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Engineering Matters

Five times winner of the Publisher Podcast Awards, including Best Technology Podcast, Engineering Matters celebrates the work of engineers who use ingenuity, practicality, science, theory and determination to build a better world. In the UK alone 5.7million people work in engineering related enterprises from manufacturing and agriculture to construction and transportation. Their work ensures that the country has sustainable power supplies, better connectivity between cities, increasing efficiency in

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#105 Solar Grazing at Shaker Village

Engineering Matters ·

2021/04/29

In a field a few miles southwest of the city of Lexington in Kentucky, a sheep is quietly grazing in the shade. This is a very special sheep. It has been carefully selected from a rare breed to control the vegetation at Kentucky’s largest solar farm. The practice is known as Solar Grazing, an environmentally... The post #105 Solar Grazing at Shaker Village first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#104 Solving Rail’s Hidden Hazard

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2021/04/22

In 2019/20 an estimated 693,000 workers in Great Britain sustained a non-fatal injury at work in Great Britain. The figure, which comes from the Office of National Statistics Labour Force Survey, represents 2,160 injuries per 100,000 workers. The rate had been steadily decreasing for decades. This self-reported rate passed just below 4,000 per 100,000 in... The post #104 Solving Rail’s Hidden Hazard first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#103 A Canadian Blueprint for Net Zero

Engineering Matters ·

2021/04/15

What is Net Zero? And how can we get there? Can we mitigate the damage of three centuries of fossil fuel-powered industrialisation, with three decades of new energy infrastructure? While Canada is rich in renewables and already produces 80% of its electricity using non greenhouse gas sources, it, like countries around the world, has a... The post #103 A Canadian Blueprint for Net Zero first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#102 Crushing Climate Change

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2021/04/08

Every two years the Peak District hosts ‘Hillhead’ in a disused quarry. It is the largest event for the Quarrying, Construction and Recycling industries. It is known both for its lively equipment demonstrations and unpredictable weather. This year the coronavirus forced the event online, and the new format forced the organisers to reconsider the focus.... The post #102 Crushing Climate Change first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#101 Powering and Protecting Scottish Heritage

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2021/04/01

Along the west coast of Scotland lies a chain of island communities where fishing and farming have been a way of life for thousands of years. In securing the future of these islands through providing reliable electricity, engineers and archaeologists are looking to the past to ensure that the rich history is not lost. Replacing... The post #101 Powering and Protecting Scottish Heritage first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#100 Megaprojects (Part 3): Learning from Experience

Engineering Matters ·

2021/03/30

This is the third and final episode of our three-part special looking at the delivery of megaprojects. In this episode we examine the lessons learned from two of the most iconic tunnelling projects of recent times: London’s Crossrail and New York’s East Side Access. Crossrail was the largest infrastructure project in Europe. Weaving in and... The post #100 Megaprojects (Part 3): Learning from Experience first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#100 Megaprojects (Part 2): How to Deliver?

Engineering Matters ·

2021/03/30

For the 100th episode of Engineering Matters we bring you this three-part special looking at the delivery of a megaproject. In this second episode, we look at how a client can assess the scale of the task of delivering an impossibly complex scheme, such as a megaproject and supplement gaps in its skillset with industry... The post #100 Megaprojects (Part 2): How to Deliver? first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#100 Megaprojects (Part 1): What Makes a Megaproject?

Engineering Matters ·

2021/03/30

Megaprojects are among the most complex and challenging of society’s undertakings. Each is grand is scope and due to the scale, none are ever built twice. Although they leverage the resources and political will of a nation, most encounter cost and schedule overruns, damaging reputations and souring public support. For the 100th episode of Engineering... The post #100 Megaprojects (Part 1): What Makes a Megaproject? first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#99 Urbanisation: Infrastructure for Growing Cities

Engineering Matters ·

2021/03/25

Today the world holds 33 megacities, cities that are home to over 10 million people. As these sprawling urban centres become more crowded than ever before infrastructure is under pressure to do more, last longer and respond faster. In this episode we find out why it is so important to understand exactly what is in the... The post #99 Urbanisation: Infrastructure for Growing Cities first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#98 The Construction Playground

