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The British Geotechnical Association, BGA, is the body, which performs the role of the ICE Ground Board, resulting from the merger of the ICE Ground Board with the British Geotechnical Society in the year 2000.
Mission statement
The advancement of public education in the subjects of soil mechanics, rock mechanics and engineering geology and in their application to engineering, through promotion of:
- the international status of geotechnical engineering
- geotechnical engineering through public meetings
- young geotechnical engineers
- geotechnical engineering through publications
- the international status of geotechnical engineering
and through the recognition of achievements of geotechnical engineers and by the interaction with other geotechnical bodies nationally and internationally.
Contact Janice Leung (t:020 7665 2233, f: 020 7799 1325, e: bga@ice.org.uk).
Forward plan
- Rankine Lecture, 23 March 2005 in London and which will be presented by an eminent soil or rock mechanics specialist, (held annually).
- BGA Touring Lecture, bi-annually in the Autumn an invited speaker from overseas presents a lecture at three different centres within the UK.
- BGA Annual Conference, an annual one day conference and poster exhibition to Showcase latest Geotechnical developments. In 2005 it will precede the AGM on 8 June 2005.
- Cooling Prize, named after Dr L F Cooling, of the Building Research Station and the "Father of British Soil Mechanics"is awarded for short papers on any topic related to the field of geotechnics by persons under 30 years of age, who are members or student members of the BGA or are ICE members. In 2005 it will take place in Nottingham on 7 February.
- The Fleming Award, which is is sponsored by Cementation Foundations Skanska Ltd, and which is presented to the Project Team who have demonstrated a high level of excellence in Geotechnical design and construction. It takes place at the ICE in December, each year.
- The Site Investigation Steering Group, the SISG, is being reconvened for the updating of various key publications, including the "Yellow Book".
- The BGA is working on a proposed registration scheme for Ground Engineering Specialists and Geotechnical Engineers.
Current membership
| Role |
Name |
Affiliation |
| Chairman |
Prof Michael Davies |
University of Dundee |
| Vice Chairman |
Hilary Skinner |
Building Research Establishment |
| Honorary Secretary |
Neil Smith |
Applied Geotechnical Engineering |
| Honorary Treasurer |
Peter Eldred |
CL Associates/Soil Mechanics |
| Co-ordinator |
Janice Leung |
Institution of Civil Engineers |
| Elected Member |
Peter Gilbert |
ATKINS Geotechnics |
| Elected Member |
Dr Jan Hellings |
Dr Jan Hellings & Associates Limited |
| Elected Member |
Dr Ray Hobbs |
Independent Consultant |
| Elected Member |
Tony Suckling |
Stent Foundations Ltd |
| Elected Member |
Dr Sarah Stallebrass |
City University |
| Elected Member |
David Puller |
Bachy Soletanche |
| Elected Member |
Ian Webber |
Webber Associates |
| ICE Representative |
Mark Dyer |
University of Durham |
| ICE Representative |
Rod Bridle |
Rodney Bridle Ltd |
| BTS Representative |
TBA |
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| IMMM Representative (also IGS) |
Derek Smith |
Edge Consultants |
| Geological Society Representative |
Dr John Perry |
Mott MacDonald |
| Co-opted Member - ISRM |
Dr John Harrison |
Imperial College |
| Co-opted Member Publicity |
Ms Fleur Loveridge |
Mott MacDonald |
| Co-opted Member |
Dr Andrew McNamara |
City University |
| Co-opted Member Rankine |
Dr Jamie Standing |
Imperial College |
| Honorary Member ISSMGE |
Prof Neil Taylor |
City University |
| Extraordinary Honorary Member |
Prof Robert Mair |
Cambridge University |
| Guest - AGS |
Jim Cook |
Buro Happold |
| Guest - Ground Engineering |
Max Soudain |
Ground Engineering |
| Guest Registration |
Roger Thompson |
Edge Consultants |
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