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.
The latest news from the BGA.
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The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) invites submissions for the 2019 MSc/MEng Prize
The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is pleased to invite Young Geotechnical Professionals to submit posters for the 51st Cooling Prize Competition on any topic dealing with the engineering behaviour of the ground
Ground Engineering’s December 2019 issue is available online
The Rankine Dinner will be held on 18th March 2020 following the lecture by Professor Stephan Jefferis on The Unusual and the Unexpected in Geotechnical Engineering: Observation – Analogy – Experiment
Dr Nick Barton, developer of the Q-system for classifying rock masses and renowned expert in rock mechanics, will present to a joint evening meeting of the BGA and EGGS in February 2020.
Dr R G 'Jimmy' James of Cambridge University died in June 2016 aged 84. He had been a member of the Cambridge Soil Mechanics Group since the early 1960s. David Muir Wood is preparing an obituary and would welcome anecdotes, reminiscences. appreciations. He hopes to include a full list of Jimmy's publications - bibliographic details of any papers known to colleagues and students would be welcomed.
The BGA is pleased to announce the shortlisted entries for the 2019 Fleming Award. The finalists will present at the Fleming Award evening on 4 December 2019, when a judging panel will select the winner.
The BGA is pleased to announce that Stuart Marchand has received the 2019 John Mitchell Award
Call for Entries for the Fleming Award Competition - Deadline 15 October 2019