CES - May 2017
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The Journal of the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors CIVIL ENGINEERING SURVEYOR May 2017...
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Delta deformation monitoring system Reducing the risk on asset management Chris Emery, Business Manager – Monitoring Solutions Europe, Topcon M ONITORING technology is critical to understanding and ma...
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resource. However, more importantly, the health and safety of that team is also at risk – especially if the site is in a particularly hazardous environment like mines, tunnels or at height. Introducin...
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GEOPOSITIONING SOLUTIONS www.topconpositioning.co.uk Tel: 0845 450 4300 With Topcon by your side, getting the lay of the land is a whole lot easier. Go the distance with a range of geopositioning solu...
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The Journal of the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors CSCS Cards Rail Mediation UAS May 2017 CIVIL ENGINEERING SURVEYOR...
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www.sccssurvey.co.uk A REVOLUTIONARY INNOVATION FOR MONITORING EQUIPMENT WIRELESS MONITORING The key to this solution is a radio mesh network. Each node (or sensor) takes its own readings and relays d...
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Published by the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors. Statements made and opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily refl ect the views of the institution, its Council ...
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REGISTER FOR FREE*Organised by:In collaboration with:Register to attend the world class exhibition, cutting edge conference, commercial workshops, associated meetings and innovative networking and soc...
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05/17 President’s Column 5 An industry to be proud of Presidential visits Last month saw my presidential visit to the Far East. In China the trip took in meetings with Tongji University in Shanghai, N...
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6 ICES Regions Civil Engineering Surveyor CEO: Bill Pryke bpryke@cices.org Membership Manager: Serena Ronan sronan@cices.org Development Officer: Katie Holt kholt@cices.org Membership Coordin...
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05/17 ICES Regions 7 the region is Martin Chan. The region would like to thank ICES president Harry Bell and chief examiner Ian Cowling for their recent visit.ICES Ireland & Northern Ireland www.cices...
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8 Institution News/Events Civil Engineering Surveyor David Wells (l) receives the ICES Publishing Award for best geospatial engineering article of 2016 from ICES vice president and chair of the Geospa...
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Commercial Management Conference NEC, Project Controls and Major Projects 7 June 2017, 1-6pm Cost: £ 30 (including refreshments)Pinsent Masons, 30 Crown Place, London EC2A 4ES Booking and agenda www.c...
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10 News Roundup Civil Engineering Surveyor Model showing how the walkways will be ‘hidden’ within the 127-year-old structure. The bridge walk is expected attract 80,000 visitors a year and will be ope...
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05/17 News Roundup 11 Happy birthday Spaghetti Junction This month sees the 45th anniversary of Birmingham’s Gravelly Hill Interchange, otherwise known as Spaghetti Junction. The interchange originall...
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Commercial Manager Award Open to members and non-members of ICES Nominations now open Full details and nomination form www.cices.org/awards Closing date 30 June 2017 The Chartered Institution of Civil...
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05/17 Legal Q&A 13 Legal Q&A: Letters of intent Sian McNiff, Associate, CMS LOI, what are they good for?W E live in a fast paced world, where more and more people want their ideas turned into realitie...
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CSCS Cards Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors +44 (0)161 972 3100 membership@cices.org www.cices.org The Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors is a registered educati...
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05/17 CSCS Cards 15 CSCS cards: What you need to know Gordon Jenkins, Director of Operations, CSCS with Katie Holt, Development Officer, Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors Gordon Je...
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16 CSCS Cards Civil Engineering Surveyor four years and six months, and cannot be renewed. This card is only available to people who are registered on a recognised apprenticeship framework. The experi...
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05/17 CSCS Cards 17 For that particular qualification, we have used ‘engineering surveyor’ as the main title, but we will work with the survey sector to ensure other titles are covered to ensure the c...
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18 CSCS Cards Civil Engineering Surveyor cards have been smart chip enabled, yet only 10% of sites scan them in. This needs to be improved. Scanning is free, quick and provides an electronic record of...
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TRANSFORMING THE WAY THE WORLD WORKS Authorised Distribution Partner...
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20 Membership Civil Engineering Surveyor Next steps Having determined that you have the required experience for technical member or member, you need to get your current, or past, line manager to sign ...
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05/17 Membership 21 • Members of other professional bodies: If you already have membership of another professional body we have simplified routes for you to follow. • Associate members: For associate ...
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22 Dream Big Civil Engineering Surveyor Dreaming big on the big screen Abigail Tomkins, Managing Editor civil engineering B ACK in February a new film...
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05/17 Dream Big 23 they are inspiring. The use of three women – all from different backgrounds – was a deliberate move by the producers. The screenings have encouraged girls groups to attend. But it n...
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24 Letter from America Civil Engineering Surveyor US Infrastructure: Progress?Barry Hiscox FCInstCES, Past President A letter from America on the latest mega-projects and mega-politics I N my occasion...
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Need a 24 hour turnaround service?Then look no further...At Leica Geosystems, we have recently introduced a new 24 hour turnaround service, available on:• Re-certification of current Leica TPS and GP...
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26 Letter from America Civil Engineering Surveyor President Trump at the White House. Following on from Trump’s apparent commitment to infrastructure, there appears to be an accord that the project sh...
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05/17 Letter from America 27 Category Scope Grade Funding Required Airports 3,331 airports in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS), 514 offer commercial services.Over 8.728 million ...
