Issues

Issue 48

September 2011

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Computer Vision Advances
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Constructing the Hindhead Tunnel
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Facial Recognition
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Innovation Watch - Helping Buildings Breathe
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Industrial Systems – the vital role of manufacturing
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Sir John Parker FREng - Engineering Success
A wide view of the Edinburgh Castle Esplanade at sunset, with full grandstands on both sides and massed performers in military uniforms assembled in formation on the parade ground during the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
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Tattoo’s new grandstand: engineering a faster, bigger arena

During the summer of 2011, visitors to the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo enjoyed the spectacle from a brand new grandstand. The newly completed temporary structure can be erected in half the time of the previous stand and can hold over 8,800 spectators. Ian Lumsden, the Design Manager and Structural Engineer for the project, explains how the flexible stand was conceived, designed and built.
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Why does that happen - Liquefaction