Working Group Geotechnical

The Geotechnical Working Group aim to promote technical excellence to the wider geotechnical engineering professional community and to raise general awareness of the need for geotechnical engineering input to all construction projects and land asset management to clients and asset owners.

Strategic Plan

These aims are achieved through the Group’s activities in respect of:

  1. promoting the activities of the GWG to the AGS Membership and to the wider industry;
  2. maintaining a watching brief on the geotechnical activities of the wider national and international engineering communities, and reporting these to the membership;
  3. organising and running GWG initiatives and events on behalf of AGS;
  4. being involved closely in the drafting and reviewing of national and international standards, codes of practice and other definitive guidance;
  5. striving to become a leading national authority on geotechnical engineering matters affecting the AGS Membership and the wider industry.

AGS Geotechnical WG – Terms of Reference

Publications

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Bitesize Guides

Bitesize Guide – EC7 Next Generation 13 – Grouted Anchor Geotechnical Design

Published February 2025 The current published version of BS EN 1997-1:2004 + A1:2013 8.1.2.1 defines an anchor as ‘an installation capable of…

Bitesize Guides

Bitesize Guide - EC7 Next Generation 12 - Ground Properties

Published February 2025 This note has been prepared based on a review of the recently released BS EN 1990:2023 together with current…

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Bitesize Guide - Foundation Selection

Published November 2024 This Bitesize Guide presents key information on foundation selection and aims to assist in making decisions about the choice…

Bitesize Guides

Bitesize Guide - Movement Monitoring Data

Published November 2024 This Bitesize Guide presents key information on the use, requirements and implementation of monitoring that can be applied to…

Bitesize Guides

Bitesize Guide – EC7 Next Generation 11 - Implementation of Design

Published November 2024 The purpose of this Bitesize Guide is to review how the topic of implementation of design is covered in…

Articles

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Ground Models

Introduction Most geotechnical engineers and other practitioners in the geotechnical community will be aware of the second generation of Eurocode 7. Parts…

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Net Zero – Rolling Dynamic Compaction

The construction industry is one of the largest contributors to carbon emissions across the globe and is under growing pressure to find…

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AGS Event Programme 2025

[webinar] Effective Procurement of Ground Investigations Wednesday 9th April 11:00 – 13:00 FOC for AGS members / £50 (plus VAT) for non-members.…

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The Heat is on for Ground Source Heat Pumps

Heat decarbonisation is a hot topic (pun intended!) due to The Government’s pledge to achieve Net Zero by 2050. According to the…

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What is PAS2080 and how is it relevant to Geotechnical engineers?

What is PAS2080? The full name is PAS2080:2023 Carbon Management in buildings and infrastructure, which gives a good basic idea. It is…

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Early Careers Poster Competition 2025

The AGS Early Careers Poster Competition is returning for a second year, this time with a new theme of workplace innovations. This…

Members

AGS Geotechnical WG Leader Alex Dent WSP
Angus Wilson Soiltechnics
Binod Amatya RSK Environment Ltd
Carla Stephen National House Building Council
Chris Raison Raison Foster Associates
Christos Botsialas TRC Companies Limited
Daniel Stannard High Speed 2 (HS2) Ltd
Emma Anderson Royal HaskoningDHV
Emma Bell SOCOTEC
Georgina Donbroski RSK Environment Ltd
Ian Williams
Jai Shah Ramboll UK Ltd
Janice Windle COWI UK Ltd
Kirsty Paterson TRC Companies Limited
Lee Ashworth Geo-Integrity Ltd
Luke Wilkinson Soils Limited
Matthew Fagan-Spence Pick Everard
Melanie Zacheis Fugro Limited
Morwenna Corry
Neil Chadwick Digital Geotechnical
Nigel Pickering Buro Happold, Ground Engineering
Paul Roberts
Paul Yates COWI UK Ltd
Peter Hepton Independent
Peter Reading
Richard Grainger WSP
Robert Terrell Ground and Water
Robert West Cementation Skanska
Stephen West Ramboll UK Ltd
Twana Haji RSK Environment Ltd
Vincent Nyambayo AtkinsRéalis
Will Capps Lucion Delta-Simons Limited
Yuli Doulala-Rigby Tensar International Limited