Engineering Geology of the Quaternary
| Organised by: | Engineering Group | |||
| Thames Valley |
| Date: | 31 March 2009 |
| Event Type: | Conference |
| Venue: | Reading University |
The day is divided into two sessions.
The morning session is devoted to keynote speakers to set the scene about the nature of the sediments. The afternoon is mainly case studies on a variety of subjects including the interpretation of the Lee Tunnel superficial deposits from archive material.
Key presentations include:
The morning session is devoted to keynote speakers to set the scene about the nature of the sediments. The afternoon is mainly case studies on a variety of subjects including the interpretation of the Lee Tunnel superficial deposits from archive material.
Key presentations include:
- Dr. Danielle Schreve, Royal Holloway: Quaternary climate change and how it affects the ground
- Dr Ursula Lawrence, Crossrail: Interpreting the Clay with Flints
- To be confirmed, BGS: Mapping the Quaternary
- Mr David Giles, Portsmouth University Quaternary Engineering Geology: Education & Training, a Portsmouth Perspective
- Dr A.MacDonald et al, BGS Measuring insitu permeability of Quaternary Deposits, examples from Forres, Morayshire
- Mr Michael Devriendt, Arup Experience gained Dewatering Quaternary Deposits, 1 New Change, City of London
- Mrs Jane Corcoran, Museum of London Quaternary Deposits, Experience of variations in material type.