Engineering Matters ·

2021/03/18

As projects grow ever more complex, with tighter delivery demands placed on the entire supply chain, a baseline of digitalisation has been essential for the past few years… the companies that have adapted and thrived in this environment are now looking into areas they might not have worked with before. Predictive analysis, material tracking, sensors,... The post #98 The Construction Playground first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#97 The Gateway to Indonesia

Engineering Matters ·

2021/03/11

To alleviate the burden on its largest city Jakarta, Indonesia is going to move its capital more than 1,000km from the densely populated island of Java, to less developed Borneo. The new city will be constructed near the port city of Balikpapan, an economic boon for the region but an increased strain on its already-tested... The post #97 The Gateway to Indonesia first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#97 (Indonesian) Bandara Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman...

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2021/03/11

Dalam episode ini kami bermitra dengan Shell untuk membahas pengaspalan ulang landasan pacu (atau runway) Bandara Balikpapan – Bandara Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan. Kita akan mempelajari bagaimana peningkatan jumlah penumpang dan armada pesawat yang lebih baru dan berat telah mendorong landasan pacu yang ada melampaui batasnya. Frekuensi serta beban yang meningkat, yang dikombinasiikan dengan... The post #97 (Indonesian) Bandara Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan first appeared on

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#96 Fusion: Britain Builds a Star

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2021/03/04

In this episode we are looking at a project being run by the UK Atomic Energy Authority which aims to build a prototype fusion power plant by the 2040s. To do that they are currently working on a concept design, choosing from a menu of international technologies. Their work needs to be complete by spring... The post #96 Fusion: Britain Builds a Star first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#95 Saving Oceans with Science

Engineering Matters ·

2021/02/25

The world’s oceans are in crisis. Plastic pollution, rising sea levels, warmer waters and chemical changes are degrading ocean systems and the world is at a dangerous tipping point. A point so dangerous that the United Nations has made 2021 the start of a new decade for ocean science for sustainable development. In this episode... The post #95 Saving Oceans with Science first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#94 Barriers to Data Rich Design

Engineering Matters ·

2021/02/18

Construction has not always recognised the value of using data from past projects to deliver better results in the present. It often finds itself starting from scratch on new projects, when learning from earlier experiences could help solve its productivity problem. But the so-called data rich design is still sporadic, and the industry suffers for... The post #94 Barriers to Data Rich Design first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#93 Tomatoes and the Road to Net Zero

Engineering Matters ·

2021/02/11

Something remarkable is happening in East Anglia. Waste heat from sewage treatment is being pumped into two enormous greenhouses creating low carbon heat for growing tomatoes. A lot of tomatoes, more than 10% of UK production. This use of waste heat is just one of the ways that water companies are using waste as a... The post #93 Tomatoes and the Road to Net Zero first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#92 The Most Flooded Town In England

Engineering Matters ·

2021/02/04

In this episode we partnered with WSP to tell the story of Looe, a fishing port in Cornwall. The small town has the dubious accolade of ‘most flooded place in England’, and without intervention, the situation will get much worse. With sea levels rising by as much as a metre over the next century, and... The post #92 The Most Flooded Town In England first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#91 Global Risks and Shapeshifting Infrastructure

Engineering Matters ·

2021/01/28

With the weight of the built environment exceeding that of the total biomass for the first time, the human impact on the planet has passed a symbolic but significant milestone. What we do matters, and such a society needs to be run as effectively as possible. Every year the World Economic Forum publishes its Global... The post #91 Global Risks and Shapeshifting Infrastructure first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#90 The New Way to Plan a City

Engineering Matters ·

2021/01/21

The data quality in the planning and development sector is appalling. Whether supplied in this form accidentally, negligently, or recklessly does not matter – much of it is wrong. Yet over the years, this data has been used to form some of our most important decisions for the built environment. Now a new system will... The post #90 The New Way to Plan a City first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#89 Blue Lanes in the Black Country

Engineering Matters ·

2021/01/14

A revolution is happening in the UK, and it is happening quietly. Inspired by the Copenhagen Bicycle Account, Bike Life is the biggest assessment of cycling in cities and urban areas across the UK and Ireland. Started in Birmingham, but now in 12 cities across the country, Bike Life has informed policy decisions, justified investment... The post #89 Blue Lanes in the Black Country first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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