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Date, time and location

The talk will take place on Tuesday 18 March 2025 at 6.30pm.

This is a hybrid event, which can be attended in person at The Hub, 500 Park Ave, Aztec W, Almondsbury, Bristol BS32 4RZ (room opens at 6pm), or online via Zoom (Zoom 'room' opens at 6.15pm).

Event details

The Western Regional Group of the Geological Society is pleased to welcome Adrian Koe, who will discuss the CIRIA guide (C810) on natural slopes and landslides.

The CIRIA guide on natural slopes and landslides (C810) published last year is intended to provide the asset owner, consultant and contractor with information on the condition, assessment and mitigation measures, which are applied to natural slopes. The authors have summarised the most relevant information from literature and consulted with experts and practitioners across the industry to capture good practice, with the aim of providing a document for routine use. It has been prepared as companion document to CIRIA Reports C591 Infrastructure cuttings and C592 Infrastructure embankments and is supported by case studies.

The presentation will cover some key aspects of the guide, including:

• The most recent accepted landslide classification system.
• The processes that result in deterioration of natural slopes, with a focus on the climate changes that are indicated by the Met Office UK CP18 climatic model.
• A proposed methodology for undertaking a quantitative assessment of landslide hazard.
• Management actions and engineering aspects of landslide mitigation, providing a summary of some of the key design aspects that should be considered.

Speaker

Adrian Koe – AtkinsRéalis

Adrian is Chief Engineer and the Discipline Lead for Rock Engineering within AtkinsRéalis. Adrian has over 25 years' experience in geotechnics and engineering geology, with specialisation in rock engineering and Landslides, and was one of the lead authors of CIRIA report C810.

Registration

Non-members welcome are welcome.