MEETINGS PROGRAMME 2011 - 2012
Please note that the location of lectures changes
Thursday 8th September 2011 Haworth Lecture Theatre, University of Birmingham |
Elastic Settlement of Shallow Foundations on Granular Soil — A Critical Review Prof. Braja Das, California State University |
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Monday 3rd October 2011 Haworth Lecture Theatre, University of Birmingham |
Ground Source Heating and Cooling : The Good the Bad and the Ugly. A general overview of geothermal ground source heating and cooling in the UK Roger Macklin, Michael Crane, & Tony Amis, Geothermal International Ltd |
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Monday 7th November 2011 Nyquist Lecture Theatre, Arup Campus |
The use of compressed tyres on the A421 Stephen Beales, URS Scott Wilson |
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Monday 5th December 2011 Haworth Lecture Theatre, University of Birmingham |
Legal aspects of ground engineering – What can go wrong & how to avoid it Paul Mountain, Martineau Solicitors |
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Monday 9th January 2012 Haworth Lecture Theatre, University of Birmingham |
What do ground movements mean to urban infrastructure? Kelvin Higgins, GCG (Geotechnical Consulting Group) |
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Monday 6th February 2012 Haworth Lecture Theatre, University of Birmingham |
Foundation design for dynamic loading – pitfalls & solutions Ziggy Lubkowski, Arup |
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Monday 5th March 2012 Haworth Lecture Theatre, University of Birmingham |
Severn Valley Railway Slope Instability Julian Hughes, GIP |
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Monday 2nd April 2012 Haworth Lecture Theatre, University of Birmingham |
Joint Meeting with the IGS UK ChapterDesign & construction of electro-kinetic slope stabilisation John Lamont-Black, EKG |
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Monday 14th May 2012 Nyquist Lecture Theatre, Arup Campus |
Annual General Meeting & Environmental LectureStabilisation/solidification – A review of recent case studies Christine Mardle, Celtic Technologies |
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Meetings are either held in the Large Lecture Theatre in the HAWORTH BUILDING (no. 12 on the Edgbaston Campus Map ), The University of Birmingham B15 2TT, or in the Nyquist Theatre at Arup Campus, Blythe Gate, Blythe Valley Business Park, Solihull, B90 8AE. Junction 4 M42 (See Arup Campus Map )
Members and visitors should aim to arrive between 6 p.m. and 6.15 p.m. and park their cars in a perimeter car park. Normal refreshments (sandwiches, tea and coffee) will be available in the Shell Lounge in the Civil / Mechanical Engineering Building before the meeting. At about 6.45 p.m. members should walk across to the Haworth Chemistry Building.
Copies of presentations and reports of meetings for this and previous sessions are available for members in the ARCHIVES section of the MEMBERS AREA. Access to this area is restricted to members of the Society, who should apply to the webmaster by e-mail ( ) for the issue of login details.