- 2025
- 2024
32nd GFWA Prize in Geomechanics
Shivam Jassi, Sammam Shaan, Rachel Lim and Eunice Lim
AGS Perth Symposium 2024
Geotechnical Engineering for a Sustainable Society
Prof. Lidija Zdravković
WIAGS – Coffee catch up
Why is a reliability-based design framework beneficial for industry?
Dr Burt Look, OAM
Statistical Techniques in Geotechnical Engineering
Richard David
Geotechnical considerations for solar farm foundation design
Hugo Acosta-Martinez
Young Geotechnical Professionals’ Seminar & The 23rd Dr Baden Clegg Award
Anton Hamp, Anant Dubey, Behnam Damirchi and Mani Senthen
Dynamic Compaction State-of-the-Art
Dr Babak Hamidi
The importance of Engineering Geology interpretation in creating ground and geotechnical models
Alex Petty
Field Trip: Engineering Geology of Perth – An Introduction
BP KWOL Pipeline Relocation
(Aziz) Jiang Aizezi
Common ways tailings laboratory test programs go wrong
Dr David Reid
The Unusual and the Unexpected in Geotechnical Engineering: Observation – Analogy – Experiment
Professor Stephan Jefferis
- 2023
31st GFWA Prize in Geomechanics
Damian Sakellaris, Daniel Cumming , Rajal Kerari and Khulekani Sibanda
AGS Western Australia Symposium 2023
Some Lessons Learned During a Career In Geotechnical Engineering
Prof. Barry Lehane
Cognitive Dissonance in Geotechnical Engineering
Dr Burt Look
Medium scale field testing of laterally loaded monopiles in glacial till at Cowden for the PICASO project
Sarah Martin and Professor Byron Byrne
Young Geotechnical Professionals’ Seminar & The 22nd Dr Baden Clegg Award
Shengsheng Fan, Wilson Jiang and Sam Shahin
Pavements in the Public Domain
Dr Anna-Carin Brink
A specialist contractor’s view to managing geotechnical risk in design and construction
Peter Kingston
Centrifuge modelling and the energy transition – ‘same old same old’ or a new horizon?
Professor Phil Watson
Don’t Screw This Up! Key pitfalls and important considerations in open pit slope design
Ian de Bruyn
Sydney Tunnelling, Geology and Sustainable Data for the Future
Dr David J. Och
- 2022
AGS WA Symposium 2022
Alex Petty, John F Kennedy, Nina Levy and Barry Lehane
30th GFWA Prize in Geomechanics
Andrew Chilufya, Milan Kukadia, Ming Hui Gao and Neethu Valsaraj
Geotechnical Engineering Practice – useful tips for young and developing professionals
Bill K Koul
In Situ Testing “Game Changers”
Allan McConnell
Recycling Resources in Pavement: biochar and soft plastic
Yuxia Hu
Young Geotechnical Professionals’ Seminar & The 21st Dr Baden Clegg Award
Daniel Goldstein, William Hermans and Colm O'Beirne
Retaining walls
Terry Waters
Geothermal Energy and the Role of the Geotechnical Professional
Craig Butterworth
Shrink Swell Index Correlation – Does It Matter Which Method You Use?
Alex Petty
- 2021
29th GFWA Prize in Geomechanics
Nehal Vaghjiani, Noel Chen Fun Ker, Tony James Ngo and David Gangell
WA Symposium 2021
Guest speakers: Doug Stewart, Ruth Stephenson, Yuxia Hu and James Jung
Design Groundwater Level – Why so Complicated?
Allan Lundorf
Young Geotechnical Professionals’ Seminar & The 20th Dr Baden Clegg Award
Rachel Cheung, Eduardo Bittar Marin and Max Kulessa
2020 AGS Practitioner Award Inaugural Lecture
Geoffrey Cocks
Statistical analysis of settlement of footings on Bassendean Sands using historical CPT data
Terry Waters
Western Australia’s high stress mining challenges and some recent developments in their management
Mike Sandy
Liquefaction triggering from a slow, drained increase in phreatic surface
David Reid
- 2020
AGS 50th Anniversary Celebrations – WA Chapter
28th GFWA Prize in Geomechanics
Dylan Mo, Natalia Afur, Daniel Sheppard and Isabel Chew
West Australian Geotechnics and Geology
Russell Clayton, Prof. Barry Lehane, Eric Hudson-Smith and Alison Jennings
Novel Fish Anchor and Suction Caisson Anchor in Calcareous Silt
Muhammad Shazzad Hossain
Offshore Wind Turbine Geotechnical Engineering
Dr Nobutaka Yamamoto and Carl Erbrich
Young Geotechnical Professionals’ Seminar & The 19th Dr Baden Clegg Award
Michael Kostadinovski, Colin McGovern and Shaun Yap
- 2019
GFWA Prize, 27th Annual Award
Building useful and robust geological models to support geotechnical analyses, demonstrated with WA case studies
Matthew Tutton
Young Geotechnical Professionals’ Evening Seminar & 18th Baden Dr Clegg Award
Joe Tom, Nicole Fiumana and Glen Spooner
Geotechnical aspects of Optus Stadium
Katie Cook
58th Rankine Lecture
Dr Nick O'Riordan
