The prestige award winning papers are available for free download here—simply click on the paper title to view full text (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).

Other award winners can be downloaded by subscribers to the relevant journal.

PRESTIGE AWARDS – Free to download

Telford Medal Presented for the overall best paper

Managing the inner world of infrastructure – Michael Abbott

Published in Civil Engineering – February 2007

George Stephenson Medal Presented for the second best paper

In situ behaviour of a stiff-layered clay subject to thermal loading: observations and interpretation – A. Gens, J. Vaunat, B. Garitte and Y. Wileveau

Published in Géotechnique – March 2007

Baker Medal Presented for the third best paper

A simple method for estimating flood flow around bridges – Galip Seckin, Tefaruk Haktanir and Donald W. Knight

Published in Water Management – December 2007

NON-JOURNAL SPECIFIC AWARDS – available free to journal subscribers

Bill Curtin Medal Presented for the best paper on innovation

Plastic bending of sheet steel piles – Peter J. Bourne-Webb, David M. Potts and David Rowbottom          

Published in Geotechnical Engineering – July 2007

David Hislop Award Presented for the best paper on offshore engineering

North Hoyle offshore wind farm: design and build – Mike Carter

Published in Energy – February 2007

Manby Prize Presented for the best paper on geospatial engineering or the application of information and communications technology to civil engineering

Going organic: using evolution in civils design – Pasquale Ponterosso and Dominic Fox

Published in Civil Engineering – February 2007

Overseas Prize (1) Presented for the best paper on an overseas project

Visakhapatnam underground LPG storage cavern, India – Narasimhan Raghavan, Siva R. K. V. Kosuri, Kankipati V. Bhaskar, Patrick de Laguerie, Pierre Roux, Philippe Vaskou and André Saint

Published in Energy – May 2007

Overseas Prize (2) Presented on the second best paper on an overseas project

Lin Au culvert, Hong Kong: taming the torrent – Bruce Corney, David Meigh and Michael Hieatt

Published in Civil Engineering – May 2007

Reed and Malik Medal Presented for the best paper on practical aspects of a civil engineering project

The introduction of flexibility into a road ironwork installation – Barry V. Brodrick, Andrew C. Collop, Stephen F. Brown and Roger Cooper

Published in Transport – August 2007

Telford Premium (1) Presented for a notable contribution to civil engineering literature

St Katharine Docks, London—Telford’s high-speed harbour – Mike Chrimes

Published in Civil Engineering Special Issue – May 2007

Telford Premium (2) Presented for a notable contribution to civil engineering literature

Renewables and the grid: understanding intermittency – Robert Gross, Philip Heptonstall, Matthew Leach, Dennis Anderson, Tim Green and Jim Skea

Published in Energy – February 2007

Telford Premium (3) Presented for a notable contribution to civil engineering literature

Explaining tunnel construction by joint mapping – Jack Knight

Published in Transport – May 2007

JOURNAL-SPECIFIC AWARDS

BRIDGE ENGINEERING

John Henry Garrood King Medal Presented for the best paper on bridges

Pendel bearing replacement at A9 Kessock Bridge, Scotland – John Redpath

Published in Bridge Engineering – December 2007

CIVIL ENGINEERING

Coopers Hill War Memorial Prize Presented for the best paper in Civil Engineering

Channel Tunnel Rail Link section 2: procurement and contract strategy – Mike Attridge and Harpal Tamber

Published in Civil Engineering Special Issue – November 2007

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

Howard Medal Presented for the best paper on construction materials

VIP and their applications in buildings: a review – Xiaoxin Wang, Nicholas Walliman, Ray Ogden and Chris Kendrick

Published in Construction Materials – November 2007

ENERGY

James Watt Medal Presented for the best paper on energy

Innovate Green Office: the highest Breeam score yet – Doug King

Published in Energy – August 2007

ENGINEERING SUSTAINABILITY

Trevithick Fund Presented for the best paper on sustainability

The load-bearing duct: biomimicry in structural design – Stylianos Yiatros, M. Ahmer Wadee and Gary R. Hunt          

Published in Engineering Sustainability – December 2007

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

Crampton Prize Presented for the best paper on geotechnical engineering practice

Estimating volume loss for open-face tunnels in London Clay – Paul S. Dimmock and Robert J. Mair

Published in Geotechnical Engineering – January 2007

GÉOTECHNIQUE

Geotechnical Research Medal Presented for the best paper on geotechnical research

Characteristics of the London Clay from the Terminal 5 site at Heathrow Airport – D. W. Hight, A. Gasparre, S. Nishimura, N. A. Minh, R. J. Jardine and M. R. Coop

Published in Géotechnique – February 2007

MANAGEMENT, PROCUREMENT AND LAW

Parkman Medal Presented for the best paper on management

The rise and rise of time-bar clauses – Hamish Lal

Published in Management, Procurement and Law – February 2007

MARITIME ENGINEERING

Halcrow Prize Presented for the best paper on maritime engineering

Cliff recession and behaviour studies, Hunstanton, UK – Antony R. Drake and Peter J. Phipps

Published in Maritime Engineering – March 2007

MUNICIPAL ENGINEER

James Hill Prize Presented for the best paper on a municipal engineering topic

Application of partnering principles to a framework contract – David Gullick, Robert Cairns and Donald Pearson-Kirk

Published in Municipal Engineer – September 2007

STRUCTURES AND BUILDINGS

Frederick Palmer Prize Presented for the best paper on structures or buildings

Predicting footfall-induced vibration: Part 1 and Part 2 – Michael Willford, Peter Young and Caroline Field

Published in Structures and Buildings – April 2007

TRANSPORT

Rees Jeffrys Award Presented for the best paper on highway engineering

Comparison of noise impacts from urban transport – Matthew Frost and Stephen Ison

Published in Transport – November 2007

Webb Prize Presented for the best paper on railway or transport engineering

Geocomposite technology: reducing railway maintenance – Peter K. Woodward, David Thompson and Meysam Banimahd

Published in Transport – August 2007

WASTE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Telford Premium (4) Presented for the best paper on waste and resource management

Anaerobic digestion of verge cuttings for transport fuel – Andrew Salter, Michelle Delafield, Sonia Heaven and Zane Gunton

Published in Waste and Resource Management – August 2007

WATER MANAGEMENT

Robert Alfred Carr Prize Presented for the best paper on water engineering

Case-based reasoning approach for managing sewerage assets – Richard A. Fenner, Gavin McFarland and Olivia Thorne

Published in Water Management – March 2007

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