The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is the principal
association for geotechnical engineers in the United Kingdom.
The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is the principal
association for geotechnical engineers in the United Kingdom.
Headlines and Deadlines
1 ECSMGE XVI – EDINBURGH: 13 – 15September 2015:
| Not long now! | 16th European Conf on Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering | Full details of the updated programme are available on the Conference web site http://xvi-ecsmge-2015.org.uk/ |
| Register now | http://xvi-ecsmge-2015.org.uk/– significant discounts available to BGA memberswho are also ISSMGE members | |
| Book for Conference Dinner (16 September in the National Museum of Scotland), Technical Tours and get information about accommodation on the conference website or via the July issue of the Conference Newsletter | ||
Prizes |
BGA Medal, Cooling Prize, Masters’ Dissertation Prize to be presented at the BGA plenary session on Monday evening, 14 September (followed by Whisky tasting tour) | |
| Technical Committee Workshops | Sunday 13 September – a series of workshops on “Safety and serviceability in geotechnical engineering” – see BGA website for further details | |
| Engage your European Colleagues | Power point slides inviting registration in 19 European Languages now available – see BGA website | |
| Keep up to date with developments! | LinkedIn Group set-up | Receive all the latest news on this important event (all are welcome):http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=5021708HYPERLINK "http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=5021708&trk=group-name"&HYPERLINK "http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=5021708&trk=group-name"trk=group-name |
| Some sponsorship opportunities still available | Exhibition & Sponsorship | Brochure at http://xvi-ecsmge-2015.org.uk/?page_id=434Bookings at http://xvi-ecsmge-2015.org.uk/?page_id=52 |
2 News from Ground Forum
| Tier 2 work permits | Recruiting Ground Engineers from outside EU | Employers are advised to consider invoking the Shortage Occupation List for priority over non-shortage occupations and no obligation to prove effort to recruit from within UK or EU. For further information please visit: http://ags.org.uk/2015/01/work-permits-for-non-uk-and-eu-ground-engineers/ |
3 FORTHCOMING UK EVENTS 2015
| Submit your entry now! | 31 July 2015 | Fleming Award 2015 | The Award, sponsored by Cementation Skanska, is presented to the Project Team which most demonstrates excellence in geotechnical design and construction with an emphasis on teamwork across the different disciplines involved in the project.Submissions marked “Fleming Award 2015” to be sent to the BGA or Cementation Skanska with confirmation that permission to enter the Competition has been sought from clients/co-entrants – full details http://britishgeotech.org/call-for-entries-fleming-award/ |
| abstract deadline | 1 September 2015 | Int’l Conference on Scour and Erosion | 12-15 September 2016 - Under the auspices of ISSMGE TC 213 at the Mathematical Institute, Oxford |
| New - Deadline for comments | 9 September 2015 | prEN ISO18674-2 | Geotechnical investigation and testing - Geotechnical monitoring by field instrumentation - Part 2: Measurement of displacements along a line: Extensometers is out of enquiry ballot. Draft available at http://drafts.bsigroup.com/Home/View/3515250 |
| new | 10 September 2015 | Ground Source Energy Expo 2015 | RICOH Arena, Coventry |
| 10-11 September 2015 | Int’l Symposium on Geohazards & Geomechanics | Warwick University – Full details at http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/news/?newsItem=094HYPERLINK "http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/news/?newsItem=094d434549f0dad4014a3dc5a4b218ed"dHYPERLINK "http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/news/?newsItem=094d434549f0dad4014a3dc5a4b218ed"434549f0dad4014a3dc5a4b218ed | |
| 14 October 2015 | Joint Lecture with IGS | Dr Michael Heibaum will speak on “Flooding mitigation including the use geosynthetic construction methods”. Details and online booking available shortly. | |
| 17 November 2015 | Géotechnique Lecture | By Dr Catherine O’Sullivan of Imperial College. Note: this falls on a Tuesday! | |
| 19 November 2015 | Ground Engineering | Next Generation Awards see http://www.geplus.co.uk/skills-hub/ for further information | |
| 9 December 2015 | Fleming Award | Details of thefinal of the competition will be announced when a shortlist has been decided | |
| 12-15 September 2016 | Int’l Conference on Scour and Erosion | Under the auspices of ISSMGE TC 213 at the Mathematical Institute, Oxford |
4 YOUNG ENGINEERS
| 28 July 2015 | The Garden Bridge and National Taichung Theatre | The evening encouraged young engineers from various Associated Societies and the ICE to network. The ICE hopes to repeat the event later this year. See report at https://www.ice.org.uk/news/knowledge/august-2015/our-growing-network-of-young-engineers. |
