The Engineering Group Annual Conference: Engineering Geomorphology, Geomaterials and the Ground Model: The Peter Fookes Legacy
The Engineering Group Annual Conference: Engineering Geomorphology, Geomaterials and the Ground Model: The Peter Fookes Legacy
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Location
Date
Description
The Engineering Group of the Geological Society will host its 2023 Annual Conference between Sunday 26th and Tuesday 28th March at Christ’s College Cambridge.
Abstracts to EGGS.AnnualConference@outlook.com
The theme of this year’s conference is a celebration of the life and times of the late Professor Peter Fookes, the First Glossop Medal winner.
If you wish to present at the Conference on any of the above themes then please submit an abstract via the email link below. Please add EGGS CONFERENCE ABSTRACT in the email subject line:
Abstracts to EGGS.AnnualConference@outlook.com
Sessions are themed around the geological ground model, engineering geomorphology, geomaterials and hot deserts.
An optional field trip will be run on Saturday 25th March led by Tim Holt-Wilson to visit the Brecks Earth Heritage Trail. The Trail will examine the geology, soils, geomorphology, hydrology, biodiversity, landscape, architecture and archaeology to interpret the geodiversity of the Breckland area of East Anglia.
Keynote Speakers
John Charman (Engineering Geology Consultant)
– The life and times of Professor Peter Fookes
Gareth Hearn (Director, Hearn Geoserve Ltd)
- Engineering geomorphology in the mountains: the legacy of Peter Fookes
Professor Cherith Moses (Edge Hill University)
- Weathering the storm: rock coast resilience and vulnerability
Emeritus Professor Jim Griffiths (University of Plymouth)
– What do we mean by a ground model - the Fookes geomodel legacy
Dr Mark Lee (Ebor Geoscience Limited)
- Arabia Felix: Fookes in the Desert
Dr Ian Simms (Director emeritus, RSK Environment Ltd)
David Shilston (Atkins Fellow – engineering geology)
– Concluding remarks
The ticket includes
Registration to the conference
Accommodation for 2 nights at Christ's College (Sunday & Monday)
Ice breaker reception on arrival
Buffet dinner
Conference banquet
Lunches
Refreshments throughout the conference
If you are attending the field trip and require accommodation for the Saturday night, then please enquire.
Thanks to our Sponsors:
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Main Programme
Geomorphology, Geomaterials and the Ground Model: the Peter Fookes Legacy
Conference Programme
The conference will be held in the Yusuf Hamied Theatre in the College.
Saturday 25th March 2023 - Field Trip Full day field trip led by Tim Holt-Wilson to visit the Brecks Earth Heritage Trail. The trail will examine the geology, soils, geomorphology, hydrology, biodiversity, landscape, architecture and archaeology to interpret the geodiversity of the Breckland area of East Anglia.
Sunday 26th March 2023
14:00 Arrival, registration, and ice-breaker refreshments
15:00 Introduction by Anna Morley, Engineering Group of the Geological Society Vice-Chair
15:00 Opening - John Charman, Engineering Geology Consultant – The life and times of Professor Peter Fookes
15:45 Gareth Hearn, Director, Hearn Geoserve Ltd – Engineering geomorphology in the mountains: the legacy of Peter Fookes
16:30 Q&A/Discussion
17:00 Break / Freshen-up
18:00 Evening drinks in Buttery
18:30 Buffet dinner and drinks reception (Formal Hall)
Monday 27th March 2023
Theme 1 - Geomorphology
09:00 Introduction
09:00 Keynote: Professor Cherith Moses, Edge Hill University – Weathering the storm: rock coast resilience and vulnerability
09:30 Claire Czarnomski, Jacobs - Geohazard management for HS2: a GIS-based engineering geomorphological assessment
09:45 Dr Barnali Ghosh, Cambridge University and Mott Macdonald - Mapping geohazard risk on a massive scale, across South Asia's infrastructure
10:00 Dr Dave Giles, CGL - Lidar in the periglacial terrain
10:15 Q&A/Discussion
10:45 Break
Theme 2 – Hot Deserts
11:00 Introduction
11:00 Keynote: Dr Mark Lee, Ebor Geoscience Limited – Arabia Felix: Fookes in the Desert
11:40 James Gelder - Peter Fookes' Geological Environment Matrix Reimagined for the 21st Century
11:55 Ross Fitzgerald, Alex Bellis, Dr Paul Fish, Dr Roger Moore, Jacobs - The role of engineering geomorphology to guide sustainable rail infrastructure in deserts
12:10 Q&A/Discussion
13:00 Lunch
Theme 3 –Geomaterials
14:00 Introduction 14:00 Keynote: Dr Ian Sims, Director emeritus, RSK Environment Ltd – Professor Peter George Fookes, FREng (1933-2020): an Appreciation
14:40 Tom Berry, University of Leeds - A review of self-sealing mechanisms in fine grained sedimentary rocks
14:55 Dr Mourice Czerewko and Dr John Cripps, Aecom and University of Sheffield respectively - The deterioration of landforms and geological material caused by atmospheric reaction of pyrite bearing materials.
15:10 Tom Lees, University of Durham - Environmental controls on temporal and spatial patterns of progressive rock failure in steep rock slopes
15:25 Q&A/Discussion
15:55 Break
Theme 4 – The Ground Model
16:10 Introduction
16:10 Keynote: Emeritus Professor Jim Griffiths, University of Plymouth – What do we mean by a ground model – the Fookes geomodel legacy
16:55 Steve Parry and Dr Fred Baynes - An introduction to the recent IAEG Commission C25 Publication “Guidelines for the development and application of engineering geological models on projects”
17:10 Lee Taylor and Stephanie Boffey-Rawlings, Atkins – Development of the Engineering Geological Model for the Global Centre for Rail Excellence (GCRE) and the benefits for geotechnical risk management
17:25 Q&A/Discussion
17:45 Break
18:45 Drinks (Buttery Bar), sponsored by the Early Careers group, and with early careers social
19:45 Dinner (Formal Hall)
Tuesday 28th March 2023
Theme 4 – The Ground Model continued
09:30 Introduction
09:30 John Davis, GCG - Desk studies, ground models and how to avoid being sued
09:45 Tristan Menzies, WSP - Engineering Geological Model Solution for Tailings Management
10:00 Scott Davidson, Aecom - Tunnelling in Herrats & Wadis – A Preliminary Ground Model
10:15 Evie Barratt and Tom Berry, Jacobs - A semi-quantitative geotechnical visualisation tool for ground engineering projects 10:30 Break
11:00 Dr Tom Morgan, GCG - An update to the East London ground model
11:15 Amber Pavey, Jacobs - 3D geological modelling to support Environmental Safety Case in the nuclear sector
11:30 Dr Harry Saroglou and Dr Georgios Katsigiannis, EKFB - Understanding the geological model in a Chalk environment, an example from a High Speed rail project
11:45 Q&A/Discussion
12:15 Close - David Shilston, Atkins Fellow – Engineering Geology – Concluding remarks
12:35 Panel/Discussion – We’ve heard of the legacy, but what about the future?
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Conference closed
Organiser
Venue
Christ's College Cambridge, St Andrew's St, CB2 3BU Cambridge
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The Engineering Group Annual Conference: Engineering Geomorphology, Geomaterials and the Ground Model: The Peter Fookes Legacy
From GBP 55.00