Showing posts with label Western Region GS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Western Region GS. Show all posts
Sunday, 17 July 2016
Monday, 13 June 2016
June 21st 'The Key Principles and Practicalities of Earthworks'
Darwin Room, The Hub, 500 Aztec West, Almondsbury,
Bristol, BS32 4RZ.
Further details contact Western Regional Group
Bristol, BS32 4RZ.
Further details contact Western Regional Group
Thursday, 14 April 2016
19th April - GWR Electrification
Piles, Piles, and More Piles!
Great Western Railway- Geotechnical Engineering for Electrification
19th April 2016, 6.30pm - Refreshments from 6pm
The Western Regional Group is pleased to invite Jon Esser to give an overview of the Great Western Electrification Programme from the perspective of the geotechnical discipline and also drawing on some wider project challenges.
The Great Western Electrification Programme (GWEp) aims to electrify one of Britain’s oldest and busiest railways, providing greener, more reliable journeys and improving connections across southern England and South Wales. Electrification will improve services and help support economic growth across many of our cities and towns.
Using case studies from the GWEp network, Jon will be presenting the main considerations and challenges that have been faced by the geotechnical team, from initial design development through to detailed design and during installation.
For full details, please download the FLYER
Venue: The Hub, 500 Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4RZ
Great Western Railway- Geotechnical Engineering for Electrification
19th April 2016, 6.30pm - Refreshments from 6pm
The Western Regional Group is pleased to invite Jon Esser to give an overview of the Great Western Electrification Programme from the perspective of the geotechnical discipline and also drawing on some wider project challenges.
The Great Western Electrification Programme (GWEp) aims to electrify one of Britain’s oldest and busiest railways, providing greener, more reliable journeys and improving connections across southern England and South Wales. Electrification will improve services and help support economic growth across many of our cities and towns.
Using case studies from the GWEp network, Jon will be presenting the main considerations and challenges that have been faced by the geotechnical team, from initial design development through to detailed design and during installation.
For full details, please download the FLYER
Venue: The Hub, 500 Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4RZ
Wednesday, 3 February 2016
February - Forthcoming events
4th February - Bath Geological Society AGM and 'Cotham Marble'
Further details here
16th February - WRGS
24th February - Bristol NATS - Geology section
Thomas Hawkins and his Sea Dragons – a mad, bad fossil collector?
Stephen Locke 7:30pm, Wednesday 24 February
Stephen Locke will give a talk on the controversial 19th century fossil collector Thomas Hawkins. Thomas Hawkins (1810-1889) was the son of a Somerset Farmer/Cattle Dealer who lived at Glastonbury. He inherited a considerable sum of money with which he was able to indulge his passion for collecting fossil marine reptiles from his local area and Lyme Regis. He was undoubtedly a highly eccentric character and was considered by some of his contemporaries to be mad. He wrote several books on the subject of “Sea Dragons” in a style that has been described as lurid. Stephen’s talk will attempt a reassessment of the life and character of Thomas Hawkins who was a fascinating local naturalist. It will be of interest to a wide range of BNS members and previous knowledge of geology will not be required.
Further details here
16th February - WRGS
24th February - Bristol NATS - Geology section
Thomas Hawkins and his Sea Dragons – a mad, bad fossil collector?
Stephen Locke 7:30pm, Wednesday 24 February
Stephen Locke will give a talk on the controversial 19th century fossil collector Thomas Hawkins. Thomas Hawkins (1810-1889) was the son of a Somerset Farmer/Cattle Dealer who lived at Glastonbury. He inherited a considerable sum of money with which he was able to indulge his passion for collecting fossil marine reptiles from his local area and Lyme Regis. He was undoubtedly a highly eccentric character and was considered by some of his contemporaries to be mad. He wrote several books on the subject of “Sea Dragons” in a style that has been described as lurid. Stephen’s talk will attempt a reassessment of the life and character of Thomas Hawkins who was a fascinating local naturalist. It will be of interest to a wide range of BNS members and previous knowledge of geology will not be required.
Thursday, 14 January 2016
Wednesday, 4 November 2015
17th November - 3D ground models for offshore wind farms
Western Regional Group
3D ground models for offshore wind farms:
Integrated teams for integrated models
Sean Pearce
S.H Reynolds Lecture Theatre, Bristol University, Bristol.
