was a short affair held immediately before an evening meeting on Eurocodes 2 & 7 given by Dr Andrew Bond of Geocentrix. The AGM was chaired by current Essex Branch chairman Andrew Kenyon (me) …
Prittle Brook Foot and Cycle Path
Pleased to see that the Prittle Brook foot/cycle path construction is coming on well. The path is being upgraded by Southend Council from a narrow footway from which bicycles were banned to a 3m wide combined foot and cycle path with a resin bound stone surface. The path will eventually connect Priory Park [MAP] in the east to …
Works visit to Abberton Reservoir Enhancement project
Carillion Civil Engineering is in the first year of a three year contract to carry out works at Abberton Reservoir to enable the top water level to be raised by 3.2m. The work is being carried out for client Essex and Suffolk Water (part of the Northumbrian Water group) to ensure security of supply over …
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London Gateway Port ICE meeting
On 14th September I was at the first evening meeting of the Institution of Civil Engineers 2010/11 session organised by the Essex Branch of the ICE. Coincidentally I was the organiser of said meeting and I am also Chairman of the Essex Branch committee. The meeting was on the subject of the new port and …
The Westcliff Schools Engineering Forum
On Thursday 8th July 2010 I was at Westcliff High School for Girls to present at their Engineering Forum. The forum is an anuual event with the aim of encouraging students into careers in the various engineering disciplines. I was there both as a Professional Civil Engineer and in my capacity of Chairman of the Essex …
Essex is a little smaller today
30 hectares smaller to be precise. Approximately 16,000 tons of earth has been moved to form a 300m breach in the existing Thames flood defence at Mucking Flats in Essex. The breach allows a 30 hectare area of existing farmland to flood on the incoming tides which will eventually create a new area of mudflat …
Graduates Communicating
Tuesday saw me at the Institution of Civil Engineers East of England graduates Communications Competition held at the Harry Potteresque Engineering Department of Cambridge University. The competition sees teams of graduate civil engineers presenting on one of five prescribed scenarios as if at a public meeting. I was pleased to see two teams there from …
ICE Evening Meeting – Abberton Reservoir
Last night I attended one of the Institution of Civil Engineers Essex Branch evening meetings. It was organised by one of my colleagues Steve Drake and was held at the Ardliegh Ramada Hotel, off the A12 north of Colchester. In response to our members requests we have arranged for some of our evening meetings to …
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