British Geotechnical Association
The BGA is the UK's main association for geotechnical engineers, organising key events annually.
- Date
- 17 February 2026
- Time
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Overview
This is a joint event presented in collaboration with the British Geotechnical Association (BGA) and the Engineering Group of the Geological Society (EGGS).
This presentation will review geotechnical data acquisition for earthworks projects and will compare analogue and digital approaches for the development of ground models in design.
Some case studies looking at uncertainty in geotechnical data from HS2 trials will be reviewed.
Opportunities from adopting a more data-driven approach to earthworks design and construction will be discussed, along with the associated requirement for improvement in the sharing of digital information.
The presentation will consider whether performance-based design of earthworks slopes could be supported by recent advances in the understanding of slope degradation mechanisms.
It will conclude that these topics are inter-related and can positively impact the way ground engineering professionals communicate with project stakeholders during design, construction and operational phases of a project.
After the event, there will be a networking session with drinks at the ICE Kendal's bar.
Speaker
Prof. Nick Sartain
Arup
associate director
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Prof. Nick Sartain
Nick has more than 25 years’ experience in the delivery of high-quality geotechnical engineering in multi-disciplinary environments.
His experience is in both consultancy and client organisations where he has led teams on major infrastructure projects, most notably in recent years on HS2. Over the past ten years he has been fortunate to work on a variety of projects which have made positive contributions to the delivery of earthworks in practice.
He is the Visiting Professor of Transport Infrastructure Engineering at Loughborough University.
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