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.
Author Archives: Ground Engineering
Recommendations for basement waterproofing
A revised version of the “BS 8102 Protection of below ground structures against water ingress – code of practice” was published last year. CSSW London Waterproofing technical director Ben Hickman, who was part of the committee writing the code, talks to GE about the updates and further refinements needed.
Q&A: CC Ground Investigations’ Elizabeth Withington highlights the importance of geology
CC Ground Investigations principal engineering geologist Elizabeth Withington was recently elected to the Geological Society council.
Ground Engineering’s August/September 2023 issue delves into the world’s longest immersed tube tunnel
Ground Engineering’s August/September 2023 issue includes a progress report on the world’s longest immersed tube tunnel, and a look at the fibre optic instrumented geogrid in use on High Speed 2.
Ground Engineering Sustainability conference programme announced
The full programme and speaker list for the inaugural GE Sustainability conference, taking place on 21 September in London, are now available.
The Dallas Cowboys Stadium design challenge remastered in PLAXIS
Home to the planet’s most famous football team this iconic, modern-day coliseum is both an architectural and a geotechnical marvel. Dr Garry Gregory and the review team first used classical methods to meet the tight 0.5 inch maximum deflection arch foundation design criteria. When their design challenge was later re-examined…
From the field to the cloud: How OpenGround can better connect your team with data
Cloud technologies, such as OpenGround, create new possibilities, providing accessibility to data on a previously unprecedented scale.
Sharing ground models with a new data transfer format
A new data transfer format for ground model and interpreted data, the AGSi, is now live and ready for adoption by the industry.
Obituary: Christopher Padfield (1949-2023)
Civil engineer and University of Cambridge emeritus fellow Christopher Padfield passed away on 3 June.
GE100: Last chance to be listed among the UK’s top 100 geotechnical firms
The final deadline for submitting the Ground Engineering 100 (GE100) survey is this Friday, 28 July.