Roughton's expertise in the rail sector falls into the broad categories of buildings, and civil and structural engineering.
The civil and structural engineering requirements of a rail project can have a dramatic impact on the overall complexity and cost.
The range of civil and structural engineering services we offer includes:
- Structural assessment and inspection
- Feasibility/option studies, production of CDS documents, scheme and detailed design and refurbishment of:
- Pumped and gravity foul and surface water drainage
- Bridges and highways
- Concrete, steel, masonry and composite structures
- Ground stabilisation schemes
- River/groundwater projects
- Asset condition inspections and tracing surveys
- Contaminated land and water investigations
- Geotechnical investigations
- Planning, management and supervision of the construction process
Additionally, we are experienced in providing technical input to the formation of new strategies and working practice guidelines, such as:
- the production of a number of design standards, manuals and procedures
- research and investigation into the use of new methods of repairing track drainage such as hydraulic pipe bursting
- research and development of new materials such as HDPE and carbon fibre
- development of the use of aerial photography
- asset data management systems
