The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is the principal
association for geotechnical engineers in the United Kingdom.

Welcome to the British Geotechnical Association

Welcome to the British Geotechnical Association (BGA). We are the principal association for geotechnical engineers in the United Kingdom. We also perform the role of the Ground Board for the Institution of Civil Engineers, as well as being the UK member of the International Society for Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) and the International Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (ISRM).

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Upcoming Events

Yorkshire Geotechnical Group (ICE)
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Economic design of foundations: ICE MOGE 2nd edition updates for Chapter 51 to 57

Tony O’Brien FREng (Mott MacDonald Global Practice Leader) & Alan Willoner FICE (Mott MacDonald Technical Director) will present on economic design of foundations, drawing from recent changes to ICE MOGE 2nd Edition which relate to foundation design (Chapters 51 to 57).

  • 14.05.2024
  • 18:30 - 20:00
  • The Diamond, University of Sheffield, S3 7RD
  • Event Type: Yorkshire Geotechnical Group (ICE)
BGA Meeting
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Chalk characterisation for and driven pile behaviour at Chalk sites

BGA Evening Meeting based on the 2022 BGA Medal Winning Paper: Professor Richard Jardine, Dr Ken Vinck and Dr Róisín Buckley will present on Chalk characterisation for and driven pile behaviour at Chalk sites

  • 16.05.2024
  • 18:00 - 19:30
  • Institution of Civil Engineers, One Great George Street, London SW1P 3AA
  • Event Type: BGA Meeting

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Winner announced of 2023 BGA Masters Prize

  • 03.05.2024

The BGA is pleased to announce that Thirimadura Supun Surendra Mendis of Imperial College London is the winner of the 2023 BGA Masters prize for his entry “Advanced 3D Numerical Modelling of Deep Basement and Tunnel Interaction in London”

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Call for submissions - BGA annual conference young engineers' poster competition 2024

  • 28.04.2024

BGA Annual conference 2024 - calling for poster submissions for the Young Engineers' Poster Competition. A prize of £150 is awarded

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2023 BGA Medal Winning Paper announced

  • 28.04.2024

The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is pleased to announce that the 2023 BGA Medal has been awarded to the paper “Particle-scale simulations of the compression and shearing of kaolin clay” by John de Bono and Glenn McDowell.

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The May 2024 issue of Ground Engineering is available on line

  • 17.04.2024

The May 2024 issue of Ground Engineering is available on line. Online access to Ground Engineering (GE) is included in BGA subscriptions.

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Russell Geotechnical Innovations announced as Platinum Sponsor for BGA Annual Conference

  • 10.04.2024

Russell Geotechnical Innovations announced as Platinum Sponsor for BGA Annual Conference

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Dr Angus Skinner

  • 02.04.2024

​The BGA is very sad to hear that Dr. Angus Skinner passed away on 1st April 2024.

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