Latent conditions and the experienced contractor test
Gordon Smith
- 2018
2018 E.H. Davis Memorial Lecture
Professor Barry Lehane
26th GFWA Prize in Geomechanics
Geotechnical Mapping Course 2018 – Perth
Protecting the environment with geosynthetics
57th Rankine Lecture, Perth
Eduardo Alonso
Engineering Geology and Rock Mechanics Seminar
Dr Harry Saroglou, Neil Bar, Tim Johnson
Quiz Night
Young Geotechnical Engineers’ Evening Seminar & 17th Dr Baden Clegg Award
Jarrad Coffey, Andrew Lim and Sam Stanier
Optus Stadium Civil Enabling Works Ground Improvement Project
Babak Hamidi
Role of Engineering Geological Modelling in Rock Slope Engineering
Mark Eggers
Critical State Soil Mechanics: 125 years of history to current use
Mike Jefferies
April Technical Presentation
To be confirmed
AS1726-2017 – What has changed
Stuart Masterson, Senior Principal Engineer, Water Corporation
- 2017
Insights from the Ballina bypass prediction exercise
Dr Richard Kelly
The application of near-surface geophysical techniques in geotechnical engineering
Lee Tasker
Young Geotechnical Engineers’ Evening Seminar & 16th Dr Baden Clegg Award
Mechanics of unsaturated soils and applications
Professor Daichao Sheng
Use of vegetation to assess ground conditions
Geoff Cocks
56th Rankine Lecture, Perth:
Geotechnics and EnergyProfessor Richard Jardine, Imperial College London
- 2016
Damage and premature refusal of piles
Professor Mark Randolph & Carl Erbrich
Geotechnical Mapping Course – Perth
Use of onshore test sites for developing soil characterisation methods and verifying foundation solutions
Tom Lunne, Technical Expert, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute
Harnessing Wave Energy – Geo-Development Challenges
Mr Angus Nichols, Dr Peter Ramsay, Shawn Ryan and Dr Noel Boylan
E.H. Davis Memorial Lecture – WA
Professor Malek Bouazza
Young Geotechnical Engineers’ Evening Seminar & 15th Dr Baden Clegg Award
Geotechnical Aspects of the Gateway WA Project
Dr Giovanny Alvarado, Principal Geotechnical Engineer, AECOM Australia
Micro-seismic monitoring of damage initiation and propagation in an underground gallery in the Opalinus Clay formation (Switzerland)
Joel Sarout, CSIRO Energy, Perth
AS 1726 : 2016 Seminar – Perth
Members of the SA CE-15 Committee
Escaping the Golden Cage: Learning to Practise the Art of Observational Geotechnical Engineering
John Simmons
- 2015
55th Rankine Lecture: Hazard, Risk and Reliability in Geotechnical Practice
Dr. Suzanne Lacasse, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI)
23rd Annual GFWA Prize in Geomechanics & AGS-WA Chapter AGM
Foundation Design and Installation for Ichthys Structures
Carl Erbrich and Ian Finnie, Fugro AG
Use of recycled materials in road pavements
Colin Leek, Project Engineer, City of Canning
Deconstructing engineering geological models – for continuous improvement in a changing world.
Dr Fred Baynes, Past President of IAEG, Independent Consultant Engineering Geologist, Australia
Soil and Rock Logging Course – WA
Dr Fred Baynes
Young Geotechnical Engineers’ Evening Seminar and
The 14th Dr Baden Clegg Award – 201554th Rankine Lecture (2014): Interactions in Offshore Foundation Design
Professor Guy Houlsby, University of Oxford
A systems approach to verifying driven pile foundations
Dr. Julian Seidel
Failures in Dewatering for Diaphragm Wall (and Similar) Deep Excavations
Mike Hillman
An improved methodology for the determination of design groundwater levels for civil construction projects
14th Glossop Medal Lecture Tour – Perth
- 2014
- 2013
Estimation of Parameters for Seismic Design in Peru
Manuel Monroy
Symposium – Retaining Structures: Recent Advances and Past Experiences
Various speakers
D.H. Trollope Medal 2010 ‐ Solutions for Oil and Gas Extraction from Shallow to Deep Water Resources
Dr Muhammad Shazzad Hossain
Geotechnics of Nearshore and Dredging Projects
Performance-Based Design In Geotechnical Engineering
Professor Malcolm Bolton
GFWA Prize in Geomechanics for Final Year Undergraduate Projects in Geomechanics at Universities in Western Australia
Combined Loading Of Offshore Foundations
Prof Mark J. Cassidy
Deficiencies In Current Liquefaction Criteria As They Apply To Western Australia
Dr Bob Semple
AGS Young Geotechnical Professionals’ Evening Seminar and the 12th Dr Baden Clegg Award
Various
Cone Penetration Tests in Unsaturated Soils
Adrian Russel
Geotechnical Engineering and the Law
Jeremy Quan-Sing and Nicholas Gallina
