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Ground Forum Undergraduate Mentoring Programme 2022/23
The Ground Forum Undergraduate Mentoring Programme is currently in its second year and is in the process of reaching out to students…
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AGS Annual Conference gets a new home at Geotechnica 2022
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists (AGS) is pleased to announce that it is partnering with geotechnical training specialists, Equipe, to…
An Introduction to Pressuremeters
Pressuremeter testing (PMT) is a recommended insitu testing technique for ground investigation, referenced in Eurocode 7 (EN 1997-2). The objective of a…
CL:AIRE guidance on mine gas risk assessment
In 2013 reports of illness among residents in Gorebridge, Scotland led to the discovery that carbon dioxide was entering newly-built homes. A…
Q&A with Rob Terrell
Full Name: Rob Terrell Job Title: Senior Geotechnical/Geo-Environmental Engineer Company: Ground and Water Limited What is your background and how did you…
WAC Testing of Soils – should we bother?
The appended table provides an extract from the analytical results of a Waste Acceptance Criteria test (WAC) from an anonymised site. Such…
Desert Island Geotechnical Papers
The process of returning to work offices in mid-2021 following a year and half of working from homes has prompted another (probably…
Understanding your people is essential to building workplace inclusion
Building inclusion at work starts with understanding your people, who they are and what they need to be successful. Embracing difference, the…
AGS Photography Competition: Loss Prevention Guidance 2022
The AGS are pleased to announce they are holding a new photography competition, this time to source a new striking cover image…
Q&A with Lauren Hunt
Full Name: Lauren Hunt Job Title: Geo-environmental Consultant Company: Arcadis I am a geo-environmental consultant with Arcadis and joined two years ago…
Inside GEA
Name: Susie Marley Job title: Senior Geotechnical Engineer Company name: Geotechnical & Environmental Associates (GEA) What does the company do and…
Summary of the Autumn 2019 Procurement of Ground Investigation Steering Group Survey
Introduction In 2019 a Procurement of Ground Investigation Steering Group survey was carried out. The survey was a collaboration between the Association…
Managing risk within ground investigation (machinery)
Authors Julian Lovell, Managing Director, Equipe Group Jon Rayner, Director SH&E, EUR – UK & Ireland, AECOM Introduction Recently there have been…
AGS Webinar Summary: Sample Disturbance – What is it?
On 25th November 2021, the AGS held their most successful webinar to date on the subject of, Sample Disturbance – What is…
AGS webinar summary: Instrumentation and Monitoring: Critical Links in Ground Engineering
On 28th October 2021, Jonathan Gammon (Non-Executive Director and Advisor at Geotechnical Observations Limited and AGS Instrumentation and Monitoring Working Group Leader)…
New AGS Members in 2021
The AGS is pleased to announce that in 2021, nine member organisations, one affiliate organisation and three practitioner members were accepted by…
Sustainable Management Practices
SuRF UK have recently published updated guidance on Sustainable Management Practices (SMP’s) which include 15 sustainable management practices posters. The SMP’s are…
Q&A with Sarah Hey
Full Name: Sarah Hey Job Title: Project Manager (Programme Delivery) Company: Hydrock I have 8 years’ experience in ground engineering, specialising in…
Geotechnical Engineering in a Net Zero Carbon World Webinar Summary
The AGS webinar on Geotechnical Engineering in a Net Zero Carbon World took place on 6th October. The event was sponsored by…
AGS Annual Conference 2021 – an overview
This year’s AGS Annual Conference, returned to the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham. The Annual Conference was the first AGS face-to-face event…
What is a pragmatic and safe approach to assessing the feasibility and design of infiltration systems on a site? When is it appropriate to undertake BRE365 tests, and how can we do so safely?
Image credit: James Harrison – 4D GEO LTD Article by Georgina Donbroski (Technical Director at Leap Environmental Ltd), James Harrison (Director at…