6:30pm Start - everyone welcome
3D ground models for offshore wind farms:
Integrated teams for integrated models
Sean Pearce
6:30pm Start - everyone welcome
Friday, 21 August 2015
Dates to note in September
3rd September - Geological evolution of N American cordillera
Dr Doug Robinson
7.30 BRLSI, 16 Queen Square, Bath
Bath Geological Society
9th September 2015 - Tour of Redcliffe Caves, Bristol.
7pm at the Ostrich Pub - BS1 6TJ
Western Region, The Geological Society
19th September - Aust Cliff & Manor Farm, South Gloucestershire
Simon Carpenter
Bath Geological Society
Dr Doug Robinson
7.30 BRLSI, 16 Queen Square, Bath
Bath Geological Society
9th September 2015 - Tour of Redcliffe Caves, Bristol.
7pm at the Ostrich Pub - BS1 6TJ
Western Region, The Geological Society
19th September - Aust Cliff & Manor Farm, South Gloucestershire
Simon Carpenter
Bath Geological Society
Wednesday, 8 July 2015
Geological Wealth of Wales
Venue
Atkins, The Hub (Ground Floor), 500 Park Avenue, Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4RZ.Click here for download
Sunday, 17 May 2015
Friday, 17 April 2015
21st April - Mine Water Temperatures in the South Wales Coalfield: A Potential Source of Low-Carbon Heating Energy
David Tucker (WDS Green Energy) & Gareth Farr (BGS)
Abandoned mine workings within the South Wales Coalfield are often flooded with groundwater that has the potential to be a major energy source for heat pumps.
Venue: Atkins, The Hub (Ground Floor), 500 Park Avenue, Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4RZ.
6:30pm
Further details
Thursday, 12 March 2015
Thursday, 12 February 2015
Friday, 15 August 2014
19th August - Sustainable re-use of hazardous material
Western Region GS
Sustainable Re-use of Hazardous Material
Mike Roper, Hydrock
19 August, 6:30pm (refreshments from 6pm)
The talk will be on the reuse of hydrocarbon impacted material dredged from a reservoir on the former BP Llandarcy Oil Refinery. The talk will describe the process by which a hazardous waste material was recovered and then combined with another hazardous waste to produce an inert material that could be reused on site to construct a highway embankment.
Atkins, The Hub (Ground Floor), 500 Park Avenue, Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4RZ.
Everyone is welcome,
Sustainable Re-use of Hazardous Material
Mike Roper, Hydrock
19 August, 6:30pm (refreshments from 6pm)
The talk will be on the reuse of hydrocarbon impacted material dredged from a reservoir on the former BP Llandarcy Oil Refinery. The talk will describe the process by which a hazardous waste material was recovered and then combined with another hazardous waste to produce an inert material that could be reused on site to construct a highway embankment.
Atkins, The Hub (Ground Floor), 500 Park Avenue, Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4RZ.
Everyone is welcome,
Thursday, 10 July 2014
July 15th - Forensic Geology
WRGS - Forensic Geology: The Applications of Geology to Policing & Law Enforcement
Dr Laurance Donnelly
15 July - 6:30pm (refreshments from 6pm)
Venue: Atkins, The Hub (Ground Floor), 500 Park Avenue, Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4RZ.
Dr Laurance Donnelly
15 July - 6:30pm (refreshments from 6pm)
Venue: Atkins, The Hub (Ground Floor), 500 Park Avenue, Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4RZ.
Monday, 16 June 2014
17th June - Rivers across the Amazon Basin
THE ROLE OF PHYSIOGRAPHY IN THE EVOLUTION OF MEANDERING RIVERS ACROSS THE AMAZON BASIN
Jose Constantine, Cardiff University
17 June
6:30pm (refreshments from 6pm)
Organised by Western Region GS
The Amazon River drains the largest hydraulically connected land surface on the planet, and its various tributaries make up some of the planet’s largest rivers. The evolution of these rivers supports spectacular landscapes and floodplain biodiversity, and we report that the physiographic makeup of the Amazon Basin is determining sediment supplies that influence how the rivers and floodplains of the Amazon are evolving through time.
