scope:

This Standard applies to all civil engineering assets and sets out the following generic requirements:

Competence

Technical approval, processes and assurance

Design of service fixings and connections for new structures

Ground investigations

Management of sub-standard assets

Impact on operational railway and adjacent structures

Asset and structure identification

Condition assessment and certification

Structural materials

Cutting, grinding, drilling, fixing to and supporting from existing structures

Decommissioning, demolition and site clearance

Access covers

Service crossings

Evidence of compliance

Purpose

This standard sets out the generic requirements that apply to civil engineering assets, and is to be read in conjunction with LU Standard E1008 (New or Altered Assets - Approvals Prior to Bringing Into Use) and the appropriate LU Civil Engineering Standards as shown below:

A supporting Manual of Good Practice G-050 (Civil Engineering - Common Requirements) gives guidance and explanation of the requirements given in this Standard.