Author: Paul MacDonald, Kildare National Roads Office The Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) is a combined road, rail and maritime transport network which integrates the European Union. It was initiated in the 1990s with the unification of Europe and was developed from the existing transport infrastructure with the motorway network being an important element of the TEN-T transport network. The development of Europe’s motorway network commenced on an experimental basis in the ...

  Author: Chris Kinchin-Smith, chair of the railway division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. This article summarises the key points from the address I gave in March at Engineers Ireland, Clyde Road Transformation of Britain’s passenger railways I started work for British Rail in 1968, in the workshops in Derby, prior to being sponsored through university. Since that time I have been fortunate to have been involved with many projects and other opportunities that have ...

Authors: Paul Mannion 1, Magdalena Hajdukiewicz 2, Bert Blocken 3, Eoghan Clifford 4 Affiliations: 1 PhD researcher, 2 postdoctoral researcher, 4 lecturer - all civil engineering, College of Engineering and Informatics, NUI Galway & Informatics Research Unit for Sustainable Engineering, NUI Galway; 3 professor, Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology (Netherlands) & Department of Civil Engineering, Leuven University (Belgium) Background Cycling has ...

Author: Georg Schubert, business director automotive adhesives within the transport and metal business, Henkel Adhesive Technologies Liquid gasketing sealants have been used for many years in automotive engineering as an alternative to solid gaskets. For instance, gasketing products suitable for flange sealing applications are deployed in engine construction and in the drive train generally. In addition to anaerobic-curing acrylates for high-rigidity flanges, RTV silicones and – a new ...

Author: Christian Nea, senior engineer, environmental policy and compliance section, Transport Infrastructure Ireland.[1] In March 2015, the National Roads Authority1 (NRA) finished significantly revising its road drainage standards for major projects (refer to http://nrastandards.nra.ie/). The revision of the NRA drainage standards was precipitated by post-doctoral research, carried out under the NRA Research Fellowship Programme and mentored by the NRA Environment Unit. This research ...

Author: Gerald Fogarty, assistant engineer, Road Design Office, Clare County Council “Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of riding a bike” - John F Kennedy, 35th US president "Cycling is not a single homogeneous activity but a number of different activities that have in common the use of a two-wheeled unpowered vehicle. "The bicycle is distinct from all other modes of transportation by being the smallest and lightest vehicle. These characteristics have a direct bearing on the ...