Bridge engineering team wins ICE award for best paper

21 June 2016
ICE Publishing has announced that the John Henry Garood King Prize for the best paper on bridges, tunnels and soil mechanics will be awarded to Fabio Gazzola, Steve Thompson and Peter Curran for their paper MediaCityUK Footbridge, Salford, UK.
(L-R) Fabio Gazzola,  Steve Thompson, Sir John Armitt  and Peter Curran at the ICE Publishing awards 7 Oct 2016

(L-R) Fabio Gazzola, Steve Thompson, Sir John Armitt and Peter Curran at the ICE Publishing awards 7 Oct 2016

Peter Curran. Ramboll

Peter Curran

Market Director, Bridges
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Steve Thompson. Ramboll

Steve Thompson

Specialist cable-stayed bridges
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Fabio Gazzola. Ramboll

Fabio Gazzola

Principal Engineer
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The King Prize award acknowledges the authors who have produced work judged by their peers to be of exceptional quality and benefit to the civil engineering and science community. More here.

The winning paper was published in the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Bridge Engineering in June 2015, and is free to view on ICE Virtual Library as part of the ICE’s commitment to furthering knowledge and best practice in civil engineering. The award ceremony took place at One Great George Street on Friday 7 October 2016.

Further details

Salford Quays Opening Bridge Media City footbridge.

Media City Footbridge - Salford MediaCityUK

Media City footbridge forms a visual landmark and sculptural gateway to the vibrant MediaCityUK site, part of the Salford Quays regeneration on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal. Together with our partners we designed a bridge that met the dual 20m headroom requirements for ships and achieved “landmark” designation.

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