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Introduction to Cone Penetration Testing
Cone Penetration Testing (CPT) or Piezocone (Cone Penetration with pore water pressure measurement (CPTU)) have seen a significant increase in use over…
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Brownfield and Biodiversity Net Gain – opportunities and risks
Biodiversity net gain (BNG) is an approach to development that aims to leave biodiversity in a measurably better state than before. BNG…
New SoBRA Guidance on the Incorporation of Future Climate Change Effects into Controlled Waters Risk Assessments of Land Contamination
Overview In May 2021 a SoBRA sub-committee was established to develop guidance to help practitioners in the land contamination sector to account…
Q&A with Alex Dent
Full Name: Alex Dent Job Title: Associate Director Company: WSP UK Ltd I have 25years experience in ground engineering, covering a wide…
AGS Awards 2022
This year’s AGS Awards took place during the AGS Annual Conference at the Warwickshire Event Centre on 6th July 2022. A select…
PFAS – Nomenclature
Per- and Poly-Fluoro Alkyl Substances (PFAS) are a universe of several thousand manufactured fluorinated organic chemicals with very varying chemical and physical…
Granular working platforms for construction plant: An overview on guidance documents available
Temporary granular platforms for construction plant (including haul roads, working platforms and general hard standings) are a necessary feature of almost all…
The impact of ‘Net Carbon Zero’ on the Geo-Engineering Industry
The UK Government has committed to Net Carbon Zero by 2050 Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Underpinning this…
Use of DoWCoP for Landfill Developments
There have been a number of incidences of the Environment Agency (EA) objecting to the use of the ‘Definition of Waste: Development…
Sustainability in the Delivery of Brownfield Regeneration Webinar Series Summary
On 17th May and 26th May 2022, the AGS Contaminated Land Working Group hosted their first webinar series entitled Sustainability in the…
AGS Annual Conference 2022 – An inspiring event all round
On the 6th July, we were delighted to hold the AGS Annual Conference 2022, on the first day of Geotechnica. Over 86 industry…
AGS publish roadmap for AGSi
AGSi is a transfer format for ground model and interpreted data, created and maintained by the Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists…
UK Specification for Ground Investigation (third edition) – Now Available for Purchase
We’re pleased to announce the launch of the third edition of the UK Specification for Ground Investigation – also known as ‘Yellow…
AGS Loss Prevention Guidance Photography Competition – The Results
In January 2022, the AGS launched their third photography competition, this time to source a suitable cover for the 2022 edition of…
Q&A with Roger Clark
Full Name: Roger Clark Job Title: Director Company: Marlowclark Consulting Limited Roger is a Chartered Civil Engineer, SiLC and NQMS SQP with…
Release of AGS 4.1.1
The AGS has long been associated with the method of exchanging ground investigation data. The AGS data transfer format has evolved over…
Ground movements on Underpinning – An Update from the Geotechnical Working Group
In April 2021, the Geotechnical Working Group issued an article titled Ground movements on Underpinning – A problem with data?, with the…
Driving at Work
Introduction In 2020, a government task force estimated that a third of all road traffic accidents involve someone at work. This accounts…
Serviceability Limit State and Sustainable Shallow Foundations Design
With the Net Zero target initiatives set, shaping the future of the construction industry around a greener approach must be one of…
BS8661 Geotextiles: Guidance for specification for basic separation and filtration functions
Article provided by Ian Fraser, Chair – BSI Committee B553: Geosynthetics. Note: the views expressed above are those of the author and…
The Development of a Degree Apprenticeship in Geoscience Webinar Summary
The AGS webinar on The Development of a Degree Apprenticeship took place on 23rd March 2022. 248 people registered to attend the…