Woodside’s North West Shelf Pile Foundations and North Rankin B Installation
Dr Ting Zhang
University Research Student Presentations
Various speakers
Geothermal Energy: to heat and cool buildings
Ed Lohrenz
Logging of Core for Mining Purposes with emphasis on the CoalLog Manual
Geotechnical Practitioner of the Year 2010 and Civil Engineer of the Year 2011
Andrew Leventhal
Invalidity of Relative Density for Quality Control of Cohesionless Soils
Babak Hamidi
The challenges of offshore shallow foundation design
Dr Nina Levy
- 2012
Annual General Meeting & Offshore Pipelines
Prof David White
AGM & Offshore geotechnics
Prof David White
Seminar on the Engineering Geology of WA
Fred Baynes, Bruce Bulley, John F Kennedy and Mark Eggers
Fundamental issues in developing a code of practice for geotechnical design
Dr Brian Simpson
20th GFWA Prize
UWA, Curtin & WASM students
Tunnelling in the Binningup Desalination Plant
Alan Berry, Hendrie van Zyl & Mike Murray
51st Rankine Lecture – Geotechnical Stability Analysis
Laureate Professor Scott Sloan
Soil and Rock Logging Course – AS1726 Geotechnical Site Investigations
Fred Baynes
Forecasting Ground Deformation
Asst/Prof James Doherty
Sustainable Resilient Ground Engineering
Nick O'Riordan
Tunnelling to and Under Airports
Ted Nye
Young Geotechnical Engineers, 10th Baden Clegg Award
Various
Anticipating Engineering Properties And Behaviour From Geological Knowledge
Alan Moon
Geotechnical Investigation of Mount St. Helens’ New Roadway after May 18, 1980 Eruption
George B. Deardorff
Tunnelling in Binningup Desalination Plant Project
Alan Berry
The M 6.3 Christchurch, New Zealand, Earthquake of February 22, 2011
Dr Timothy Mote, Arup
Probabilities of Failure and Factors of Safety in Geotechnical Engineering
Professor Vaughan Griffiths, Colorado School of Mines, USA
Laboratory Testing in Geotechnical Engineering
Prof. Barry Lehane, Prof. Andy Fourie and Asst/Prof. James Doherty
- 2011
Working platform assessments for tracked plant
Bruce McPherson
Lecture (topic TBC) & Annual General Meeting
Speaker TBC
Geotechnical Investigation of a Large Tailings Facility
Peter K. Robertson
Geohazards and Large Geographically Distributed Systems
Professor Tom O’Rourke
GFWA Prize in Geomechanics for Final Year Undergraduates Projects in Geomechanics at Universities in Western Australia
UWA, Curtin & WASM students
Managing Geotechnical Risks on Major Projects
Fred Baynes
Pavement Materials and Design in WA
Geoff Cocks
Wastewater Treatment Plant at Christmas Island
Stuart Masterson
Young Geotechnical Engineers evening Seminar and 10th Baden Clegg Award
Simon Hope, Mira Lee, Mark Orr and Pauline Truong
Landslide risk management in the Coastal Limestones of Kings Park and Botanic Gardens, Perth
Bruce Bulley & Steve Easton
Some Geotechnical Challenges
Dr Peter W. Mitchell
Underwater noise from pile-driving: measurement, modelling, and mitigation
Dr Alec Duncan
Geotechnical and Geological Engineering for the Nakheel Tower, Dubai
Dr Chris Haberfield
Course on Laboratory Testing in Geotechnical Engineering
Barry Lehane, Andy Fourie & James Doherty
Sustainable Development of Underground Space and the Reuse of Existing Foundations
Dr Fiona Chow
- 2010
AGM & 50th Rankine Lecture: Stiffness at small strain – research and practice
Prof Chris Clayton
Soil and Rock Logging Course – AS1726 Geotechnical Site Investigations
Fred Baynes & Bruce Bulley
From a 20kg Sample to a 100 million tonne land form: the art of tailings engineering
Alistair Cadden
Rock Mass Characterisation
Dr Paul Marinos, 2010 Jahns Distinguished Lecturer
Diaphragm Walls – Design and Construction
Ronan Leroy
AGS Young Geotechnical Professionals Evening Seminar and the 9th Dr Baden Clegg Award
John McDermott, Tim Nash, Russel Pol and Gary Webley
Ground Improvement Workshop
Serge Varaksin, Dr Chu Jian and Patrick Wong
New piling code
Gary Chapman
The challenges of geohazard prediction when operating in the marine environment
Fiona Fitzpatrick
Geotechnical Aspects of the Port Geographe development
Geoffrey Cocks
Urban Stormwater and Groundwater Management for Water Sensitive Urban Design Outcomes
Bill Till MIEAust CPEng.
The Magic of Sands
Prof David Muir Wood
Lessons Learnt from Numerical Analyses of Geotechnical Problems
Mostafa Ismail & Sergei Terzaghi
- 2009
- 2008
- 2006
Management of Kindston’s Waste Rock Piles
David Williams
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