This talk is a case study of the state of the art in sustainable construction. It describes the design and construction of a Monet style bridge spanning 11.25m across a river. The total length of the bridge including approaches was about 26m. The site was inaccessible to mechanical plant.
The talk demonstrates how sustainable design was used, and how the recycling industry needs to develop in order to provide the recycled products that could easily be used.
In this sense the design and construction were ahead of the limits of sustainable construction at the time. Waste was minimized through design and planning of the construction. The total waste for the project was less than one wheelbarrow full of small timber offcuts from the joints.
Chris Shaw - FIStructE
Chris Shaw is a consultant chartered civil and structural engineer who has many years of experience in a wide variety of projects. His specialities include innovation, sustainability, expert witness work, and forensic engineering.
In the 1970s Chris invented the technique of differential incremental jacking which he uses for restoring walls, floors, and roofs back to their intended positions. The application of this method enabled the restoration of a Grade II listed structure, which is part of a scheduled ancient monument on the site of the royal castle and palace at Guildford. The project was nominated for The Institution of Structural Engineers Sir Arnold Waters medal and won the local branch award and prize.