Guidance for Working on Rail Infrastructure
Published July 2019 This guidance is written for anyone involved in geotechnical or geo-environmental work on Network Rail’s Managed Infrastructure (NRMI). Separate…
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AGS Video Competition
Following on from the success of the first AGS Photography competition last year, the AGS are holding their first official video competition…
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AGS Magazine: November 2019
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the November issue of their publication; AGS Magazine. To view the…
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AGS Magazine: November 2019
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the November issue of their publication; AGS Magazine. To view the…
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AGS Video Competition
Following on from the success of the first AGS Photography competition last year, the AGS are holding their first official video competition…
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Q&A with Dr Claire Stone
Full Name: Dr Claire Stone Job Title: Quality Manager Company: i2 Analytical Ltd Having decided at an early age that I wanted…
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Loss Prevention Alert 69: The need for well-defined objectives and scope agreed by the Client and Ground Engineering Specialist
Over the last couple of years several AGS members have encountered contractual difficulties arising from the absence, or poor definition, of the…
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The Value in Ground Engineering
Now more than twenty years ago in his review in rethinking construction, Egan said that the construction industry at its best is…
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AGS Data Management Working Group Update
Jackie Bland, Leader of the Data Management Working Group, has provided an update on the top issues the Data Management Working Group…
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Safety Guidance
Guidance for Working on Rail Infrastructure
Published July 2019 This guidance is written for anyone involved in geotechnical or geo-environmental work on Network Rail’s Managed Infrastructure (NRMI). Separate…
Position Paper
Position Paper on 2004 BRE AGS Cover Systems Document
Published April 2019 Starting in 2017, the AGS Contaminated Land Working Group (AGS CLWG) undertook a review of the 2004 BRE/AGS cover…
Guidance
AGS Guidance on Waste Classification for Soils - A Practitioners Guide
Published 13th February 2019 It is apparent that the classification of waste soils (as either hazardous or non-hazardous) is not always completed…
Safety Guidance
Guidance on the Risk of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)
Current edition published January 2019. 1st Edition published July 2018. The legacy of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) contamination in the UK is becoming…
Guidance
AGS Guide to Environmental Sampling
Updated guide published in January 2019 (Original guide published in May 2010) This document is intended to provide practical guidance on the…
Safety Guidance
AGS Guidance on Slope Climbing Plant
Published 10th January 2019 • Slope climbing plant is now used in many ground investigations to mobilise drilling rigs and equipment to…