The relationship between LOLER and drilling machines
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) requires industry bodies, such as the Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists (AGS) and British Drilling…
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) requires industry bodies, such as the Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists (AGS) and British Drilling…
Cone Penetration Testing (CPT) or Piezocone (Cone Penetration with pore water pressure measurement (CPTU)) have seen a significant increase in use over…
Biodiversity net gain (BNG) is an approach to development that aims to leave biodiversity in a measurably better state than before. BNG…
Overview In May 2021 a SoBRA sub-committee was established to develop guidance to help practitioners in the land contamination sector to account…
Full Name: Alex Dent Job Title: Associate Director Company: WSP UK Ltd I have 25years experience in ground engineering, covering a wide…
This year’s AGS Awards took place during the AGS Annual Conference at the Warwickshire Event Centre on 6th July 2022. A select…
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the September 2022 issue of their publication; AGS Magazine. To view…
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the August 2022 issue of their publication; AGS Magazine. To view…
Per- and Poly-Fluoro Alkyl Substances (PFAS) are a universe of several thousand manufactured fluorinated organic chemicals with very varying chemical and physical…
Temporary granular platforms for construction plant (including haul roads, working platforms and general hard standings) are a necessary feature of almost all…
The UK Government has committed to Net Carbon Zero by 2050 Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Underpinning this…
There have been a number of incidences of the Environment Agency (EA) objecting to the use of the ‘Definition of Waste: Development…
On 17th May and 26th May 2022, the AGS Contaminated Land Working Group hosted their first webinar series entitled Sustainability in the…
On the 6th July, we were delighted to hold the AGS Annual Conference 2022, on the first day of Geotechnica. Over 86 industry…
AGSi is a transfer format for ground model and interpreted data, created and maintained by the Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists…
We’re pleased to announce the launch of the third edition of the UK Specification for Ground Investigation – also known as ‘Yellow…
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the May 2022 issue of their publication; AGS Magazine. To view…
In January 2022, the AGS launched their third photography competition, this time to source a suitable cover for the 2022 edition of…
Full Name: Roger Clark Job Title: Director Company: Marlowclark Consulting Limited Roger is a Chartered Civil Engineer, SiLC and NQMS SQP with…
The AGS has long been associated with the method of exchanging ground investigation data. The AGS data transfer format has evolved over…
In April 2021, the Geotechnical Working Group issued an article titled Ground movements on Underpinning – A problem with data?, with the…