Welcome to the British Geotechnical Association

Welcome to the British Geotechnical Association (BGA). We are the principal association for geotechnical engineers in the United Kingdom. We also perform 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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Upcoming Events

BGA Meeting

2020 John Mitchell Lecture

BGA Evening Meeting: the 2020 John Mitchell Lecture will be delivered by Stuart Marchand on The Temporary Support of Excavations

22.01.2020
18:30 - 20:00
Institution of Civil Engineers, One Great George Street, Westminster, London SW1P 3AA
Organiser: British Geotechnical Association

BGA Meeting

The Many Faces of Q – Rock Mass Characterization for Tunnels, Caverns, Slopes, TBM Prognosis, Deformability, Shear Strength, Seismic Velocity, Permeability

BGA joint evening meeting with the Engineering Group of the Geological Society (EGGS). Dr Nick Barton will present on the Q system for rock mass classification

05.02.2020
18:00 - 19:30
Telford Lecture Theatre, Institution of Civil Engineers, One Great George Street, Westminster, London SW1P 3AA
Organiser: British Geotechnical Association

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