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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AGS Annual Conference 2026

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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…

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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…

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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…

Articles

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Innovation Opportunity: Alternatives to BRE365 testing

The AGS Geotechnical Working Group are in the process of reviewing the current practice of using BRE365 soakage testing for infiltration SuDS…

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AGS Early Careers Poster Competition 2026 – Top Five Industry Insights

The AGS Early Careers Poster Competition is back for a third year and this time, we want to hear your top five…

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Save the Date – Annual Conference 2026

We’re pleased to announce that our flagship event, the Annual Conference will return to One Great George Street in London’s Westminster on…

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Debunking Social Value Myths: What It Is and Why It Matters

Article by Kalisha Sejpar (Associate, Ramboll) At its core, Social Value is about maximising the positive impact that buildings, places and infrastructure…

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AGS Awards 2025

We were delighted to announce this year’s AGS Award and Commendation Winners at the AGS Annual Conference, held at the One Great…

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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…

Members

AGS Geotechnical WG Leader Alex Dent WSP
Angus Wilson Angus Wilson
Anup Bhullar Cementation Skanska
Ben Gorrill Tensar International Limited
Binod Amatya RSK Environment Ltd
Carla Stephen National House Building Council
Chris Raison Raison Foster Associates
Christos Botsialas TRC Companies Limited
Emma Bell SOCOTEC
Georgina Donbroski RSK Environment Ltd
Ian Williams
Jai Shah Ramboll UK Ltd
Kirsty Paterson TRC Companies Limited
Lee Ashworth Geo-Integrity Ltd
Mark Greatorex-Davies Haskoning UK Ltd.
Matthew Fagan-Spence Pick Everard
Melanie Zacheis Fugro Limited
Neil Chadwick Digital Geotechnical
Nigel Pickering Buro Happold, Ground Engineering
Paul Roberts
Paul Yates COWI UK Ltd
Peter Hepton Independent
Richard Grainger WSP
Robert Terrell Ground and Water
Stephen West Ramboll UK Ltd
Tom Samson CampbellReith Hill LLP
Twana Haji RSK Environment Ltd
Vincent Nyambayo AtkinsRéalis
Will Capps Lucion Delta-Simons Limited