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A Client’s Guide to Cone Penetration Testing
Published March 2026. The static cone test is sometimes known as Dutch Cone, acknowledging its country of origin, or may be referred…
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AGS Guide to the Selection of Geotechnical Pressuremeter Testing
Published April 2024 Pressuremeter testing (PMT) is a recommended in situ testing technique for ground investigation, referenced in Eurocode 7 (EN 1997-2).…
Bitesize Guide – CD225
The CD225: Design for New Pavement Foundations document provides a design procedure for pavement foundations and is part of the DMRB (Design…
Bitesize Guide – EC7 Next Generation 00 – prEN 1997:202x – Introduction
Published November 2023 Published in AGS Magazine January 2024 Introduction to bitesize guides for prEN 1997:202x
Bitesize Guide – EC7 Next Generation 01 – Geotechnical Unit, Ground Models and Geotechnical Design Models – what are these, what do they cover and who is responsible?
Published November 2023 Published in AGS Magazine January 2024 This note has been prepared based on a review of the draft prEN…
Bitesize Guide – EC7 Next Generation 03 – Pile Design Based on Calculation – Ground Model Method
Published January 2024. Published in March 2024 issue of AGS Magazine.
Bitesize Guide – EC7 Next Generation 04 – Scope, spacing and depths of ground investigation points
Published May 2024.
Bitesize Guide – EC7 Next Generation 12 – Ground Properties
Published February 2025 This note has been prepared based on a review of the recently released BS EN 1990:2023 together with current…