Event type:
Evening meeting
Organised by:
Geological Society Events, Engineering Group
Venue:
Hybrid In person at Burlington House and Virtual via Zoom
Time and location
Time: Tea and coffee at 6pm, followed by a 6.30pm start.
Location: Online (via Zoom) and in-person at Burlington House
Event details
This EGGS evening talk will cover the new Network Rail standard for Earthworks Evaluation and Assessments (NR/L2/CIV/086) Modules 1 and 2.
Network Rail own and operate the rail network of Great Britain, which includes nearly 200,000 earthworks. A key management action for such a large and geologically diverse portfolio, following the evaluation of all available information, is the assessment of the fundamental stability of cutting slopes and load carrying capacity of embankments and natural ground beneath the rail corridor.
In June 2024, Network Rail released updates to their key modules for earthworks evaluation and assessment, within the CIV /086 Management of Earthworks standard. The procedures set out in these new modules will be described and the fundamental importance of engineering geology and thorough understanding of potential failure mechanisms to the evaluation and assessment framework will be demonstrated.
This event will be of interest to those undertaking assessment of existing earthworks for any infrastructure owner but will be particularly useful for those carrying out such a task for Network Rail.
Speakers
Simon Abbott (Network Rail) is the Professional Head of Earthworks for Network Rail and is an Engineering Geologist with over 20 years' experience.
Michael Edwards (Network Rail) is a Principal Engineer in the Technical Authority at Network Rail with over 15 years' experience.
Christopher Power (Mott MacDonald) is a Technical Director in the Civils Asset Management team of Mott MacDonald with over 25 years' experience.
Verity Wadesmith (Mott MacDonald) is a Senior Principal Engineer in the Civils Asset Management team of Mott MacDonald with 20 years' experience.
Registration
Attendance is free. Advance booking is not required for in-person attendees.
Please use the following Zoom webinar link to attend on the evening: Zoom Webinar Link (passcode, if required: 791689)