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Tag Archives: France
French motorways: 4 ways to improve.
In a previous post we looked at ideas which could be copied from the French motorway system, click here to read. However no system is perfect. With that in mind, I have written a short list of areas where improvements … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure
Tagged France, French motorways, French roads, highways, paved roads, roads
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French motorways: 7 ideas we should copy
During my recent trip to France I did a lot of driving on their excellent motorway system. There are a lot of differences between their roads and ours, and not just that they drive on the right. But some of … Continue reading
Posted in Technical & Discussion
Tagged France, French roads, Irish roads, Motorways, rest areas, service station, variable speed limits
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War Bunkers: Part of The Atlantic Wall
I recently spent a lovely two weeks in South West France, in Gironde. Its a lovely part of France with long sandy beaches and great weather. A short walk along the beach from where we were staying was an old … Continue reading
Posted in Historic Buildings
Tagged Atlantic wall, France, german bunkers, H667 bunkers, reinforced concrete, Second World War
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Britain and the EU
Cameron’s use of his veto during the recent summit in Brussels, where he blocked a new treaty to help the Euro crisis may well be the start of a process that will see the UK leaving the EU. However according … Continue reading
Posted in People & Media
Tagged Britain, David Cameron, France, ireland, the UK and the EU, treaty
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Lunch Time: My favourite sandwich
In common with many other workers, most engineers work a high pressure job with tight deadlines. Problems have to be solved quickly and meetings can run over time. As a result it’s becoming more common to have a quick sandwich at … Continue reading
Posted in Various
Tagged American baguette, Best sandwich, favourite sandwich, France, French sandwich, quick lunch, recipe, the sandwich
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Historic French infrastructure: Different ways to cross water
Long before terms such as cost-benefit analysis, whole life costing etc were invented these concepts were being used by governments to choose solutions to infrastructural challenges. In North Western France, within 12km of each other, are examples of two remarkable … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure
Tagged bridge, Brittany, Cartanec, economic, France, infrastructure, Morlaix, Railway, Railway viaduct, roads, tidal road
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Strasbourg Factory Visit: Bitumen Roofing membrane
I was delighted to be invited by Soprema to tour one of their factories in Strasbourg, France. I had a lovely time with my generous hosts and wonderful weather, it reached 28 degrees Celsius and there wasn’t a cloud visible in the sky for the whole trip. Soprema is one of the largest roof membrane manufacturers in the world. Continue reading
Posted in Technical & Discussion
Tagged APP, buildings, construction, France, roof waterproofing, roofing membrane, SBS, Soprema, Strasbourg
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