AGS WA Symposium 2025

Managing Geotechnical Risk and Complex Ground Conditions – Challenges, Solutions and Lessons Learned

Geotechnical risk is often one of the most influential factors in projects. From unforeseen soil, rock and groundwater conditions to complex geological settings, the ability to anticipate, assess, and manage these risks is critical. The symposium will highlight the identification and management of geotechnical risks, presenting challenges, groundbreaking solutions, and key lessons drawn from across the industry.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

• Site investigation and characterisation of difficult ground conditions
• Ground improvement strategies and applications
• Geotechnical instrumentation and risk monitoring
• Regulatory and contractual approaches to geotechnical risk
• Innovations in modelling and prediction of ground behaviour
• Management of geohazards (landslides, liquefaction, swelling/shrinkage, etc.)
• Case studies and lessons learned

This event will bring together geotechnical engineers, engineering geologists, academics, contractors, and asset owners to share knowledge, best practices, and forward-thinking approaches in tackling complex ground conditions.

Call for Abstracts

We invite abstracts from professionals across the field who can contribute valuable perspectives to this evolving topic and encourage the submission of a paper to the AGS Journal. Let’s explore how the geotechnical community can better prepare for and respond to ground-related challenges in a risk-informed and resilient manner.

Sponsorship Opportunities

A number of sponsorship opportunities are available, which can be purchased online.

For further information on sponsorship opportunities, see the flyer or contact Blake Luff via [email protected]

Sponsorship opportunities will be sold in order of company interest. Sponsors’ logos will be displayed at a size proportional to the sponsored amount on the PowerPoint slides and forms.

Sponsorship applications close on Friday, 26 September 2025 or until the slots available are filled.

Abstract Submission

It is a condition of submitting an abstract for the symposium that:

• Author confirms that they are able to attend and present on the date of the symposium.
• Presentation at the symposium is not subject to further approval by client or employer organisations.
• Abstracts will be included in the symposium booklet for distribution to all delegates.
• PDF of the presentation (presented at the symposium) is compulsory and is to be provided 1 week prior to the symposium and uploaded online for distribution to all delegates.

We encourage submission of papers to the AGS Journal.

Please submit a word document with the following information for abstract submission:

• Title of presentation
• Author’s full name(s) 
• Author’s full affiliation (Position, name of company/ university)
• Abstract should be less than 500 words, no specific format is required.

Abstracts are due 1 August 2025.

For more information, please contact Blake Luff via [email protected]

Where abstracts are selected for the symposium, presentations shall be 15 minutes in duration plus 5 minutes for questions from the audience.

Engineers Australia members participating in AGS technical sessions can record attendance on their personal CPD logs. Members should refer to Engineers Australia CPD policy for details on CPD types, requirements and auditing guidelines.