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Yorkshire Geotechnical Group - U32 Presentation Competition

Yorkshire Geotechnical Group (ICE)
  • 14.03.2023
  • 18:00 - 20:15
  • The Terrace, 3 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP & Online via Microsoft Teams (Link below)
  • Event Type: Yorkshire Geotechnical Group (ICE)
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Yorkshire Geotechnical Group - U32 Presentation Competition

by

Bethany Martin, Ikram Sonara, Chris Walker, Jordan Sinnott, Thomas Woolley & Fatemeh Ardakani of CGL, Mott Macdonald, UoL & Systra

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Guest Speaker - Alan Willoner of Mott MacDonald

14th Mar 2023 18:00 hours

The Terrace, 3 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP & Online via Microsoft Teams (Link below)

Synopsis

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”

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