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The British Geotechnical Association has announced the three shortlisted project teams for the 2023 Fleming Award.
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62nd Rankine Lecture to delve into ‘Geotechnical engineering for a sustainable society’
Imperial College London’s Lidija Zdravković will discuss the integration of ground characterisation with rigorous computational analysis when she delivers the next Rankine Lecture, one of the most prestigious lectures in geotechnics.
Lessons learned from the labour intensive stabilisation of Winchester Cathedral
Were underpinning works on the Winchester Cathedral at the turn of the 20th century heroic or simply horrific and unnecessary? ask Imperial College London's John Burland and Jamie Standing.
Mott MacDonald’s Barnali Ghosh receives 2023 John Mitchell Award
The Institution of Civil Engineers has presented this year’s John Mitchell Award to Mott MacDonald technical director Barnali Ghosh.
BGA to create network for ‘geotechnologists’
The British Geotechnical Association is developing a group for the skilled and practical members of the ground engineering community who do not necessarily have professional qualifications.
Entries sought for British Geotechnical Association’s 2023 Fleming Award
The British Geotechnical Association is accepting entries for the 2023 Fleming Award Competition until 16 October.
The British Geotechnical Association fund supporting early careers engineers
All British Geotechnical Association members have access to financial support for further studies. Former BGA Early Career Group co-chair Gary Evans gives an overview of the BGA Fund Award.
BGA Case Histories Award goes to Kilsby Tunnel groundwater papers
The British Geotechnical Association has awarded its 2023 Case Histories Award to authors Martin Preene and Mike Chrimes for their two papers on groundwater lowering for construction of the Kilsby Tunnel.
Latest people moves from the BGA, Geobear, Geotechnical Engineering Ltd and others
The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) announces its new chair, Geobear gets a new managing director for its UK and Ireland business, and Geotechnical Engineering Limited appoints a new associate director in the latest people moves from across the geotechnical sector.
Academia and consultancy reps join British Geotechnical Association exec committee
The three new British Geotechnical Association executive committee members are representatives from Cowi, Mott MacDonald and University College London.