5 PUBLICATIONS
| New! | 2015 revision of BS5930 | Code of practice for ground investigations | Same number, new title: On sale shortly. See BGA website for an article by David Norbury outlining the work undertaken and appreciation of the panel members’ contributions. |
| New! | Special offer for BGA members for remainder of 2015 | Canadian Geotechnical Journal | Access all content electronically from CGJ from 1996 to 2015 for just $50 US instead of $246 US. E-mail nrcresearchpress-csp@subscriptionoffice.com and type “CGJ_BGA personal subscription” in the subject field; you will need your BGA membership number. Full details on BGA website. |
| Ground Engineering | Subscriber-only access for GE’s website | Subscription barriers shortly to be put in place on www.geplus.co.uk | Content will be exclusively available to BGA members and individuals who subscribe directly to GE. To ensure the system recognises you as a BGA member, please make sure you sure the email address that is linked to your BGA membership details. If you need assistance, please contact GE’s customer services on customerservices@geplus.co.uk or 020 3033 2626 |
| Latest bulletin | ISSMGE | http://www.issmge.org/en/resources/issmge-bulletin/766-vol-9-issue-3-june-2015 | |
| ISSMGE | Webinar series – appx every 2 months, usually towards the end of or beginning of the month – see http://www.issmge.org/en/resources/recorded-webinars | ||
| New | 11th Newsletter | ISSMGE – TC211Ground Improvement | See BGA Website; topics covered are:- organization of WORKSHOP TC211 in Edinburgh (September 2015)
- Publication of a new book: “Ground Improvement Case Histories” involving TC211 members - recent and upcoming events and activities related to TC211 |
| Gold Open Access – permanently free | ICE Publishing | Geotechnical Research | http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/content/serial/gr |
| Editor’s pick -permanently free | ICE Publishing | Géotechnique Letters | http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/info/EditorsPickGeoletters |
6 OVERSEAS ACTIVITIES
| New - ISSMGE | FedIGS | website now officially launched at http://www.geoengineeringfederation.org/) | |
| NEW | 12 noon GMT 10 August 2015 | ISSMGE Webinar | Landslide Risk Mitigations with a Special Emphasis on Observation with Fiber Optic Sensors: http://www.issmge.org/en/resources/recorded-webinars/777-landslide-risk-mitigations-with-a-special-emphasis-on-observation-with-fiber-optic-sensors |
| NEW – call for abstracts | 31 August 2015 | 5th Int’ll Conf on Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterisation | 5-9 September 2016 -Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia: under auspices of TC102, ISSMGE; submit abstract via www.ISC5.com.au |
| abstract deadline | 15 September 2015 | EUROCK 2016 | See www.eurock2016.org for details. |
| Early Bird registration extended to 3rd August 2015 | 1– 4November 2015 | 6ICEGE | 6th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering - Christchurch, New Zealand. |
| ISRM | 31 December 2015 | Rocha Medal 2017 | Nominations invited – see BGA website for further information |
| 28-29 April 2016 | “Design of piles in Europe - How did EC7 change daily practice" | Leuven, Belgium - Organised by ISSMGE European TC3 – Piles under the auspices of Belgian Member Society. A pre-registration form and details of sponsorship opportunities available from the conference website www.etc3.be/symposium2016 | |
| 12-19 June 2016 | 12th Int’l Symposium on Landslides | Napoli: http://www.isl2016.it. Supported by ISSMGE and ISRM | |
| ISRM | 29-31 August 2016 | EUROCK 2016 | Cappadocia, Turkey - see www.eurock2016.org for details. |
| 4-7 September 2016 | 3rd Int’l Conf on Transportation Geotechnics | Guimarães, Portugal, 4-7 September 2016. full details at http://civil.uminho.pt/3rdEICTG2016$ | |
| NEW | 5-9 September 2016 | 5th Int’ll Conf on Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterisation | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia: under auspices of TC102, ISSMGE; full details at www.ISC5.com.au |
| 13-15 June 2017 | EUROCK 2017 | Ostrava, Czech Republic – further details at www.eurock2017.cz shortly. | |
| 17-22 September 2017 | ICSMGE 2017 | Seoul, Korea: further details available in due course from http://www.icsmge2017.org/ |
7 linked-in
| Have you joined yet? | BGA LinkedIn Group | All BGA members pre-approved for membership of the Group | To preserve the group as a useful forum to discuss geotechnical matters and BGA business, please respect the rules: nothing political, nothing offensive, no job vacancies, no overt promotions – thank you! http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=5061912 |
Shelagh Fleming
Associated Societies Executive