The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is the principal association for geotechnical engineers in the UK.
This is a joint meeting of the British Geotechnical Association (BGA) and the Engineering Geology Group of the Geological Society (EGGS).
This event is planned as an in-person event, and will also be webcast live.
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The British Geotechnical Association
17.02.2026
18:00 - 19:30
Institution of Civil Engineers, One Great George Street, London SW1P 3AA
Advance booking is required for both in-person attendance and on-line viewing.
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Tea and Coffee will be available from 17:30
This presentation will review geotechnical data acquisition for earthworks projects and will compare analogue and digital approaches for the development of ground models in design. Some case studies looking at uncertainty in geotechnical data from HS2 trials will be reviewed. Opportunities from adopting a more data-driven approach to earthworks design and construction will be discussed, along with the associated requirement for improvement in the sharing of digital information.
The presentation will consider whether performance-based design of earthworks slopes could be supported by recent advances in the understanding of slope degradation mechanism.
It will conclude that these topics are inter-related and can positively impact the way ground engineering professionals communicate with project stakeholders during design, construction and operational phases of a project.
Widely viewed as the most prestigious of the invited lectures in geotechnics and was first held in 1961.
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