SearchNetwork Rail – Safety Moment – Portland Park Embankment
The safety moment from Network Rail below describes discusses a worker who fell a short way down embankment and lacerated his leg…
Articles
AGS Digital Data – Why is it so Difficult to Get?
An opinion piece, written by Chris Raison, Director of Raison Foster Associates AGS digital data is the source data for most ground…
Q&A with Vivien Dent
Full Name: Vivien Dent BSc MSc CGeol FGS ASoBRA Controlled Waters Job Title: Associate Technical Director Company: RSK In 1994, I obtained…
SiLC Affiliate Scheme
The SiLC Affiliant Scheme is due to be launched later this year to assist graduates and those who have already progressed beyond…
Introduction to LPA 66 – Overview and Review of the Construction Act Payment Provisions
Part II of the Housing Grants (Construction and Regeneration Act) 1996 sets out provisions to ensure that payments are made promptly throughout…
Reservoirs – Where are the panel engineers?
The Reservoirs Act 1975 was set up to provide a legal framework for the creation, operation and maintenance of large raised reservoirs…
AGS Senate: June 2018 Meeting Update
The Senate, which meets four times a year, is made up of the current Officers, Working Group Leaders and elected representatives of…
AGS Laboratories Working Group: July 2018 Meeting Update
The third AGS Laboratories Working Group meeting of 2018 took place on 12th July 2018 at Geotechnica and the Laboratories Leader, Dimitris…
Engineering in Chalk 2018
The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) with support from the Engineering Group of the Geological Society (EGGS) will be hosting a major two-day…
Geotechnica 2018
The UK’s largest geotechnical conference and exhibition is expecting unprecedented contractor attendance in 2018. With major upcoming infrastructure projects being discussed at…
Porosity and permeability values: filling the gaps with NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance)
Balazs Rigler of Fugro discusses the group’s efforts to improve the efficiency and accuracy of hydrological analyses for nearshore and onshore foundation…
Q&A with Lynne Llewellyn
Lynne Llewellyn BSc (Hons) CGeol FGS National Technical Manager, Structural Soils Ltd I have over 15 years experience working within the ground…
Sustainable Remediation – The role of the geotechnical specialist
Let’s get some harsh truths out of the way first. Remediation is not necessarily sustainable. Excavation and disposal (ok, ok – dig…
AGS Loss Prevention Guidance 2017
The AGS Loss Prevention Guidance 2017 was published on Members Day at the National Motorcycle Museum in April and is available free…
Land Site Characterisation Seminar – Fugro
Dates: 27th June, Maple House, 150 Corporation Street, Birmingham, B4 6TB, 28th June, Avonmouth House, 6 Avonmouth Street, London, SE1 6NX Fugro…
LQM Training Course – Getting value from your data: a hands on GIS Course
LQM are re-running their GIS course in which they are encouraging the reliance on extracting more value from environmental data sets, including…
Sponsorship opportunities for, Ground Risk: why take the chance? A lessons learnt conference
The Association of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce that their upcoming ground risk conference will take place on Wednesday…
Ground Risk: Why Take the Chance? A Lessons Learnt Conference
The Association of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce that their upcoming ground risk conference will take place on Wednesday…
Archived AGS Publications
Superseded AGS Publications are available to purchase from the AGS. If you are looking for an AGS Publication and are unable to…
SoBRA Events 2018
SoBRA Annual Summer Workshop – Monday 18th June 2018, London SoBRA are pleased to announce that their 2018 Summer Workshop event will this…
AGS Magazine – March/April 2018 issue
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the March/April issue of their new bi-monthly publication; AGS Magazine. To…