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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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#88 Engineering Trees

Engineering Matters ·

2021/01/07

It is tree planting season in the UK. With their amazing carbon storage ability, flood alleviation capacity and biodiversity boosting potential, trees are fast becoming a critical part of plans to reduce net carbon emissions and mitigate against global warming. But with only 13 percent tree cover the UK lags behind Europe when it comes... The post #88 Engineering Trees first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#87 So That Was 2020

Engineering Matters ·

2020/12/29

Welcome to the very last Engineering Matters of 2020! In this episode we go back to some of the biggest stories that we covered over the past year and find out what happened next. We also give listeners a peak behind the curtain at how we put the episodes together and introduce you to some... The post #87 So That Was 2020 first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#86 Enterprise Delivery: A Model for Recovery

Engineering Matters ·

2020/12/22

With a £100bn capital spending plan, the biggest ever investment in new transport infrastructure and a ten-point plan for climate change, the UK is determined to build its way to post COVID19 economic recovery. The bad news is that major projects have a terrible track record for not being built on time and going over... The post #86 Enterprise Delivery: A Model for Recovery first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#85 Concrete’s Role in the Climate War

Engineering Matters ·

2020/12/17

Contributing around 8% of global climate emissions, concrete is a major source of carbon. It is also essential, and no major project is feasible without thousands of tonnes of concrete. As the world looks to decrease its impact on the environment, with a reduction of carbon emissions forming a major focus within that effort, every... The post #85 Concrete’s Role in the Climate War first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#84 Asphalt of the Future

Engineering Matters ·

2020/12/15

Have you ever walked past a newly surfaced road, perhaps around the corner from your house… and wondered when it will next be resurfaced? Side roads often seem to be in poor condition, and if you live in England, you probably will not see it resurfaced again in your lifetime. The average interval is 119... The post #84 Asphalt of the Future first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#83 Digitisation and the road to diversity

Engineering Matters ·

2020/12/10

In this episode we look at how the demands of the industry are becoming increasingly diverse, resulting in a similar change in the people carrying out the work. We look at how the industry can adapt to use new tools at its disposal to take advantage of new skills, improve productivity, and make construction a... The post #83 Digitisation and the road to diversity first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#82 Securing the Shugborough Tunnel

Engineering Matters ·

2020/12/08

Set in the West Midlands county of Staffordshire is a former Royal Forest called Cannock Chase. It is part misty, secluded woodland and part undulating moorland. As you head up to the north of this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the landscape becomes tame and you enter the Shugborough Estate, some 10km to the east... The post #82 Securing the Shugborough Tunnel first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#81 Zen and the Art of Programme Management

Engineering Matters ·

2020/12/03

The adoption of healthy or unhealthy behaviours at project reviews can have an enormous impact on the overall project and even the wider industry. Going down the wrong path can have a multiplier effect over the course of the project, and with growing project complexities, you need to be able to rely on your team.... The post #81 Zen and the Art of Programme Management first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#80 Covid 19: Construction Copes with the Pandemic

Engineering Matters ·

2020/11/26

It is by now a topic that sadly needs little introduction. It has impacted everyone in the last year. Changed lives and livelihoods, overturned entire sectors, and altered the global balance of power Our way of living and working has changed, and only in the last couple of weeks has hope appeared in the distance,... The post #80 Covid 19: Construction Copes with the Pandemic first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#79 Rebuilding Zandvoort’s Rollercoaster Racetrack

Engineering Matters ·

2020/11/19

In this episode we look at the Circuit Zandvoort, the iconic post-WW2 racetrack in the Netherlands. Beloved by fans of all flavours of motorsport, it recently had cause to redesign and resurface its track in the hopes of hosting the first Dutch Grand Prix since 1985. To do this required the design of some of... The post #79 Rebuilding Zandvoort’s Rollercoaster Racetrack first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#78 Reinventing invention

