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The Ground Forum has received a report that work to prepare a National Application Document (NAD) for Eurocode 7 (EC7) has been…
Articles
Contaminated Land Analysis – Introducing Doubt Into An Uncertain World
Let’s be honest, to most of us in the ground engineering community, chemistry is something of a black art. It’s a subject…
MCERTS
The Environment Agency’s Monitoring Certification Scheme for the Chemical Testing of Soils: What it is. How it affects you. What you need…
AGS Benchmarking Initiative gets underway
After several false starts, the Business Practice WG has finalised plans for an AGS initiative to evaluate the quality of site investigations…
Letter to The Editor
Sir, Richard Thomas’ letter published in last month’s edition of the AGS Newsletter opens up an interesting debate on how we quantify…
Depositing AGS Format Data with the NGDC
The National Geoscience Data Centre (NGDC) contains data gathered or generated by the British Geological Survey (BGS) as part of its national…
Mobile Plant Licences to become “Simpler, Faster, Lower-cost & Consistent”
A joint Government and Industry Task Force established towards the end of 2004 has now reached agreement on the best way to…
Environmental Alert New Hazardous Waste Regulations
NEW REGULATIONS The Hazardous Waste and List of Wastes Regulations have been introduced replacing the existing Special Waste Regulations 1996 and come…
New Pile Cutting Method
A Federation of Piling Specialist’s Member has reported a new Pile Cutting method that appears particularly efficient. Details about The Cropper can…
Hand Arm Vibration
HSE are becoming seriously concerned about hand arm vibration while breaking down piles. Members of the Federation of Piling Specialists have experienced…
Working on Another’s Land
Following the publication of Loss Prevention Alert 33, which concerns the matters to which specialists should have regard when working on another’s…
SGV Task Force
The Soil Guideline Values Taskforce (SGV TF) is a joint initiative between Government Departments, local authorities and other private and public sector…
CONSULTANTS VULNERABLE TO A CONVICTION?
I suspect that many of you are aware that there has been increasing concern about the number of fatalities and serious accidents…
The Role of an Expert Witness
Introduction Experts play an important and unique role in the adversarial court process as they are required to provide an independent opinion…
The site investigation industry is launching a series of initiatives to improve client awareness, says Jim Cook.
The need, quality and sufficiency of site investigations has been of paramount importance since the early 1960s and the issue of client…
Work Permits to involve less Red Tape
There is big news for the Industry with a new addition of Geotechnical Engineers to the Shortage Occupations List for Work Permit…
ISO/TC190 Meeting, Paris Note prepared by Peter Rodd
For the fourth year running I attended the ISO/TC190 Soil Quality meeting, this year in Paris. The meeting comprises sessions of the…
“The Geology of Site Investigation Boreholes from Hong Kong”
AGS (Hong Kong) have announced the publication of the above title. The author is Chris Fletcher but in an effort to promote…
Reinforced soil design code to be revised
When BS 8006, the code of practice for Strengthened / Reinforced soils and other fills, was first published in 1995, it was…
Bothered by unwanted telemarketing calls?
Under Government legislation introduced on 1st May 1999 and replaced on 11th December 2003 by the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive)…
Report of AGS Chairman’s visit to ASFE Conference
At the invitation of the President of ASFE, I attended the ASFE Autumn Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. The conference was held over…