The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is the principal association for geotechnical engineers in the UK.
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The British Geotechnical Association
14.03.2023
1800 - 2015
The Terrace, 3 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP & Online via Microsoft Teams (Link below)
BGA Meetings
Refreshments will be provided.
The YGG Presentation Competition for 2023 will see six young geotechnical engineers present on a topic dealing with the engineering behaviour of the ground.
Bethany Martin, Senior Engineer at CGL – “Coal mining assessment Walkden; Manchester”
Ikram Sonara, Graduate Civil Engineer at Mott MacDonald – “Pile Design and Construction; Apperley Bridge”
Chris Walker, PhD student at University of Leeds – “Impact of climate change on transport infrastructure with reference to geostructures”
Jordan Sinnott, Geotechnical Engineer at Systra – “Transpennine Route Upgrade: OLE foundation design”
Thomas Woolley, Engineer at CGL – Verification works at British Library; Thorpe Arch”
Fatemeh Ardakani, Senior Engineer at Systra – “Optimisation of ground improvement (PVD) for high-speed rail earthworks using 3D geological modelling, geo-data and machine learning led digital intelligence”
Guest speaker – Alan Willoner, Technical Principal at Mott MacDonald – “Design and construction of remedial rail slab transition at Medge Hall”
CGL, Mott Macdonald, UoL & Systra
Mott MacDonald
Widely viewed as the most prestigious of the invited lectures in geotechnics and was first held in 1961.
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