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

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2024 Fleming Award Winner Announced

  • 03.12.2024

The BGA is pleased to announce that the 2024 Fleming Award was won by Fehily Timoney and Company, Ramboll UK, John Sisk & Son Holdings Ltd, Menard UK and Transportation Infrastructure Ireland for their project presentation on the Dunkettle Interchange Upgrade Scheme in Cork, Ireland

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Deadline extended - Call for entries for the 56th Cooling Prize Competition

  • 02.12.2024

The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is pleased to invite Early Career Geotechnical Professionals to submit posters for the 56th Cooling Prize Competition on any topic dealing with the engineering behaviour of the ground. Deadline extended to 13 December 2024.

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The December 2024 issue of Ground Engineering is available on line

  • 01.12.2024

The December 2024 issue of Ground Engineering is available on line. Online access to Ground Engineering (GE) is included in BGA subscriptions

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2024 Fleming Award Shortlist Announced

  • 07.11.2024

The BGA is pleased to announce the shortlisted entries for the 2024 Fleming Award. The finalists will present at the Fleming Award event on 3 December 2024, when a judging panel will select the winner.

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The November 2024 issue of Ground Engineering is available on line

  • 23.10.2024

The November 2024 issue of Ground Engineering is available on line. Online access to Ground Engineering (GE) is included in BGA subscriptions

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Public consultation is open for UK National Annex to BS EN 1997-2

  • 20.10.2024

Public consultation is open for UK National Annex to BS EN 1997-2:2024, Eurocode 7 – Geotechnical design – Part 2: Ground properties. Deadline 4th November 2024.

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Thomas Riccio wins 55th Cooling Prize Competition

  • 20.10.2024

The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is pleased to announce that the 55th Cooling Prize was awarded to Thomas Riccio of the University of Dundee for a presentation on Pile installation effects and plugging in soft rock

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Title announced for the 63rd Rankine Lecture by Professor Kenichi Soga

  • 20.10.2024

For the 63rd Rankine Lecture Professor Kenichi Soga of the University of California, Berkeley will present ‘From Geo-monitor to Geo-adapt: leveraging distributed sensing and data analytics for performance-based design, construction, and maintenance’

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Yvonne Ainsworth receives the John Mitchell Award

  • 11.10.2024

The BGA is pleased to announce that Yvonne Ainsworth has received the 2024 John Mitchell Award

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