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

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2019 BGA Medal Winning Paper announced

  • 07.06.2020

The 2019 BGA Medal is awarded to the paper “Pore water pressure and total horizontal stress response to EPBM tunnelling in London Clay” by Michael Wan, Jamie Standing, David Potts and John Burland

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ISSMGE News & Information Circular June 2020

  • 02.06.2020

ISSMGE News & Information Circular, June 2020

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Ground Engineering’s June 2020 issue is available online

  • 28.05.2020

Ground Engineering’s June 2020 issue is available online

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Piling 2020 conference Postponed until March 2021

  • 25.05.2020

The Piling 2020 conference that was due to be held at Durham University on the 15th and 16th September 2020 has been postponed until the 25th and 26th March 2021 due to the COVID 19 pandemic.

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Invitations for Nominations for Bright Spark lecture at ICSMGE 2021 in Sydney

  • 25.05.2020

The BGA invites UK nominations for young geotechnical engineers to be considered for the award of an ISSMGE “Bright Spark” lecture at the 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering in Sydney in September 2021

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BGA On-line event 20 May 2020 - The Use of InSAR for Ground Investigation and Monitoring

  • 10.05.2020

The BGA is pleased to announce its first on-line event will be held at 16:00 hours on Wednesday 20th May 2020 - The Use of InSAR for Ground Investigation and Monitoring

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Voting for Election to BGA Executive Committee – Deadline 12 June 2020

  • 05.05.2020

Voting for Election to BGA Executive Committee – Deadline 12 June 2020

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Call for Abstracts for 20th ICSMGE, Sydney 2021 extended to 31 May 2020

  • 03.05.2020

Call for Abstracts for 20th ICSMGE, Sydney 2021 has been extended to 31 May 2020

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ICE Strategy Sessions

  • 29.04.2020

ICE Strategy Sessions

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