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Type
Lecture

Sergei Terzaghi: from sandpit to AI

Event organised by ICE

Date
27 May 2026
Time
18:00 - 20:00 BST (GMT+1)
Location
Williamson Building
University of Manchester
176 Oxford Road
Manchester, M13 9QQ
United Kingdom

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Overview

In this lecture, Sergei shares some of his experiences covering over 40 years within geotechnical engineering. His work has included desktop studies, investigations, analysis, design and construction input for highways, tunnels, railways, pipelines (onshore and offshore), embankments, dams, power stations, marine/offshore projects and foundations and excavations for a vast range of structures including tanks and large multi-storey buildings.

Sergei is highly skilled in numerical modelling and has a proven track record in providing realistic answers to complex problems. Sergei maintains his skills at the cutting edge of this field and he will provide some insight into how the geotechnical industry can leverage AI to improve its effectiveness.

This event is organised by the ICE North West Geotechnical Group and the Geological Society of London - North West Regional Group.

Programme

18:00 - 18:30

Networking and refreshments

18:30 - 19:30

Lecture

19:30 - 20:00

Q&A

20:00

End of event

Speaker

Sergei Terzaghi

Sergei Terzaghi

Andy O'Sullivan and Associates

principal

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Sergei Terzaghi

Sergei Terzaghi graduated in 1985 from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand with a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in civil engineering. He started his career with Murray-North Partners in Auckland. This firm was acquired initially by Woodward-Clyde Consultants in 1993, which in turn was acquired by URS in 1998.

Sergei joined Sinclair Knight Merz in Auckland in 2000 and transferred to SKM, Sydney in 2005. He moved to Arup Sydney in 2009 which included two years based in Los Angeles, USA.  

He more recently joined Andy O’Sullivan and Associates in 2024 starting the Australian arm. In the course of his career to date, he has been involved in many projects of note globally, though particularly throughout the Asia-Pacific region, and across many areas of engineering. He provided the technical expertise for the successful introduction of Deep Soil Mix Technology into New Zealand and now Trench Mix Technology in Australia.