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Geology, geotechnical and ground engineering

Geotechnical engineering is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the engineering behaviour of earth materials.

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BGA 63rd Rankine Lecture and dinner: from geo-monitor to geo-adapt
Type
Lecture

BGA 63rd Rankine Lecture and dinner: from geo-monitor to geo-adapt

Lecture and dinner in honour of 2025 lecturer, professor Kenichi Soga, University of California, Berkeley, USA.

Location
London, United Kingdom
Date
19 March 2025
Time
17:30 - 23:00 GMT
From £120.00
HKA G&S: local geo-tour to Tung Ping Chau and Tap Mun
Type
Networking

HKA G&S: local geo-tour to Tung Ping Chau and Tap Mun

This year’s geo-tour features a full-day visit to the Northeast Region of the Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark. During this island-hopping tour, participants can witness the geological wonders along the Tolo Channel, Wong Chuk Kok Tsui, Tap Mui and Tung Ping Chau.

Location
Hong Kong, East Asia
Date
22 December 2024
Time
09:30 - 17:30 HKT (GMT+8)
From HKD $180.00 (Excl.VAT)
HKA visit to No. GE/2022/14, joint cavern development at Anderson Road Quarry Site
Type
Networking

HKA visit to No. GE/2022/14, joint cavern development at Anderson Road Quarry Site

Participants will visit the cavern development project at Anderson Road Quarry (e.g. On Yu Road). A presentation on the project background will be given before the site visit, which will focus on cavern works including blasting, site logistic, support installation, etc.

Location
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Date
14 December 2024
Time
08:30 - 11:30 HKT (GMT+8)
Free
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Cross passage construction including the use of artificial ground freezing
Type
Lecture

Cross passage construction including the use of artificial ground freezing

Skanska Costain Strabag Joint Venture will present the work to construct cross passages using artificial ground freezing on the HS2 Main Works Lots S1 & S2 project.

Location
London, United Kingdom
Date
12 December 2024
Time
18:00 - 19:30 GMT
Free
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Overcoming challenges in horizontal directional drilling: a geotechnical engineer’s perspective
Type
Lecture

Overcoming challenges in horizontal directional drilling: a geotechnical engineer’s perspective

Join the BTSYM for an insightful lecture on the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) used for pipelines and cable installation. An offshore wind farm case study will be presented discussing the risks encountered. 

Location
London, United Kingdom
Date
11 December 2024
Time
18:00 - 19:30 BST
Free
Yorkshire Geotechnical Group: a geotechnical Christmas pub quiz
Type
Social

Yorkshire Geotechnical Group: a geotechnical Christmas pub quiz

Join the Yorkshire Geotechnical Group for a Christmas pub quiz at the Adelphi in Leeds. The event is designed to give Yorkshire-based geotechnical engineers and engineering geologists the opportunity to network with like-minded engineers at this friendly and fun social event. 

Location
Leeds, United Kingdom
Date
10 December 2024
Time
18:00 - 20:30 BST
Free
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The Indian Ocean Tsunami 20 years on: driving change and changing lives
Type
Conference

The Indian Ocean Tsunami 20 years on: driving change and changing lives

Marking the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, this symposium brings together internationally leading tsunami scientists, engineers and disaster managers, to discuss what has been achieved and what challenges remain in achieving tsunami resilience.

Date
06 December 2024
Also available online
The Fleming Award 2024
Type
Lecture

The Fleming Award 2024

The Fleming Award competition recognises excellence in the practical application of geotechnical design, construction and teamwork in a project.

Date
03 December 2024
Annual poster and presentation competition
Type
Lecture

Annual poster and presentation competition

The Scottish Ground Engineering Group (SGEG) of the ICE and the Central Scotland Regional Group (CSRG) of the Geological Society of London are jointly hosting a poster competition in geotechnical engineering and engineering geology. 

Date
03 December 2024
ice awards 2024 winners and entries open for 2025
Type
Awards and competitions

Deadline extension: don't miss your chance to enter the 2025 ICE Awards

Discover which outstanding contributions to civil engineering scooped the honours in 2024 and find out how to make nominations for next year.

Date
26 November 2024
HKA: technical visit to CV/2020/01, public housing developments at Pok Fu Lam South
Type
Networking

HKA: technical visit to CV/2020/01, public housing developments at Pok Fu Lam South

Participants will visit the site formation project at Pok Fu Lam for the redevelopment of Wa Fu Estate. Visits to various work fronts will be offered to demonstrate the advancements in geotechnical and civil engineering practices to address site constraints and technical challenges.

Date
23 November 2024
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Harding Memorial Lecture 2024: What could possibly go wrong?
Type
Lecture

Harding Memorial Lecture 2024: What could possibly go wrong?

This lecture will explore Charles Allen's 50 years in construction, with the last 35 focused on tunnelling and major projects. It highlights industry errors, the need for decarbonisation in tunnelling, greenwashing issues, and key developments for the future of the sector.

Date
21 November 2024

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