4th BGA Annual Dinner & Invited Lecture

Overview

The 4th BGA Annual Dinner promises to be a memorable evening, bringing together members of the geotechnical community for an opportunity to connect, socialise and enjoy fine food.

This year’s dinner will feature the BGA Special Lecture by Professor Giulia Viggiani, titled “Two thousand years and twenty metres apart: tunnelling beneath the Cloaca Maxima in the historic centre of Rome”, offering a fascinating insight into the challenges of tunnelling beneath one of Rome’s most historic sites.

Urban underground infrastructure increasingly needs to coexist with the built and archaeological heritage of historic cities. This lecture explores the challenges encountered during the construction of Rome Metro Line C, where modern tunnels pass beneath ancient masonry and concrete structures.

Focusing on the Cloaca Maxima, the lecture will examine its measured response to TBM tunnelling, combining construction observations and field monitoring with physical and numerical modelling.

Recent centrifuge experiments and numerical analyses will provide further insight into the interaction between tunnelling, ground movements and ancient structures.

The Rome case study offers valuable lessons for urban geotechnical engineering and the challenge of developing new infrastructure while preserving structures that have survived for thousands of years.

The lecture will only be open to those attending the dinner.

Your ticket includes the lecture and a three-course dinner.

The event is open to BGA members and non-members, providing an excellent opportunity to connect and socialise with colleagues from across the geotechnical community.

BGA Annual Dinner and Lecture – Details

Dress code: Lounge suits

18:30 – Registration

19:00 – Welcome and BGA Special Lecture
Telford Theatre

20:10 – Three-course dinner
Smeaton Room

22:30 – Carriages

Tickets are limited, so book your place today to avoid missing out.

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