Atkins, The Hub (Ground Floor), 500 Park Avenue, Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4RZ.
Jose Constantine, Cardiff University
17 June
6:30pm (refreshments from 6pm)
Organised by Western Region GS
The Amazon River drains the largest hydraulically connected land surface on the planet, and its various tributaries make up some of the planet’s largest rivers. The evolution of these rivers supports spectacular landscapes and floodplain biodiversity, and we report that the physiographic makeup of the Amazon Basin is determining sediment supplies that influence how the rivers and floodplains of the Amazon are evolving through time.
Atkins, The Hub (Ground Floor), 500 Park Avenue, Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4RZ.
Thursday, 15 May 2014
May 20th Rifting in Africa - Seismological views from Afar
Rifting in Africa - Seismological views from Afar
Professor Mike Kendall, University of Bristol
The Western Regional Group is pleased to invite you to an evening presentation on rifting in Africa.
The rifting of continents and eventual formation of ocean basins is a fundamental component of plate tectonics, yet the mechanism for break-up is poorly understood. Rifting of the continents leading to plate rupture occurs by a combination of mechanical deformation and magma intrusion, but the available driving forces have been estimated to be as much as an order of magnitude smaller than those required to rupture thick continental lithosphere. The East Africa Rift system (EARS) is an ideal place to study this; it captures the initiation of a rift in the south through to incipient oceanic spreading in north-eastern Ethiopia - Afar.
S.H. Reynolds Lecture Theatre (Room G25), Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol - 6.30 p.m. Everyone welcome
Professor Mike Kendall, University of Bristol
The Western Regional Group is pleased to invite you to an evening presentation on rifting in Africa.
The rifting of continents and eventual formation of ocean basins is a fundamental component of plate tectonics, yet the mechanism for break-up is poorly understood. Rifting of the continents leading to plate rupture occurs by a combination of mechanical deformation and magma intrusion, but the available driving forces have been estimated to be as much as an order of magnitude smaller than those required to rupture thick continental lithosphere. The East Africa Rift system (EARS) is an ideal place to study this; it captures the initiation of a rift in the south through to incipient oceanic spreading in north-eastern Ethiopia - Afar.
S.H. Reynolds Lecture Theatre (Room G25), Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol - 6.30 p.m. Everyone welcome
Sunday, 6 April 2014
15th April - Volcanic Risk Communication
VOLCANIC RISK COMMUNICATION
Professor Robert N. Thompson
15 April 2014 / 6:30pm
The Western Regional Group is pleased to invite you to an evening presentation on Volcanic Risk Communication and associated themes, expanding from the tiny but very dangerous Montserrat to many other volcanoes, beginning in Pompeii and ending in Merapi...
The event is open to non-fellows, so please feel free to invite your colleagues or friends.
Venue: Atkins, The Hub (Ground Floor), 500 Park Avenue, Aztec West, Bristol, BS32 4RZ
Professor Robert N. Thompson
15 April 2014 / 6:30pm
The Western Regional Group is pleased to invite you to an evening presentation on Volcanic Risk Communication and associated themes, expanding from the tiny but very dangerous Montserrat to many other volcanoes, beginning in Pompeii and ending in Merapi...
The event is open to non-fellows, so please feel free to invite your colleagues or friends.
Venue: Atkins, The Hub (Ground Floor), 500 Park Avenue, Aztec West, Bristol, BS32 4RZ
Monday, 25 November 2013
WRGS Offshore Wind farms - November 26th
Challenges of Investigation and Design in Complex Ground for Offshore Wind farms
Imad Alobaidi & Andrew Benson
26th November / 6:30pm refreshments from 6pm
As part of the drive for a low carbon economy, offshore renewables are becoming increasingly important with major investments in offshore wind farms expected over the next ten years. With the increasing size of offshore wind farms being constructed in deeper waters with complex ground conditions, a reliable ground model and engineering parameters are essential for efficient design and construction.
Atkins, The Hub (Ground Floor), 500 Park Avenue, Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4RZ
Further details from WRGS
Imad Alobaidi & Andrew Benson
26th November / 6:30pm refreshments from 6pm
As part of the drive for a low carbon economy, offshore renewables are becoming increasingly important with major investments in offshore wind farms expected over the next ten years. With the increasing size of offshore wind farms being constructed in deeper waters with complex ground conditions, a reliable ground model and engineering parameters are essential for efficient design and construction.