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28 Letter from America Civil Engineering Surveyor infrastructure in the familiar form of a school report card, assigning grades A to F based upon the physical condition and needed investments for impr...
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SP60 GNSS Receiver Have you ever dreamed of a product that would grow with your needs? The SP60 offers a high level of flexibility to cover any survey demand from simple post-processing, through UHF ...
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30 BIM Civil Engineering Surveyor BIM: Moving from building buildings to tracking track Faith Clark, for 3D Repo, with Harry Parnell, Head of Digital Project Delivery, Balfour Beatty Forgetting about ...
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05/17 BIM 31 The solution On completion of the test stage of the project, 3D Repo delivered a system that enabled access to 2D tags with associated drawing overlays and asset information. Users of the...
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ICES Dinner 2017 Coombe Abbey, Warwickshire 7.00pm, 15 September 2017 Join ICES president Harry Bell for a celebratory evening at Coombe Abbey in Warwickshire. Originally founded as an abbey in the 12...
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05/17 Ground Conditions 33 Unforeseen ground conditions Part 3: Obligations Kieran Sean Flynn, Director, Navigant Hong Kong series on unforeseen ground ...
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34 Ground Conditions Civil Engineering Surveyor adequate ground investigations, necessary for identifying project risks. Ultimately, disclaimer clauses merely provide the employer with a false sense o...
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36 UAS Civil Engineering Surveyor UAS technologies in rail surveying Jakub Karas, Co-owner, Upvision, and Director, Czech Unmanned Aerial Alliance Industry, academia and the Czech rail authority test ...
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05/17 UAS 37 Photoscan Professional was used. This program identified the GCP and CP components, internal and external orientation, and formed the digital surface model. Trimble’s INPHO DTMaster modul...
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38 Mediation Civil Engineering Surveyor Mediation Jane Fender-Allison, Senior Associate and Mediator, CMS What’s happening in practice with mediation?M EDIATION remains a popular form of dispute resol...
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05/17 Mediation 39 to treat each mediation on a case by case basis – building on the mediation experience of parties and their advisers, but also looking afresh at the most appropriate way forward for...
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40 Education Civil Engineering Surveyor (Civil) engineering the future...Part 2 Robin Jones FCInstCES FICE MCIHT and Ken Chapman CEng MICE The second of three articles to help students consider a care...
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05/17 Education 41 the capital and the provinces. Perhaps there is a pressing need to relieve national road congestion or even a new bridge across the River Dee in Wales. The ‘want’ will arise through...
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42 Education Civil Engineering Surveyor need for high levels of maths and physics is only appropriate to those who wish to spend a career in design and possibly research. Although a working knowledge ...
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INTRODUCING THE SX10...
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44 Contracts Civil Engineering Surveyor How can we solve a problem like contracting? Part 6 Sarah Fox, Contract Strategist, 500 Words Sarah Fox’s ...
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05/17 Contracts 45 • Indicators against which you can measure your company to determine its current level of contract process maturity; reactive, developing, efficient, measured to proactive.• Tips to...
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It’s time once again to set your sights on HxGN LIVE, Hexagon’s annual international conference highlighting the latest trends in geospatial and industrial information technology solutions. Held 13-16...
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05/17 Employment 47 Mass transit, magnetic Britain and the immigrant Andrew Leisk FCInstCES FCIOB FRICS Andy Leisk asks what it means to be British when it comes to work And did those feet in ancient ...
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48 Employment Civil Engineering Surveyor limited access to support for those told to leave the UK.• Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006: This act requires potential employers (an obligation) ...
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05/17 Employment 49 day to day, if they will work. Those with real talent thus tend to seek employment in more secure occupations or seek opportunities abroad. The ‘R’ factor Unfortunately, there are ...
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50 Employment Civil Engineering Surveyor How British does one have to be to work in the UK? You don’t need to be British, not even a little bit, as long as you have ‘right to work’ designation (or hav...
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05/17 Payment 51 Suspend or terminate? Contracts and non-payment Jonathan Hyndman, Partner, Rosling King Jonathan Hyndman considers the options when faced with non-payment L ATE, partial and non-payme...
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Membership Surgeries Bookings: Juliette Mellaza Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors +44 (0)161 972 3113 membership@cices.org www.cices.org The Chartered Institution of Civil Engineeri...
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05/17 53 Gatic Civil Drainage introduces a new range of high-performance access covers for paved areas. Suitable for up to D400 weight loading, the new Pave range is ideal for urban publ...
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54 Civil Engineering Surveyor Geomax Espenstrasse 135, CH-9443 Widnau, Switzerland www.geomax-positioning.com A1 Survey Western House, Western Industria...
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05/17 55 NavCom Technology 20780 Madrona Avenue Torrance, CA 90503, USA +1 310 381 2000 www.navcomtech.com Nikon-Trimble 16-2, Minamikamata 2-chome, Ota-ku, Tokyo 144-0035, J...
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ICES Training Partner Send expressions of interest to:Bill Pryke MA HonFCInstCES Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors Dominion House, Sibson...
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05/17 Recruitment/Commercial Management Training 57 ICES Driver Trett training courses TRAINING THE FUTURE…Cost: £ 250.00 + VAT (lunch and refreshments included)Booking: www.driver-group.com/europe...
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Training Diary Provider Date + Time Course Cost 05 JUN 17 9am–5pm BIM for Geospatial Professionals • Are you looking to sharpen your understanding of BIM and digital engineering?• Want to understand h...
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