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 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
The event was held in front on a live audience at the ICE in London on 3 December 2024. The event was also webcast live.
BGA Chair Professor Andrew Ridley introducing the Fleming Award Event
The judging panel was Giulia Viggiani (head judge) of Cambridge University, Natalie Wride of Mott MacDonald and Pedro Ferreira of University College London.
During judging there was a short presentation by the winner of the 55th Cooling Prize, Thomas Riccio of the University of Dundee on Pile installation effects and plugging in soft rock.
In their summing up, the judges said that they believe that all three projects are winners. All presentation were excellent and illustrated challenging projects which required significant team efforts to be completed on time and on budget.
The Dyfi bridge project is commended for its significant outcomes in terms of resilience and positive impact on the lives of local communities.
2 Finsbury Avenue is a great example of a challenging geotechnical project in a very constrained site, in which state of the art finite element analysis and monitoring were adopted to optimise construction.
Overall, the project that stood out for the way it addressed the very significant geotechnical challenges associated with the presence of very soft alluvium and consequently large deformations using different soil reinforcement techniques to control settlement, was the Dunkettle Interchange Upgrade Scheme.
The Fleming Award 2024 winning team receiving their prize
The full list of projects and teams who presented at the event are:
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The Fleming Award Competition is held annually to commemorate the life and work of Dr Ken Fleming and to recognise excellence in the practical application of geotechnics in a project or a part of a project. Entries are invited from teams which will typically include representatives from Clients, Main Contractors, Consulting Engineers, Specialist Contractors and so on. The award will be presented to the Project Team which most demonstrates excellence in geotechnical design & construction. There will be an emphasis on teamwork across the different disciplines involved in the project. Consideration will also be given to projects which are innovative.
The Fleming Award is supported by Cementation Skanska.