Atkins, The Hub (Ground Floor), 500 Park Avenue, Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4RZ
Further details from WRGS
Tuesday, 29 October 2013
Chemical Analysis at NHM & Zoning in Volcanic Phenocrysts - October 29th
Reminder from Western Region GS -
Chemical Analysis at the Natural History Musuem, London & Chemical Zoning in Volcanic Phenocrysts
Dr. Emma Humphreys-Williams, Natural History Museum
29th October / 6:30pm refreshments from 6pm
Atkins, The Hub (Ground Floor), 500 Park Avenue, Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4RZ
Chemical Analysis at the Natural History Musuem, London & Chemical Zoning in Volcanic Phenocrysts
Dr. Emma Humphreys-Williams, Natural History Museum
29th October / 6:30pm refreshments from 6pm
Atkins, The Hub (Ground Floor), 500 Park Avenue, Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4RZ
Friday, 4 October 2013
October lectures - Western Region GS
15th October - The Moral Case for Mining - is it a question the mining industry can answer? Mike Harris, Rio Tinto
The mining industry operates in an environment increasingly demanding of its products. However, establishing the moral case for taking natural resources from one area to benefit another with most of the profits leaving the host country is becoming increasingly difficult. The same is true of the often irreparable change to delicate ecosystems from mining - why should plants, animals and peoples suffer, often die, in one place to benefit development in another while dominantly enriching distant investors?
S.H. Reynolds Lecture Theatre (Room G25), Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol BS8 1RJ.
6:30pm, refreshments from 6pm
29th October - Chemical Analysis at the Natural History Musuem, London & Chemical Zoning in Volcanic Phenocrysts Dr. Emma Humphreys-Williams, Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum, London not only provides an area for the display and curation of thousands of specimens from the natural world, but also houses extensive imaging and analytical facilities that perform work for both in-house researchers and external clients. The chemical analysis performed in the labs covers a range of techniques (e.g. ICP-AES, ICP-MS, LA-ICP-MS, CHN, IC) but is mainly focused on determining major and trace element compositions in natural samples. Emma will give a brief presentation of the work they do and the range of techniques that have developed as a result of the unique environment. The second half of Emma's talk will be devoted to her research, which concerns the petrogenesis of intra-plate magmas, in this case, an example from Calatrava, Spain. This work has focused on clinopyroxene and olivine crystals which exhibit a range of textures and chemical compositions, but help to inform how these unusual melts form.
Atkins, The Hub (Ground Floor), 500 Park Avenue, Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4RZ 6:30pm, refreshments from 6pm
The mining industry operates in an environment increasingly demanding of its products. However, establishing the moral case for taking natural resources from one area to benefit another with most of the profits leaving the host country is becoming increasingly difficult. The same is true of the often irreparable change to delicate ecosystems from mining - why should plants, animals and peoples suffer, often die, in one place to benefit development in another while dominantly enriching distant investors?
S.H. Reynolds Lecture Theatre (Room G25), Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol BS8 1RJ.
6:30pm, refreshments from 6pm
29th October - Chemical Analysis at the Natural History Musuem, London & Chemical Zoning in Volcanic Phenocrysts Dr. Emma Humphreys-Williams, Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum, London not only provides an area for the display and curation of thousands of specimens from the natural world, but also houses extensive imaging and analytical facilities that perform work for both in-house researchers and external clients. The chemical analysis performed in the labs covers a range of techniques (e.g. ICP-AES, ICP-MS, LA-ICP-MS, CHN, IC) but is mainly focused on determining major and trace element compositions in natural samples. Emma will give a brief presentation of the work they do and the range of techniques that have developed as a result of the unique environment. The second half of Emma's talk will be devoted to her research, which concerns the petrogenesis of intra-plate magmas, in this case, an example from Calatrava, Spain. This work has focused on clinopyroxene and olivine crystals which exhibit a range of textures and chemical compositions, but help to inform how these unusual melts form.
Atkins, The Hub (Ground Floor), 500 Park Avenue, Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, BS32 4RZ 6:30pm, refreshments from 6pm
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