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ICE BIM Action Group release BIM survey

8 MAY 2013

ICE BIM Action Group have designed a survey to assist ICE in understanding the level of BIM awareness and activity within its membership.

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  • Associated Societies , BIM , Energy , Geospatial engineering , Ground engineering , Information systems , Management , Municipal engineering , Structures and buildings , Transport

Eurocode 7 Seminar Recap

3 MAY 2013

The Northern Ireland Geotechnical Group successfully hosted a Eurocode 7 seminar on 11th April at QUB.

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  • Ground engineering , Innovation and research , Structures and buildings

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  • Northern Ireland

Yorkshire Geotechnical Group - call for committee members

30 APRIL 2013

Do you have enthusiasm for geotechnics and ground engineering? Would you have some time to help organise lectures and events in the region? The Yorkshire Geotechnical Group is looking for interested applicants for positions on the committee.

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  • Associated society member , Member , Non-member

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  • Associated Societies , Ground engineering

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  • Yorkshire and Humber

Jakarta and Earthquakes

12 APRIL 2013

Has tectonic activity died down in and around Java? Both 2011 and 2010 were relatively quiet with regards to earthquakes along the Sunda Arc, although we probably all remember the M=7.8 quake which affected Nias and surrounding islands on 7 April 2010. The last major damaging earthquake in the region occurred on 30 September 2009 when Padang in Sumatra suffered from the effects of the M = 7.6 earthquake, which caused major loss of life and property.

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  • Ground engineering

BGA: The Shard of Glass

11 APRIL 2013

BGA/ICE members were treated to a fascinating talk by three experts on 10th April describing the challenges of building the foundations of London’s latest iconic building, The Shard of Glass, while ensuring one of its oldest and busiest railway hubs at London Bridge continued to function without interruption.

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  • Associated Societies , Ground engineering , Historical engineering , Structures and buildings , Transport

BGA Cooling Prize Success

6 MARCH 2013

The 44th Cooling Prize was held at the University of Glasgow on Tuesday 5th March in conjunction with the Scottish Geotechnical Group.

 

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  • Associated Societies , Awards & competitions , Ground engineering

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  • Scotland

BGA MSc Dissertation Prize awarded

6 MARCH 2013

The second BGA MSc Prize has recently been awarded to Marina Sideri of Imperial College. The prize, for MSc dissertations carried out in 2012, is open to students of any ground engineering courses, but entrants must be nominated through their course co-ordinator.

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  • Associated Societies , Awards & competitions , Ground engineering

ICE convention focuses on reducing the impact of natural disasters

1 MARCH 2013

Natural disasters affected two billion people between 2000 and 2009, costing an average of £100 billion per annum during this period.

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  • ICE topics:

  • Ground engineering , International Development , Membership information , Structures and buildings

BGA welcomes ISSMGE President

19 FEBRUARY 2013

ISSMGE President to address BGA at pre-Rankine event


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  • Associated Societies , Ground engineering

BGA announces Cooling Prize Shortlist

19 FEBRUARY 2013


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  • Associated Societies , Awards & competitions , Ground engineering

BTS Welcomes James Clark Medal winners to lunch at ICE

6 FEBRUARY 2013

On 17th January, the British Tunnelling Society (BTS) hosted a celebratory lunch for winners of the James Clark Medal in the Council Room at ICE.

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  • Associated Societies , Ground engineering

Adapting to the Eurocodes – an ICE Library guide

24 NOVEMBER 2012

What are the Eurocodes?

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  • Geospatial engineering , Ground engineering , Law and Contracts , Structures and buildings

ICE announces policy position on use of shale gas

10 OCTOBER 2012

The Institution of Civil Engineers has announced its policy position in relation to shale gas, confirming that it 'represents a promising additional source of energy that should be further investigated within an enhanced regulatory framework.'

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  • Energy , Ground engineering

Civil engineers reveal top London projects of 2012

6 MARCH 2012

Thames Water Lee Tunnel Project receives Greatest Contribution to London Award

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  • ICE topics:

  • Awards & competitions , Environment & Sustainability , Ground engineering , Innovation and research , Municipal engineering , Structures and buildings , Transport , Water

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  • London

Assumptions must be reassessed

Assumptions must be reassessed

28 APRIL 2011

Christchurch quake was a huge surprise

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  • Ground engineering , Structures and buildings

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