Working Group Instrumentation & Monitoring

The Instrumentation & Monitoring Working Group aims to promote geotechnical, structural, and environmental instrumentation and monitoring (I&M) to the geotechnical, geoenvironmental, and wider ground engineering community.

Strategic Plan

The Aims of the Instrumentation and Monitoring Working Group (I&MWG)
• To promote geotechnical, structural, and environmental instrumentation and monitoring (I&M) to the geotechnical, geoenvironmental, and wider ground engineering community.
• To raise awareness to clients, asset owners, their professional advisors, and related parties, of the need for baseline (i.e. pre-implementation/construction), project implementation, and post-implementation I&M for all types of projects and asset management.
• To be a focal point for the education and training of those engaged, or seeking to be engaged, in I&M including, but not limited to: the design and manufacture of instruments and related software and research and development, the design of and specification of I&M, the procurement of I&M, the installation of instruments, and the interpretation and presentation of I&M and related software.
• To identify and define an appropriate data format to effect the transfer of I&M data for interpretation, analysis, and presentation.

AGS Instrumentation & Monitoring – Terms of Reference

Publications

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Client Guide

AGS Client Guide to Good Gas Monitoring

Published July 2026 Gas risk assessment is a complex process under current UK guidance and standards, and should only be specified and…

AGS Annual Conference 2027

The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists is delighted to announce that its flagship Annual Conference will return to the prestigious One…

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Bitesize Guides

Bitesize Guide - Trigger Values

Published June 2026 Trigger values are used on ground engineering projects to protect adjacent assets. They must reflect evolving condition states throughout…

Individual Competence - Understanding How Government Reforms Will Affect You and Our Industry

In the wake of the Grenfell disaster, professional and occupational competence is undergoing deep reform. Assumed expertise is being swept away in…

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Instrumentation and Monitoring - Data Driven Actions

Click here to view the event programme. Instrumentation and Monitoring – Data Driven Actions, is a two-hour webinar taking place between 11:00-13:00…

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AGS Annual Conference 2026

This event is now sold out. If you’d like your name added to the waiting list, please email ags@ags.org.uk. Download the AGS…

Articles

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Early Careers Poster Competition 2027 – Attracting the Next Generation of Professionals

The AGS is delighted to announce the return of its Early Career Professionals Poster Competition for a fourth consecutive year. Following the…

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AGS Awards 2026: Celebrating Outstanding Contributions in Geoscience

Congratulations to the winners of the AGS Awards 2026, which recognise the exceptional dedication, expertise and commitment shown by members across our…

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Early Careers Poster Competition 2026 – The Results!

Thank you to everyone who entered this year’s AGS Early Careers Poster Competition, which followed the themed Top Five Industry Insights. We…

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Ground Gas Monitoring and AGS Data Transfer Format

Introduction Ground gas monitoring and data assessment are often part of a site’s generic quantitative risk assessment (GQRA), as outlined in the…

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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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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…

Members

Alice Shrubshall Buro Happold, Ground Engineering
Brendon Oram SOCOTEC
Bruno Norberto Geotechnical Observations Limited
Chris Swainston Specialist member
Colin Carter Costain Limited
Dave Hutchinson Honorary Member
Hilary Shields Tony Gee and Partners LLP
John Ramirez London Bridge Associates Limited
Jonathan Gammon Honorary member
Joshua Rix Geotechnics Ltd
Kirsty Paterson TRC Companies Limited
Marcus Boneham AtkinsRéalis
Paul Perry AECOM Limited
Phil Child Seequent
Rachel Monteith Rachel Monteith
Sandra Carvalho BAM Ground Engineering
Stephen Marwood Dunelm Geotechnical and Environmental Limited
Steve Walthall Honorary member
Thomas Goldsby-West Central Alliance Pre-Construction Services Ltd
AGS I&MWG Leader Tim Clegg Geosense Ltd