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The SGEG is a special interest group of the Institution of Civil Engineers and is a regional group of the British Geotechnical Association.

11/02/2025

A reminder about our event tonight being held tonight at Arup’s Glasgow office.

The topic is ‘Glenmuckloch Energy Park: repurposing an open-cast coal mine for pumped hydro storage’.

Doors open at 1730hrs with the presentation beginning at 1800hrs. Please note that this event is a hybrid event with limited ‘in-person’ space available.
A link is provided to the ICE Events page for registering for the event. Please note that you do not need to be a member of the ICE to register.

Glenmuckloch Energy Park is a proposed pumped hydro storage scheme located in the Southern Uplands of Scotland.

28/01/2025

The next event of the ICE Scottish Ground Engineering Group is being held on Tuesday 11 February 2025 at Arup’s Glasgow office. The topic is ‘Glenmuckloch Energy Park: repurposing an open-cast coal mine for pumped hydro storage’.

Doors open at 1730hrs with the presentation beginning at 1800hrs. Please note that this event is a hybrid event with limited ‘in-person’ space available.

A link is provided to the ICE Events page for registering for the event. Please note that you do not need to be a member of the ICE to register.

https://www.ice.org.uk/events/upcoming-events/glenmuckloch-energy-parks

Hope to see you there.

Glenmuckloch Energy Park is a proposed pumped hydro storage scheme located in the Southern Uplands of Scotland.

03/01/2025

Happy New Year to you all.

We hope the festive period has you rested and raring to go!

Our next event is a joint event with the ICE Glasgow and West of Scotland Group and covers an update on the Coire Glas ground investigation works and will be presented by Jessica Smith of SSE Renewables.

A link to the registration page is provided below. As always you do not need to be a member of the ICE to register for this event.

The event is being held in-person at the University of Strathclyde as well as being online on Tuesday 14 January 2025, with the presentation anticipated to commence at 1800hrs.

Coire Glas is the first large scale pumped storage hydro scheme to be developed in the UK in over 40 years and is located in the Great Glen of Scotland.

03/12/2024

A reminder that our annual Poster Competition, in association with the CSRG is being held tonight, we are pleased to announce the following topics are to be presented:

From Earth to the Moon: Transporting geotechnical methods to the lunar surface.
Properties of mud mortars and foundations in ancient Nepalese structures.
Freeze-thaw effects of biopolymer stabilised soils
Coire Glas Exploratory Works - Spoil Storage Area.
Gartbreck Waste Disposal Site, Islay: Construction of a new engineering landfill cell
Testing hydrological performance of live pole drains (LPD) for mitigation of slope instability
Improvement of Kaolin Clay through the addition of an alkaline solution
Stranraer Marina Expansion
Exraction, rock mass assessment and support for the Coire Glas exploratory adit at Loch Lochy
CFD - DEM Simulation of slurry particle infiltration in granular soil

The event is an ‘in-person’ event being held at Fairhurst’s Glasgow office on Tuesday 03 December from 1730hrs. To register for the event please use the following link: https://www.ice.org.uk/events/latest-events/annual-poster-and-presentation-competition-2024

You do not need to be a member of the ICE to register for the event.

Hope to see you there.

Join the ICE Scottish Ground Engineering Group and Geological Society Central Scotland for a joint poster competition in Geotechnical and Engineering Geology.

26/11/2024

With a week left until our annual Poster Competition, in association with the CSRG we are please to announce the following topics are to be presented:

From Earth to the Moon: Transporting geotechnical methods to the lunar surface.
Properties of mud mortars and foundations in ancient Nepalese structures.
Freeze-thaw effects of biopolymer stabilised soils
Coire Glas Exploratory Works - Spoil Storage Area.
Gartbreck Waste Disposal Site, Islay: Construction of a new engineering landfill cell
Testing hydrological performance of live pole drains (LPD) for mitigation of slope instability
Improvement of Kaolin Clay through the addition of an alkaline solution
Stranraer Marina Expansion
Exaction, rock mass assessment and support for the Coire Glas exploratory adit at Loch Lochy
CFD - DEM Simulation of slurry particle infiltration in granular soil

The event is an ‘in-person’ event being held at Fairhurst’s Glasgow office on Tuesday 03 December from 1730hrs. To register for the event please use the following link: https://www.ice.org.uk/events/latest-events/annual-poster-and-presentation-competition-2024

You do not need to be a member of the ICE to register for the event.

Hope to see you there.

Join the ICE Scottish Ground Engineering Group and Geological Society Central Scotland for a joint poster competition in Geotechnical and Engineering Geology.

05/11/2024

A reminder about our next event, next Tuesday 12 November concerning the upcoming changes to Eurocode.

Registration for the event is through the ICE Events page, but you do not need to be a member.

Please note that this event is an online event only.

A look at the main changes and innovations that have been incorporated into Eurocode 7.

23/10/2024

Our next event is now live on the ICE Events page.

It covers a general overview of the second generation of Eurocode 7 and will be presented by Dr Andrew Bond.

Please note that this event is online only and will require registration through the ICE Events page. You are not required to be a member of the ICE to register for the event.

https://www.ice.org.uk/events/latest-events/eurocode-7-second-generation-update

Look forward to seeing you online.

A look at the main changes and innovations that have been incorporated into Eurocode 7.

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