Groundwater engineer and dewatering specialist. Author of textbooks. Past Chair of @BritishGeotech. Cyclist. All that family stuff too
Wakefield, UK
Joined June 2013
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On-line viewing link for the 61st Rankine Lecture by Professor John Carter of the University of Newcastle, Australia on Constitutive Modelling in Computational Geomechanics - 15 March 2023 britishgeotech.org/news/2023…
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Our ‘Temporary Works Groundwater Control for Construction’ 7 part online training course will provide a practical perspective on groundwater control techniques, including advantages and disadvantages of various methods. Register geolsoc.org.uk/Groundwater-a…
#GSLTraining #Groundwater
ALT Construction vehicles prepping ground for construction.
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Glasgow Subway opened #onthisday 1896, the third oldest underground railway system in the world. The narrow gauge track is just 4ft and the tunnels are 11ft diameter as it was originally cable-hauled.
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Viewing link for tonight's Fleming Award Event (6 December 2022) - this can be accessed via the ICE website ice.org.uk/events/latest-eve…
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The BGA is pleased to confirm that the 60th Rankine Lecture, to be delivered by Professor Stephan Jefferis, will be held as an in-person event on 16 March. Booking is mandatory, and there are special venue requirements britishgeotech.org/news/2022…
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Conceptual thinking critical for reducing risk from groundwater
Full story: buff.ly/3rzkYst
#modelling #transmissivity #hydrology
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John Mitchell Lecture: Groundwater problems ‘you cannot analyse your way out of’
John Mitchell Lecturer @MartinPreene went back to #groundwater basics and stressed the importance of “thinking conceptually about groundwater problems”.
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18 January 2022: On-line event: The 2022 John Mitchell Lecture - Thinking Conceptually About Groundwater Problems by Dr Martin Preene. Free to attend - advance registration required britishgeotech.org/events/31…
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This year's John Mitchell lecture will discuss how thinking conceptually can be of great benefit, when it comes to solving #groundwater problems.
Want to hear from industry expert Dr @MartinPreene about the development of groundwater control schemes?👉 bit.ly/31BPglc.
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Martin Preene awarded John Mitchell Medal
The I@ICE_engineers has awarded this year’s John Mitchell Medal to Richter technical director @MartinPreene.
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Obituary: Bryan Openshaw Skipp (1929-2021)
It is with great sadness that the @BritishGeotech shares the news that Bryan Skipp passed away, aged 92, on 26 August 2021.
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Rankine Lecture postponed until March 2022
The 60th #Rankine #Lecture, to be delivered by Stephan Jefferis, will now take place two years after the original date.
@BritishGeotech #geotechnical #engineering
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The 60th Rankine Lecture has been postponed. The lecture, to be delivered by Professor Stephan Jefferis, has been rearranged for 16th March 2022, as an in-person event at Imperial College Londion britishgeotech.org/news/2021…
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The BGA Annual Conference and AGM will be held as an in-person event on 13 Sept at the ICE, London. The event is free to attend but advance registration is required britishgeotech.org/events/29…
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Sir Alec Skempton was born #onthisday 1914. Along with Karl Terzaghi, he is considered to be one of the founders of soil mechanics.
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BGA executive committee voting begins
The @BritishGeotech has launched this year's election to select three new candidates to its executive committee.
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Voting for Election to BGA Executive Committee is now in progress – Deadline 21 June 2021. The election allows BGA members to select three candidates for the BGA Executive Committee britishgeotech.org/news/2021…
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Wonder what could have inspired us today to recommend a book about dewatering... ☔️
Groundwater lowering in construction: a practical guide to dewatering. New, 3rd ed. is now available for loan
Borrow here ice.soutron.net/Portal/Defau…
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Ground Engineering’s June 2021 issue is available online - Online access to Ground Engineering (GE) is included in BGA subscriptions britishgeotech.org/news/2021…
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William Smith, geologist was born #onthissday 1769. He produced the first geological map of England, Wales and part of Scotland. Portrait from Wikipedia. bit.ly/2Fy8bjf
