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The Impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) on Geotechnical Instrumentation and Monitoring
At the beginning of 2020, COVID-19 (Coronavirus) emerged as a global scale pandemic which has fundamentally affected how we live and work.…
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The Coal Authority and Mining Risk Assessment
In October 2020 the AGS posted an article in the Newsletter describing concerns raised by a number of Members with respect to…
Industry Opinion: Dynamic Sampling Terminology
This is an opinion piece by Peter Reading. Disclaimer: The following article is an opinion piece and does not represent the views…
New AGS members in 2022
The AGS is pleased to announce that in 2022, 5 member organisations and 2 specialist members were accepted by the Membership Panel…
Specialist in Land Condition (SiLC) Affiliate Scheme Video
As part of the initiative to promote the SiLC Affiliate Scheme (https://www.silc.org.uk/affiliate-scheme/), individual SiLCs have done a grand job in sending in…
Under Pressure – Talking about Mental Health and Suicide to Create a Safer Workplace
This article discusses mental health issues and suicide. If this topic causes you distress or if you are currently struggling, please reach…
Q&A with Katharine Barker
Full Name: Katharine Barker Job Title: Associate Geotechnical Engineer Company: CampbellReith Katharine has 15 years’ experience as a geotechnical engineer. At the…
Responding to the UK’s Soil Crisis – Sustainable Soil Management & the Future of Soil Reuse
“The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself” President Franklin D Roosevelt, February 1937. Summary Humans have relied on soil for millennia…
Definition of Waste Code of Practice and the regeneration of historic landfill sites – Where are We?
The Specialist in Land Condition (SiLC) Register has been debating the regulatory approach and options for regeneration of landfill sites and use…
The relationship between LOLER and drilling machines
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) requires industry bodies, such as the Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists (AGS) and British Drilling…
Introduction to Cone Penetration Testing
Cone Penetration Testing (CPT) or Piezocone (Cone Penetration with pore water pressure measurement (CPTU)) have seen a significant increase in use over…
Brownfield and Biodiversity Net Gain – opportunities and risks
Biodiversity net gain (BNG) is an approach to development that aims to leave biodiversity in a measurably better state than before. BNG…
New SoBRA Guidance on the Incorporation of Future Climate Change Effects into Controlled Waters Risk Assessments of Land Contamination
Overview In May 2021 a SoBRA sub-committee was established to develop guidance to help practitioners in the land contamination sector to account…
Q&A with Alex Dent
Full Name: Alex Dent Job Title: Associate Director Company: WSP UK Ltd I have 25years experience in ground engineering, covering a wide…
AGS Awards 2022
This year’s AGS Awards took place during the AGS Annual Conference at the Warwickshire Event Centre on 6th July 2022. A select…
PFAS – Nomenclature
Per- and Poly-Fluoro Alkyl Substances (PFAS) are a universe of several thousand manufactured fluorinated organic chemicals with very varying chemical and physical…
Granular working platforms for construction plant: An overview on guidance documents available
Temporary granular platforms for construction plant (including haul roads, working platforms and general hard standings) are a necessary feature of almost all…
The impact of ‘Net Carbon Zero’ on the Geo-Engineering Industry
The UK Government has committed to Net Carbon Zero by 2050 Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Underpinning this…
Use of DoWCoP for Landfill Developments
There have been a number of incidences of the Environment Agency (EA) objecting to the use of the ‘Definition of Waste: Development…
Sustainability in the Delivery of Brownfield Regeneration Webinar Series Summary
On 17th May and 26th May 2022, the AGS Contaminated Land Working Group hosted their first webinar series entitled Sustainability in the…
AGS Annual Conference 2022 – An inspiring event all round
On the 6th July, we were delighted to hold the AGS Annual Conference 2022, on the first day of Geotechnica. Over 86 industry…