The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is the principal
association for geotechnical engineers in the United Kingdom.

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Latest News

UK Specification for Ground Investigation (Third Edition) Extension to Commenting Period

  • 30.07.2021

UK Specification for Ground Investigation (Third Edition) - Deadline for comments extended to 20 August 2021

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David Toll becomes BGA Chair

  • 24.07.2021

The BGA is pleased to announce that Professor David Toll has taken over as BGA Chair, with Dr Andrew Ridley appointed as Vice Chair.

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2020 BGA Medal Winning Paper announced

  • 20.07.2021

The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is pleased to announce that the 2020 BGA Medal has been awarded to the paper “PISA design model for monopiles for offshore wind turbines: Application to a stiff glacial clay till”

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Degree Apprenticeship in Geoscience

  • 17.07.2021

The BGA wishes to share this announcement from Nick Koor & Sian Davies-Vollum, the Chair & Vice Chair of University Geoscience UK

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ISSMGE News & Information Circular - July 2021

  • 17.07.2021

ISSMGE News & Information Circular - July 2021

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Result of 2021 Elections to the BGA Executive Committee

  • 17.07.2021

The BGA is pleased to announce the results of 2021 Elections to the BGA Executive Committee

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Winner announced of 2020 BGA Masters Prize

  • 01.07.2021

The BGA is pleased to announce that Abigail Bateman of Bristol University is the winner of the 2020 BGA Masters prize for her entry “Analytical methods for non-linear pile base settlement prediction in clay”.

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