Hong Kong Geotechnical Engineering Society Webinar
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Dr Mark Cottrell (Golder Associates (UK) Ltd, London) will be presenting a webinar titled: A DFN Framework with Application to Rock Engineering Characterisation, Analysis & Design for the Hong Kong Geotechnical Engineering Society and the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. The webinar will take place 2nd September 2020 (Wed), GMT+8 (HKT) 6:30pm Members of the AGS are invited to attend by registering online. Further details, including an abstract, can be found on the webinar flyer.
The WA Chapter congratulates the recipients of the 2019 AGS Awards at WA universities. These awards are presented annually to two engineering students from different State universities who produce the best combination of thesis and seminar on a geotechnical topic. This year’s 2019 AGS Awards were presented to Samantha McClurg from Curtin University and Marco Trimboli from the UWA. Samantha’s final year thesis, titled “Influence of Using Seawater in MICP on the Erodibility of Bio-Cemented Slope Profiles”, investigated using MICP (microbiologically-induced calcium carbonate precipitation) as a method of coastal erosion mitigation. Marco conducted a research project on the “Effects of Soil-Structure Interaction on the Differential Settlements of Multi-Storey Structures”. As part of this project, he helped develop a technique for…
Call for nominations — AGS Practitioner Award and D.H. Trollope Medal
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The Australian Geomechanics Society is calling on members for nominations for the AGS Practitioner Award and the D.H. Trollope Medal. AGS Practitioner Award This biennial award recognises contributions of the highest order over an extended period with a commitment to the geotechnical profession in Australia and the Australian Geomechanics Society. Nominations Nominations should be made by at least three persons (not necessarily members) to the Secretary of the National Committee of the Society following a call for submissions in Australian Geomechanics. Nominations must be accompanied by a comprehensive supporting document. AGS Practitioner Award Nomination Form D.H. Trollope Medal The Trollope Medal is awarded to the author of an outstanding paper on either theoretical or applied geomechanics. The work reported in…
Health and safety concerns due to COVI-19, along with logistical issues, have meant that the Soil & Rock logging courses have been postponed. It is unlikely that these courses will be held in 2020.
