Earthworks 2025 – 4th Biennial BGA Conference

Introduction

The BGA is pleased to announce that their 4th Biennial Conference in 2025 will be on the subject of Earthworks. The conference will be held at the University of Birmingham on 16 and 17 September 2025.

Please note that the main conference sessions will take place on the 16th and 17th September. On 15th September, the event will open with a special lecture and evening reception, and site visits are planned for 18th September. All activities are included in the conference fee, with the exception of the Gala Dinner on the evening of the 16th, which will be ticketed separately.

Registration is now open via this LINK.

The conference website can be viewed HERE.

The average annual spend on earthworks in the UK is believed to be in the order of
£1bn-1.5bn. Much of the knowledge base in practice was developed decades ago
and by people that have mostly long-since retired. Therefore, it is necessary
to relearn the basis of what is still used for successful modern earthworks
design and construction, and adapt it to the many new technologies, research
results, construction plant and modern contract requirements. Following on from
the BGA’s very successful Geo-resilience conference, Earthworks 2025 will focus
primarily on the design and construction of new earthworks, where future
performance in a changing climate is being explored and great benefits are
being realised from flexible technical advances.

Technical Themes of the Conference

• Design of modern earthworks
• Behaviour of engineered geo-materials
• Specification of earthworks and contract documentation
• Compaction and testing methods
• Treatment and stabilisation of earthworks
• Monitoring of earthworks and risk management
• Advances in plant and earthworks construction technology
• Technological advances in plant
• The impact of earthworks on society
• Case histories and the use of earthwork trials
• Building resilient and sustainable earthworks