Géotechnique Lecture

{{Short description|Biennial lecture on the topic of soil mechanics}}

The Géotechnique lecture is an biennial lecture on the topic of soil mechanics, organised by the British Geotechnical Association named after its major scientific journal Géotechnique.

This should not be confused with the annual BGA Rankine Lecture.

List of Géotechnique Lecturers

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No ! YEAR ! LECTURER ! SUBJECT ! AFFILIATION
1 \| 1989 \| David M. Potts & Richard J. Jardine \| Offshore Piling \| Imperial College
2 \| 1991 \| Malcolm D. Bolton & Scott Steedman \| Dynamic soil behaviour \| University of Cambridge & BEQE Ltd
3 \| 1993 \| William Powrie & Martin Preene \| Groundwater control in fine soils \| University of Southampton & W J Groundwater Ltd
4 \| 1999 \| Chris R. I. Clayton & William Powrie \| Recent research on embedded retaining walls \| University of Southampton
5 \| 2001 \| Guy T. Houlsby & Roy Butterfield \| Foundations on sand: towards a more secure basis for design \| University of Oxford & University of Southampton
6 \| 2003 \| Matthew R. Coop \| From laboratory tests to design in sand \| Imperial College
7 \| 2005 \| Simon J. Wheeler \| The mechanics of unsaturated soils \| University of Glasgow
8 \| 2007 \| Kenichi Soga \| \| University of Cambridge
9 \| 2009 \| Jamie R. Standing \| Geology, engineering and ground response to tunnelling \| Imperial College
10 \| 2011 \| Byron W. Byrne \| Foundation Design for Offshore Wind Turbines \| University of Oxford
11 \| 2013 \| Lidija Zdravković \| Geotechnical numerical analysis: a road map \| Imperial College
12 \| 2015 \| Catherine O'Sullivan \| A Particulate Perspective on Soil Mechanics [https://www.ice.org.uk/eventarchive/geotechnique-lecture-2015-london 2015 Géotechnique Lecture] \| Imperial College
13 \|2017 \| Jonathan A. Knappett \| Use of vegetation in low-carbon Geotechnical Engineering [https://www.ice.org.uk/eventarchive/geotechnique-lecture-2017 2017 Géotechnique Lecture] \| University of Dundee
14 \|2019 \| David J. White[https://www.southampton.ac.uk/engineering/about/staff/djw1g17.page Professor David White BA, MA, MEng, PhD (Cantab), FREng, FTSE, FRINA, FIEAust Professor of Infrastructure Geotechnics] \| Designing infrastructure for an evolving seabed [https://www.ice.org.uk/events/designing-infrastructure-evolving-seabed-london Géotechnique Lecture 2019: Designing infrastructure for an evolving seabed, London] \| University of Southampton
15 \|2021 \| Stuart K. Haigh[http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/profiles/skh20 Professor Stuart Haigh Professor of Geotechnical Engineering] \| Performance-Based Design of Propped Retaining Walls [https://www.britishgeotech.org/events/312-2021-gotechnique-lecture-performance-based-design-of-propped-retaining-walls 2021 Géotechnique Lecture - Performance-Based Design of Propped Retaining Walls] \| University of Cambridge
16 \|2023 \| Alessandro Tarantino[https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/tarantinoalessandroprof/ Professor Alessandro Tarantino] \| Bringing vegetation-based solutions into geotechnical engineering design: how do we make it happen? [https://www.britishgeotech.org/events/382-2023-gotechnique-lecture 2023 Géotechnique Lecture - Bringing vegetation-based solutions into geotechnical engineering design: how do we make it happen?] \| University of Strathclyde
17 \|2025 \| \| \|

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! YEAR

! LECTURER

! SUBJECT

! AFFILIATION

| 1989

| David M. Potts & Richard J. Jardine

| Offshore Piling

| Imperial College

| 1991

| Malcolm D. Bolton & Scott Steedman

| Dynamic soil behaviour

| University of Cambridge & BEQE Ltd

| 1993

| William Powrie & Martin Preene

| Groundwater control in fine soils

| University of Southampton & W J Groundwater Ltd

| 1999

| Chris R. I. Clayton & William Powrie

| Recent research on embedded retaining walls

| University of Southampton

| 2001

| Guy T. Houlsby & Roy Butterfield

| Foundations on sand: towards a more secure basis for design

| University of Oxford & University of Southampton

| 2003

| Matthew R. Coop

| From laboratory tests to design in sand

| Imperial College

| 2005

| Simon J. Wheeler

| The mechanics of unsaturated soils

| University of Glasgow

| 2007

| Kenichi Soga

| University of Cambridge

| 2009

| Jamie R. Standing

| Geology, engineering and ground response to tunnelling

| Imperial College

| 2011

| Byron W. Byrne

| Foundation Design for Offshore Wind Turbines

| University of Oxford

| 2013

| Lidija Zdravković

| Geotechnical numerical analysis: a road map

| Imperial College

| 2015

| Catherine O'Sullivan

| A Particulate Perspective on Soil Mechanics [https://www.ice.org.uk/eventarchive/geotechnique-lecture-2015-london 2015 Géotechnique Lecture]

| Imperial College

|2017

| Jonathan A. Knappett

| Use of vegetation in low-carbon Geotechnical Engineering [https://www.ice.org.uk/eventarchive/geotechnique-lecture-2017 2017 Géotechnique Lecture]

| University of Dundee

|2019

| David J. White[https://www.southampton.ac.uk/engineering/about/staff/djw1g17.page Professor David White BA, MA, MEng, PhD (Cantab), FREng, FTSE, FRINA, FIEAust Professor of Infrastructure Geotechnics]

| Designing infrastructure for an evolving seabed [https://www.ice.org.uk/events/designing-infrastructure-evolving-seabed-london Géotechnique Lecture 2019: Designing infrastructure for an evolving seabed, London]

| University of Southampton

|2021

| Stuart K. Haigh[http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/profiles/skh20 Professor Stuart Haigh Professor of Geotechnical Engineering]

| Performance-Based Design of Propped Retaining Walls [https://www.britishgeotech.org/events/312-2021-gotechnique-lecture-performance-based-design-of-propped-retaining-walls 2021 Géotechnique Lecture - Performance-Based Design of Propped Retaining Walls]

| University of Cambridge

|2023

| Alessandro Tarantino[https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/tarantinoalessandroprof/ Professor Alessandro Tarantino]

| Bringing vegetation-based solutions into geotechnical engineering design: how do we make it happen? [https://www.britishgeotech.org/events/382-2023-gotechnique-lecture 2023 Géotechnique Lecture - Bringing vegetation-based solutions into geotechnical engineering design: how do we make it happen?]

| University of Strathclyde

|2025