Category Archives: EC7

UPDATES ON STANDARDS

British Standards are always being reviewed and updated by the BSI.  Keeping up to date with the developments is important for us all, so to assist our Clients we are pleased to advise that some of the British Standards commonly used by geotechnical engineers that are new or have been updated by the BSI are listed below:
  • BS 1377-1: 2016  Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes.  General requirements and sample preparation.
  • BS 8006-1:2010+A1:2016  Code of practice for strengthened/reinforced soils and other fills.
  • BS 8006-2:2011 Code of practice for strengthened/reinforced soils and other fills.  Soil nail design.
  • NA+A1:2016 to BS EN 1993-1-5:2006  UK National Annex to Eurocode 3.  Design of steel structures.  Plated structural elements.
  • PD CEN/TR 16970:2016  Sustainability of construction works.  Guidance for the implementation of EN 15804.
  • BS 8500-1:2015+A1:2016  Concrete.  Complimentary British Standard to BS EN 206.  Method of specifying and guidance for the specifier.
  • BS EN 13055:2016  Lightweight aggregates.
  • BS 8006-2:2011  Code
In addition the following standards under review by the BSI are listed below:
  • BS EN 1744-5:2006  3719: 2016  Tests for chemical properties of aggregates.  Determination of acid soluble chloride salts.
  • BS EN ISO 10321:2008  Geosynthetics.  Tensile test for joints/seams by wide-width strip method
This listing is not comprehensive and readers are referred to the BSI both for further details of changes to standards and for purchase information.

BESPOKE RETAINING WALL COURSE

We are pleased to announce that we recently completed a bespoke course on retaining walls for Foundation Piling Limited in their Bristol office.  The day course was focused on core principles and practical aspects of design, including EC7. If you have a group of people needing training in this or any other skill area then contact us to discuss how we may be able to design a course to suit your needs and add value to your service provision.

SUMMER IS ALMOST HERE… TIME TO PLAN YOUR TRAINING…

  The summer holiday season is almost upon us, so now seems a good time to remind you what courses are running over the next 3 months so you can fit those of interest in either before your well-earned leave or after you return refreshed.  Upcoming courses include:
  • Managing and Leading Teams, on 11 July 2016
  • Retaining Walls – Principles and Practice, on 25 July 2016
  • Report Writing for Engineers, on 1 August 2016
  • The ICE Professional Review – Preparing for the Interview, on 15 June 2106
  • Essentials of Project Management, on 12 September 2016
  • Mentoring for Engineering Geologists on Geotechnical Engineering, on 19 September 2016
  • Ground Investigation Design to EC7, half day course on 22 September 2016
  • Slope Stability – Principles and Practice, on 26 September 2016
If you require further details please enquire and we will respond as quickly as possible.  All courses are running in Chesterfield. Discounts are available for group bookings or delegates attending more than one course. Please call or email us to reserve your place on a course. More courses are available – see here for our 2016 calendar of public courses or here for our full list of courses including those available on a bespoke basis too.

UPCOMING GEOTECHNICAL COURSES IN JUNE 2016

We are pleased to announce the following geotechnical courses are coming up in June 2016:
  • Earthworks – Principles and Practice is running on 13 June 2016 and costs £220 + VAT per delegate
  • Geotechnical Design to Eurocode 7 is a 2 day course running on 20 & 21 June 2016 at a cost of £395 + VAT per delegate
  • Ground Investigation – Principles and Practice is running on 30 June 2016 and costs £220 + VAT per delegate
All are running in Chesterfield. Discounts are available for group bookings or delegates attending more than one course. Please call or email us to reserve your place on a course. More courses are available – see here for our 2016 calendar of public courses or here for our full list of courses including those available on a bespoke basis too.

