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Wednesday 15th June 2016at the
Institution of Civil EngineersOne Great George Street. Westminster, London SW1P 3AA
13th Annual BGA ConferenceOn the 15th June the British Geotechnical Association will hold its 13 th Annual Conference at the Institution of Civil Engineers. This is a full day conference to showcase the best of British research and practice in geotechnical engineering, with leading speakers from research and industry, a poster display, an industry exhibition and concluding with an informal drinks reception.
This year the conference has been structured by themes rather than having separate half day sessions for research and practice although the speakers have been drawn from both backgrounds.
In the morning there will be a discussion on issues related to flooding and then a talk highlighting the Institution of Civil Engineers’ initiatives related to knowledge transfer. During the course of the morning session young members of the BGA will be represented by this year’s winner of the Cooling Prize who will give her prize winning presentation. The winner of the Prize for the best Geotechnical MSc dissertation will also give a presentation summarising the results of their research.
Following lunch, the BGA’s AGM will take place at which prizes will be presented to the recipients of various BGA prizes and awards. After the AGM there will be talks by speakers who will discuss topics related to monitoring. One speaker will outline Crossrail’s experiences of handling large quantities of monitoring data and another will discuss the development of standards for monitoring. There will then be a talk about the use of BIM in geotechnical engineering. The second part of the afternoon session will include a talk on the geotechnical challenges of the Northern Line Extension both in terms of the ground conditions and the construction issues to be overcome. The conference will conclude with a talk that will cover research related to temporary works design which is supported by the Temporary Works Forum and finally a drinks reception in the Exhibition Area of the Great Hall will offer a networking opportunity in a relaxed atmosphere.
There are opportunities for commercial organisations to sponsor the conference and limited opportunities to exhibit products and services. Space for the exhibition will be on a first come first served basis. Members of the BGA are invited to prepare posters on engineering or research projects for display during the conference. Shelagh Fleming will be able to provide more details and may be contacted on +44 (0) 20 7665 2007 or email: [email protected] .
The conference is free to attend but for catering purposes you are asked to register in advance at: https://www.ice.org.uk/events/british-geotechnical-association-annual-conference
The BGA is member of Ground Forum
13th Annual BGA Conference
Wednesday 15th June 2016
Conference ProgrammeMorning UK Research in Geotechnical Engineering
10:00 Introduction Professor S JefferisChairman of the BGA
10:15 An overview of flooding in the UK. Dr Caroline HazlewoodHR Wallingford
10:35 Research initiatives related to flooding Professor Lidija ZdravkovicImperial College, London
11:00 CoffeeGreat Hall
11:30 Knowledge Transfer – Past and FutureNathan BakerDirector of Knowledge, Institution of Civil Engineers
11:50 Cooling Prize Winner 2016 Helen DunneOxford University
12:05 MSc Dissertation Prize Winner 2015 TBC
12:20 Light Lunch and ExhibitionGreat Hall
13:30 BGA Annual General Meeting (AGM) incorporating prize giving
14:15 The development of standards for monitoring
Dr Andrew RidleyGeo-Observation
14:40 Handling Big Data: Crossrail’s experiences
John BrzeskiCrossrail
15:05 The role of BIM in geotechnical engineering
Peter FairMott MacDonald
15:30 CoffeeGreat Hall
16:00 The Northern Line Extension Neil MossLondon Underground Ltd
16:30 Asset Degradation Dr Fiona ThompsonTfL/Geotechnical Asset Owners Forum
16:00 Research on Temporary Works Design Dr Andrew McNamaraCity University
17:30 Closure Professor S JefferisChairman of the BGA
17:40 - 19:00
Drinks receptionGreat Hall