HS2 boss urges engineers to embrace new technology

摘要

Engineers must innovate more and be more willing to embrace new technology if they are to remain relevant and well regarded by the public, the chief engineer behind High Speed 2 (HS_2) said last week. HS_2 scheme promoter HS_2 Ltd's technical director Andrew McNaughton said that while civil engineering was a very skilled profession, engineers must show the public that they can find better ways of designing and building infrastructure. "Where is the value if a civil engineer turns up, throws a load of dust around and causes mayhem?" he challenged the audience at Arup's Future of Rail in 2050 event last week.