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Awards Presented at BGA Annual General Meeting June 2024

Awards Presented at BGA Annual General Meeting June 2024

Awards Presented at BGA Annual General Meeting June 2024

The BGA presented awards at its Annual General Meeting during its Annual Conference on 12 June 2024.

BGA Medal

The paper authors received the 2023 BGA Medal from BGA Vice Chair Dr Andrew Ridley. 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 published in Géotechnique. Further details HERE.


BGA Case Histories Award

The paper authors received the 2024 BGA Case Histories Award from BGA Vice Chair Dr Andrew Ridley. The 2024 BGA Case Histories Award has been awarded to authors Peter Hensman, Zhandos Orazalin and Brian Sheil for their paper “Monitoring the construction of a deep energy-from-waste bunker in soft clay and peat” in Géotechnique, published 2023. Further details HERE.



BGA Masters Prize

The winner received the 2023 BGA Masters Prize from BGA Vice Chair Dr Andrew Ridley. 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”, Further details HERE.


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