21.01.2025 | 18:30-20:00

The 2025 John Mitchell Lecture – The importance of the 6 Ps in geotechnical engineering

Speakers: Yvonne Ainsworth.

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Introduction

This event is planned as an in-person event, and will also be webcast live.

This event is free to attend, but advance registration is required via the admissions link below. The admissions link should also be used to register for on-line viewing.

Photographs may be taken at the event and used for BGA promotional purposes; if you have any objections please contact the BGA via email.

The event will be followed by a drinks reception.

The John Mitchell Award is presented annually by the ICE, based on a nomination from the BGA, for significant contributions in the field of geotechnical engineering. The award was instituted in 2008 in memory of the prominent geotechnical engineer John Mitchell of Arup, who was killed while observing piling works at a central London site in 1990.

The award criteria considered by the BGA include the following:

  • In reflection of John Mitchell’s career, selection will favour practical applications of up to date geotechnical concepts or models (rather than advanced theoretical academic practice).
  • The BGA will consider individuals, like John, who in the course of their careers via incremental works have made significant contribution to geotechnical practice.
  • Notwithstanding the above, the BGA will in addition consider any contemporary practitioner who has instigated a major advance in the geotechnical field, thus opening the award up to the innovative, regardless of age or incremental contribution count.
  • Date & Time
    Date & Time

    21.01.2025

    18:30 - 20:00

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  • Location
    Location

    Institution of Civil Engineers, One Great George Street, London SW1P 3AA

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  • Admission
    Admission

    Advance booking is required for the Lecture.

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  • Event Type
    Event Type

    BGA Meetings

  • Refreshments
    Refreshments

    Tea and Coffee will be available from 18:00. The event will be followed by a drinks reception.

Synopsis

The importance of the 6 Ps in geotechnical engineering

This lecture will unveil the hidden secrets to successful geotechnical engineering. By exploring a framework of six powerful Ps, the talk investigates how these often-overlooked elements can dramatically influence project outcomes, from conception to completion. The 6 Ps have been established over the course of two decades but are not those that people typically assume…

Speakers

  • Yvonne Ainsworth

    Taylor Woodrow

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