Expansion joint innovation on River Nene viaduct

The current rubber joint is damaged and needs replacing National Highways has sanctioned the use of a new Swiss variant of expansion joint that has not been used in the UK before. A large expansion joint on the River Nene viaduct, between junctions 12 and 13 of the A14, needs to be replaced having reached […]

Joint enterprise

As the adage has it, the best time to fix the roof is when the sun is shining. That’s sound advice for anybody – but especially so if you happen to be responsible for maintaining a piece of critical infrastructure. And that is why National Highways – custodian of England’s trunk road network – has […]

Large rectangular cross-section tunnel undercrossing urban road by micro pipe jacking and joint assembly structure (MPJ & JAS) method in soft soils

Since MPJ & JAS tunnel is a novel and special elemental structure, it is necessary to carry out FE analysis and bending test to study and verify the structure performance as well as to determine the physical characteristics, failure behavior and strength for design. Bending test Experimental design The specimen is a segment of MPJ […]