Coal Authority and Mining Risk Assessment
Background An AGS Member Company has raised concerns regarding the Coal Authority and Coal Mining Risk Assessments (CMRAs). In summary, those concerns…
Articles
AGS Loss Prevention WG – Update
Hugh Mallett, AGS Loss Prevention Working Group Leader, has provided an overview on the groups top three items which were discussed at…
AGS Helplines
All Members of the Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are entitled to free chemical and contractual advice through the use of…
AGS Safety WG – Update
Roseanna Bloxham, AGS Safety Working Group Leader, has provided an update from the Groups most recent meeting, which was held virtually on…
Q&A with Steve Hadley
Name: Steve Hadley Job title: Managing Director and Chair of the Federation of Piling Specialists Company: Central Piling and the Federation of Piling Specialists At…
Ground Investigation – Scottish Law Variations
Note provided by Beale & Co The case of Midlothian Council v Raeburn Drilling and Geotechnical Ltd, RPS Planning & Developments Ltd,…
The Importance of Field Filtering and Preservation for Dissolved Metals to Prevent Significant Bias in Sampling and Analysis
Article contributed by Geraint Williams (ALS Global) and Claire Stone (i2 Analytical UK) Member of the Contaminated Land Working Group Introduction Most…
Should we get excited about the Mining Waste Directive and DoWCoP?
Article contributed by Peter Witherington, Professional and Technical Panel Member of SiLC I hesitate to suggest it is ever possible to become…
Working at Height During Trial Pitting: How Far is So Far as Reasonably Practicable?
This paper was the subject of a presentation at the AGS Safety in Mind conference in November 2019, and started by asking…
Ground Investigation – Is it time for change?
The article entitled “are traditional sampling techniques really that bad” published in April’s AGS Magazine has provoked much discussion and debate amongst…
Introduction to the AGS Instrumentation and Monitoring Working Group (I&MWG)
Background In March last year an international Instrumentation and Monitoring (I&M) Conference in London concluded with a Ground Engineering Round Table debate…
BS 10176:2020 TAKING SOIL SAMPLES FOR DETERMINATION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCs) – SPECIFICATION
This new standard is intended to raise the reliability of sampling soils for determination of VOCs in the UK, by introducing methods…
Q&A with Jo Strange
Full Name: Jo Strange Job Title: Technical Director Company: Card Geotechnics Limited (CGL) I am a chartered civil engineer and environmentalist with…
Useful guidance regarding COVID-19 from Beale & Co
AGS Affiliate member, Beale & Co have produced several materials including guidance notes and updates in relation to COVID-19 to assist with…
AGS Contaminated Land WG Update
Vivien Dent, AGS Contaminated Land Working Group Leader, has provided an update from the Groups most recent meeting, which was held virtually…
AGS Members vs COVID-19
In the face of adversity, it is uplifting to hear that during these unusual times created by the COVID-19 constraints many AGS…
AGS Geotechnical Working Group Update
Stephen West, Leader of the AGS Geotechnical Working Group, has provided an update on the top issues the AGS Geotechnical Working Group…
Q&A with Mark Beastall
Full Name: Mark Beastall Job Title: Operations Manager Company: SOCOTEC UK I have enjoyed being part of the Industry for 33 years,…
20 Years of SiLC
Introduction The SiLC Register was launched as a consequence of the work of the Urban Task Force which recognised the need for…
FIDIC Emerald Book and Geotechnical Baseline Reports
On 7 May 2019, FIDIC (International Federation of Consulting Engineers) published its First Edition of the “Conditions of Contract for Underground Works”,…
The Geotechnical Asset Owners Forum
The Geotechnical Asset Owners Forum (GAOF) was formed in 2008 by like-minded organisations from the transport sector which manage geotechnical and related…