BESPOKE SLOPE STABILITY COURSE

We are pleased to announce another addition to our expanding list of bespoke course delivery. This time it had a twist, in that we ran our standard slope stability course as an in-house provision for a consultancy in North Wales rather than bespoking the content. Despite the small number of delegates needing training we were able to offer a cost-effective service based on our substantial experience at delivering our courses to meet the diverse needs of our Clients. Feedback from the course was excellent too, and we are looking forward to working again with the Client in due course. If you have a group of people needing training in whatever skill area then contact us to discuss how we may be able to design a course to suit your needs and add value to your service provision.

NEWS ON NEW STANDARDS

The following changes to British Standards commonly used by geotechnical and structural engineers have been published:
  • Corrigendum 1 to NA+A1:2015 to BS EN 1993-1-4:2006+A1:20105. Design of steel structures. General rules. Supplementary rules for stainless steels.
  • BS EN 14196:2016. Geosynthetics. Test methods for measuring mass per unit area of clay geosynthetic barriers.
Readers are referred to the BSI for further details about the standards.

COURSE FEEDBACK REVIEW – EXCELLENCE DEMONSTRATED!

As part of our quality processes we have recently audited our course feedback over the last few years. The headline finding was a 94% excellent / very good rating of all the quantitative feedback received for our courses, with a 2:1 bias to excellent. This superb feedback is something we are very proud of, and we aim to keep driving this percentage higher still. Digging deeper into the feedback we found numerous equally positive qualitative feedback comments too, such as:
  • “Excellent course! You are a great teacher” (EC7 course, February 2016)
  • “I liked the link between geotechnical and structural design” (Bespoke foundation engineering course, November 2015)
  • “Very good course – difficult topics made clear and interesting” (Bespoke geotechnical engineering course, October 2015)
  • “Great knowledge of subject matter and strong delivery” (Slope stability course, September 2015)
  • “Great day – look forward to the next course” (Bespoke mentoring course on geotechnics to engineering geologists, June 2015)
  • “Great course given the detailed subject matter” (EC7 course on foundations, March 2015)
Many thanks to all the people we have worked with and helped over the years, for all your feedback. Without it we would not be able to strive to continuously improve our performance and achieve our goal of helping you make the most of yourselves.

NEWS ON NEW STANDARDS

The following British Standard implementations of European Standard EN’s commonly used by geotechnical engineers have been published:
  • BS EN 14227-15:2015.  Hydraulically bound mixtures.  Specifications.  Hydraulically stabilized soils.
  • BS EN ISO 17892-3:2015.  Geotechnical investigation and testing.  Laboratory testing of soil. Determination of particle density.
You may also be interested to know that work has just started on reviewing  BS 1377-1.

NEARLY LAST CALL FOR COURSES IN MARCH & APRIL 2016….

The following courses are coming up in the next two months in Chesterfield, which are all designed to be practical and to be of immediate benefit.
  • Mentoring for Civil Engineers on Engineering Geology (1.5 days equivalent) on 2 March 2016, costing £295 + VAT per delegate
  • Slope Stability – Principles & Practice on 10 March 2016, costing £220 + VAT per delegate
  • Earthworks – Principles & Practice on 14 April 2016, costing £220 + VAT per delegate
  • CDM 2015 – One Year On, half day course on 18 April 2016 costing £125 + VAT per delegate
Discounts are available for group bookings or delegates attending more than one course. Please call or email us to reserve your place on a course.

UPCOMING STRUCTURAL, CDM 2015 AND PROFESSIONAL REVIEW COURSES

We are pleased to announce the following courses are coming up in the next few months. All are running in Chesterfield:
  • CDM 2015 – One Year On, half day course on 18 April 2016 costing £125 + VAT per delegate
  • The ICE Professional Review – Overview & Preparation on 25 April 2016, costing £220 + VAT per delegate
  • REVISED DATE: Our 2 day course Design of Structural Concrete to Eurocode 2 is now being held on 19 & 20 May 2016 at a cost of £395 + VAT per delegate
Discounts are available for group bookings or delegates attending more than one course. Please call or email us to reserve your place on a course. More courses are available – see here for our 2016 calendar of public courses or here for our full list of courses including those available on a bespoke basis too.