Engineering Matters ·

2020/11/12

A revolution is approaching manufacturing, one that will see costs and time to market cut by as much as 50%. The digitalisation of engineering will reduce the need to churn out prototypes as a product goes back and forth between design and manufacturing departments. In a rapidly changing world, this revolution cannot come soon enough,... The post #78 Reinventing invention first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#77 Floating Turbines: Offshore Wind’s Game Changer

Engineering Matters ·

2020/11/05

Until a few years ago the offshore wind industry was constrained by the seabed characteristics of countries seeking to harness the generating capacity of the wind. Only those with shallow waters of around 40m or less could implement fixed offshore arrays. But in just a few years the game has changed. Floating offshore turbines are... The post #77 Floating Turbines: Offshore Wind’s Game Changer first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#76 Building with Biomaterials

Engineering Matters ·

2020/10/29

In this episode we have partnered with Autodesk Construction Solutions to look at a new approach to housing construction in Kenya. We take a look at how a local architecture, engineering and construction firm, BuildX, is working with modern methods of construction – manufacturing modular units offsite – to produce housing on a scale, and... The post #76 Building with Biomaterials first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#75 Last Howl of the Vulcan

Engineering Matters ·

2020/10/22

The Vulcan is one of the most iconic aircraft ever flown by the Royal Air Force. Although not quite the household name that the Spitfire has been, it has always been a crowd favourite at air shows. As well as the immense noise generated by its four Rolls Royce Olympus engines, which has thrilled children... The post #75 Last Howl of the Vulcan first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#74 Weaving a New Data Fabric for Infrastructure

Engineering Matters ·

2020/10/15

Imagine a world where Alexa can tell you the latest, greenest, safest and most cost-effective way to design, deliver or operate something. Advice on decision-making that takes into account whole life costing, and tell you where best to spend money, to save more money in future. We all understand this concept in our own lives;... The post #74 Weaving a New Data Fabric for Infrastructure first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#73 How to Build a Digital Twin

Engineering Matters ·

2020/10/08

Anglian Water currently enjoys a daily surplus of 150 million litres of water, but this is forecast to become a 150 million litre deficit by 2045. To help mitigate this shortfall it is constructing hundreds of kilometres of large diameter pipeline, as well as pumping stations and storage points to divert water from areas with... The post #73 How to Build a Digital Twin first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#72 Seeing the Himalayas: Kickstarting Net Zero

Engineering Matters ·

2020/10/01

On a bright morning in April, people in the city of Jalandhar in the state of Punjab stood out in the streets and saw something breath-taking… something that many of them had never seen before. The skies were so clear that for the first time in decades the soaring peaks of the Himalayas standing almost... The post #72 Seeing the Himalayas: Kickstarting Net Zero first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#71 Stewards of the Soil

Engineering Matters ·

2020/09/24

Historically civilisations have sprung up wherever the land was most fertile, soils that supported good crop productivity to meet the food requirements of highly concentrated groups of people. Now with the global population close to 8 billion, and all arable land already committed to food production, we are turning to technology to help fertilise soils... The post #71 Stewards of the Soil first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#70 On Track for a Rail Revolution

Engineering Matters ·

2020/09/17

The railway network in the UK is old and vast and home to the first public railway to use steam locomotives in the world. The Stockton and Darlington Railway opened in 1825 and connected coal mines in the northeast of England. It was the metal track, the coal-fired furnace, and the shrill whistle of the... The post #70 On Track for a Rail Revolution first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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#69 Artificial Intelligence in Infrastructure

Engineering Matters ·

2020/09/10

Maintaining a tunnel requires many hours of dedicated work by highly skilled engineers. And as our network of tunnels expands, so does the maintenance demand. Asset owners and local authorities have been under pressure for years to find a cost-effective way of monitoring and maintaining their underground infrastructure. And now, engineers in Switzerland have turned... The post #69 Artificial Intelligence in Infrastructure first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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