Piling 2020

The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) with support from the Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) hosted a major international conference on Piling as an on-line event in 2021.

There had not been a conference related specifically to piling for a number of years but recently there have been many technical developments in the field related to offshore and onshore projects namely the development of offshore wind farms and major infrastructure projects.

With the amount of work currently underway, it is appropriate to focus on this topic and to bring together the knowledge and experience gained in recent years. The conference had input from researchers and practitioners with the aim of sharing their experiences to develop new and novel solutions.

Piling 2020
  • Technical Themes

    The conference will cover practice and research related to offshore and onshore piling. Topics will include the following:

    • Temporary works including the design and construction of piling platforms
    • Developments in Pile installation and methods of construction including support systems
    • The design and construction of piled foundation systems for lateral and/or vertical loading
    • Research on piling and piled systems.
    • Embedded pile retaining systems
    • Case histories of pile construction and performance
    • Materials used in pile construction (environmental, sustainability, embodied carbon)
    • Geological hazards
    • Testing, related to pile performance and for design (integrity and load bearing)
    • Instrumentation used in pile construction and testing
    • Sustainability (wind farms, thermally active piles etc.)
    • Use of digital technology
    • Future engineering issues related to piling
    • Health & Safety
    • The management and procurement of piling contracts.
  • Keynote Speakers
    • Professor Byron Byrne

      University of Oxford

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    • Steve Hadley

      Central Piling and Vice-Chair of the FPS

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    • Professor Lidija Zdravkovic

      Imperial College London

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    • Dr Martin Pedley

      GSS Piling

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  • Committee
    • Chairman: Kelvin Higgins (Geotechnical Consulting Group)
    • Professor David Toll (Durham University)
    • Professor Ashraf Osman (Durham University)
    • Dr Jonathan Morris (Cementation)
    • Dr Paul Morrison (Arup)
    • Mark Pennington (Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering, representing the FPS)
    • Yvonne Ainsworth (JRL Civil Engineering)
    • Dr Martin Preene (Preene Groundwater Consulting)
  • Programme

    The programme is summarised below.

  • Sponsors

    The Piling 2020 conference is grateful for the support of sponsors and exhibitors.

    • SOCOTEC

      SOCOTEC

      Tier 1 Sponsor
    • Cementation Skanska

      Cementation Skanska

      Tier 2 Sponsor
    • Central Piling

      Central Piling

      Tier 2 Sponsor
    • Huesker

      Huesker

      Tier 2 Sponsor
    • Murphy Ground Engineering

      Murphy Ground Engineering

      Tier 2 Sponsor
    • BAM Ritchies

      BAM Ritchies

      Delegate Bag Sponsor
    • John Lawrie Tubulars Limited

      John Lawrie Tubulars Limited

      Collapsible Coffee Cup Sponsor
    • Bachy Soletanche

      Bachy Soletanche

      Coffee Voucher Sponsor
  • Exhibitors

    The conference on-line platform will include a Virtual Technical Exhibition, where you can exhibitor can display, provide downloadable material and have meetings with delegates.

    Confirmed exhibitors are listed below.

    • Aarsleff Ground Engineering Segment

      Aarsleff Ground Engineering Segment

      Exhibitor
    • Bauer Equipment UK

      Bauer Equipment UK

      Exhibitor
    • Cleveland Steel & Tubes

      Cleveland Steel & Tubes

      Exhibitor
    • DYWIDAG

      DYWIDAG

      Exhibitor
    • FK Lowry

      FK Lowry

      Exhibitor
    • Geotechnical Observations

      Geotechnical Observations

      Exhibitor
    • Mincon International

      Mincon International

      Exhibitor
    • Tensar International

      Tensar International

      Exhibitor

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