212th IAEG Connector
The latest IAEG Connector, the electronic newsletter connecting environmental and engineering geologists around the world, is available to read online.
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ISSMGE News & Information Circular, July 2022
The latest edition of the ISSMGE News & Information Circular, for July 2022, is available to read online.
211th IAEG Connector
Engineering Geology Disasters all over the world! — the latest issue of the IAEG Connector newsletter is available to read online.
210th IAEG Connector
Volcanoes showing some life around the world — the latest issue of the IAEG Connector newsletter is available to read online.
Call for abstracts, WA 2022 Symposium
The Western Australia Chapter of the AGS invites geotechnical professionals to submit abstracts for possible inclusion in the upcoming 2022 Symposium. More information can be found on the event page. The Western Australia (WA) Chapter of the Australian Geomechanics Society (AGS) is pleased to announce a one-day symposium titled “Engineering Geology and Geotechnics of Western Australia” which is to be held on 17 November 2022. The event will be held in Perth, forming a part of the continued program of events organised by the AGS WA Chapter. It aims to bring together geotechnical professionals to share and discuss their knowledge and experiences related to the engineering geology and geotechnical characteristics of the ground on which we build in Western Australia.…
209th IAEG Connector
Extended Deadline for Nominations for IAEG Officers — the latest issue of the IAEG Connector newsletter is available online.
ISSMGE News & Information Circular, June 2022
The latest issue of the ISSMGE News & Information Circular, for June 2022, including a link to the latest ISSMGE Bulletin, is available online.
207th IAEG Connector
IAEG loses good friend, Prof. Keith Turner — the latest issue of the IAEG Connector newsletter is available to read online.
206th IAEG Connector
Latest articles in the Bulletin for May, 2022 — the latest issue of the IAEG Connector newsletter is available online.
Treatment of geotechnical reports under the DBP legislation
Fair Trading has recently had queries from industry regarding the treatment of geotechnical reports under the Design and Building Practitioners legislation. This is to clarify that regardless of the fact that there is a design practitioner category for geotechnical engineering, only work which fits the definition of a “regulated design” – that is, a plan, a specification, or a report detailing a design relating to a ‘building element’ for ‘building work’ (as defined by the Design and Building Practitioners Act) — needs to be declared and lodged on the NSW Planning Portal. Advice relied upon by a design practitioner but which is not itself a “regulated design” does not need to be declared as a regulated design; but should be…