Weekly Quiz: EU approval for hydrogen engine | ‘World-first’ smart safety shoe | 4 shortlisted for Canada rail job

1) What is the significance of JCB’s hydrogen combustion engine receiving EU approval?

• It allows JCB to sell its hydrogen engines exclusively within the UK market
• It certifies the engine for use in non-road mobile machinery across all 27 EU member states, aligning with Stage V emissions standards
• It permits the use of hydrogen engines only in prototype testing phases within the EU

2) What material is US contractor JE Dunn Construction using to build the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota?

• Reinforced concrete and aluminium cladding
• Cross-laminated timber (CLT) and glulam beams
• Structural steel and massive Douglas Fir timbers

3) Swedish safety equipment company Båstadgruppen is set to launch what it claims is the world’s first smart construction shoe. What is smart about it?

• It contains a sensor that can detect when a worker has suffered a fall and send emergency alerts
• The shoes steer workers in the direction of their next task on site
• They emit a high-pitched whistling whenever an in-built sensor array detects a hazard

4) Four teams have been shortlisted to undertake the civils work for the construction of the Hamilton Light Rail Transit project in Canada. How much is the 14km-long line expected to cost?

• CAN$1 billion
• CAN$3.4 billion
• CAN$5.2 billion

5) German Bionic has launched a new “AI-powered” exoskeleton for use in the construction industry. Up to how many kilograms of lift assistance can it provide?

• 15kg
• 38kg
• 99kg

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