The Rankine Lecture

The Rankine Lecture is held in London in March each year, and is webcast live to a global geotechnical audience. The Rankine Lecture is widely viewed as the most prestigious of the invited lectures in geotechnics. It commemorates William John Macquorn Rankine, Professor of Civil Engineering at Glasgow University, who was one of the first engineers in the UK to make a significant contribution to soil mechanics.

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New BGA Chair and Vice Chair Take up their roles

The BGA is pleased to announce that Chaido (Yuli) Doulala-Rigby has taken over as Chair of the BGA and James Lawrence is the new Vice Chair of the BGA

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Result of 2025 Elections to the BGA Executive Committee

Result of 2025 Elections to the BGA Executive Committee

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Title announced for the 64th Rankine Lecture by Professor William Powrie

For the 64th Rankine Lecture Professor William Powrie of the University of Southampton will present on ‘The role of behavioural mechanisms and observed performance in affordable, resilient geotechnical infrastructure’

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Welcome to the British Geotechnical Association

We are the principal association for geotechnical engineers in the United Kingdom. We also performs the role of the Ground Board for the Institution of Civil Engineers, as well as being the UK member of the International Society for Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) and the International Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (ISRM).

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