The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is the principal
association for geotechnical engineers in the United Kingdom.
The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is the principal
association for geotechnical engineers in the United Kingdom.
The BGA is pleased to announce the shortlisted entries for the 2020 Fleming Award. The finalists will present at the Fleming Award event on 7 December 2021, when a judging panel will select the winner.
The BGA Shortlisting Panel were impressed by the variety of projects put forward and the great work that has been undertaken by the applicants. The three projects and teams selected to present at the event are:
| Project | Team |
| Arup, Lendlease, British Land | 1 Triton Square, London |
| Arup/Züblin/National Highways/Balfour Beatty/Geotechnical
Experts/Coffey Geotechnics/AECOM | A63 Castle Street Improvements, Hull - Geotechnical Site
Trials |
| BAM Ritchies, NNB (EDF), AECOM, Kier Bam JV | Hinkley Point C Geotechnical Works |
The Fleming Award online event will be held on the evening of 7 December 2021 at the Institution of Civil Engineers. Full details of the event are on the BGA website here.
The judging panel will be:
The Fleming Award Competition is held annually to commemorate the life and work of Dr Ken Fleming and to recognise excellence in the practical application of geotechnics in a project or a part of a project. Entries are invited from teams which will typically include representatives from Clients, Main Contractors, Consulting Engineers, Specialist Contractors and so on. The award will be presented to the Project Team which most demonstrates excellence in geotechnical design & construction. There will be an emphasis on teamwork across the different disciplines involved in the project. Consideration will also be given to projects which are innovative.
During judging there will be a short keynote lecture by David Wright of Jacobs on Fibre optic sensing – A distributed monitoring technology for earthworks?
The Fleming Award is supported by Cementation Skanska.