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

Past Events

This page is an archive of previous BGA, ISSMGE and ISRM events, as well as certain geotechnical events by other organisations that are of interest. For regional events click on the relevant area of the map.

For regional events click on the relevant area of the map.

BGA Meeting
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The Use of InSAR for Ground Investigation and Monitoring - Postponed

This event has been postponed

BGA Evening Meeting - The Use of InSAR for Ground Investigation and Monitoring by Dr Richard Ghail

  • 21.04.2020
  • 18:00 - 19:30
  • Godfrey Mitchell Lecture Theatre, Institution of Civil Engineers, One Great George Street, Westminster, London SW1P 3AA
  • Organiser: BGA Meeting
BGA Meeting
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60th Rankine Lecture - Postponed

The 60th Rankine Lecture has been postponed until 17 March 2021.

The 60th Rankine Lecture will be delivered by Professor Stephan Jefferis of Environmental Geotechnics Limited on The Unusual and the Unexpected in Geotechnical Engineering: Observation – Analogy – Experiment

  • 18.03.2020
  • 17:30 - 19:30
  • The Great Hall, Sherfield Building, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ
  • Organiser: BGA Meeting
BGA Meeting
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51st Cooling Prize Competition

BGA Evening Meeting: 51st Cooling Prize Competition at the University of Leeds

  • 10.03.2020
  • 18:30 - 20:30
  • University of Leeds, School of Civil Engineering , Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT
  • Organiser: BGA Meeting
BGA Meeting
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Listening to Infrastructure: Acoustic Emission Monitoring of Geotechnical Limit States

BGA Evening Meeting - Listening to Infrastructure: Acoustic Emission Monitoring of Geotechnical Limit States by Professor Neil Dixon and Dr Alister Smith

  • 03.03.2020
  • 18:00 - 19:30
  • Telford Lecture Theatre, Institution of Civil Engineers, One Great George Street, Westminster, London SW1P 3AA
  • Organiser: BGA Meeting
BGA Meeting
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The Many Faces of Q – Rock Mass Characterization for Tunnels, Caverns, Slopes, TBM Prognosis, Deformability, Shear Strength, Seismic Velocity, Permeability

BGA joint evening meeting with the Engineering Group of the Geological Society (EGGS). Dr Nick Barton will present on the Q system for rock mass classification

  • 05.02.2020
  • 18:00 - 19:30
  • Telford Lecture Theatre, Institution of Civil Engineers, One Great George Street, Westminster, London SW1P 3AA
  • Organiser: BGA Meeting
BGA Meeting
No description available

2020 John Mitchell Lecture

BGA Evening Meeting: the 2020 John Mitchell Lecture will be delivered by Stuart Marchand on The Temporary Support of Excavations

  • 22.01.2020
  • 18:30 - 20:00
  • Institution of Civil Engineers, One Great George Street, Westminster, London SW1P 3AA
  • Organiser: BGA Meeting

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