14th Mar 2023 18:00 hours
The Terrace, 3 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP & Online via Microsoft Teams (Link below)
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”