Category Archives: Transportation

STGEC 2017 Will be Held in Savannah, Georgia December 11-14

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is pleased to host the 2017 STGEC Conference. The conference will be held on December 11 – 14, 2017 in Savannah, Georgia. Conference Objectives This conference will explore the challenges and advances in Geotechnical, Geological, Geophysical, and Geoenvironmental Engineering. The Geotechnical field is constantly increasing in its complexity and […]

Ground Related Risk to Transportation Infrastructure Call for Abstracts

The Ground Related Risk to Transportation Infrastructure conference from October 26-27, 2017 will focus on best practice for managing geotechnical infrastructure and is supported by the UK Geotechnical Asset Owners Forum. The conference will provide an opportunity to showcase innovative, industry leading approaches to holistic and tactical risk management across geotechnical infrastructure. Themes include: Strategic […]

Committee Leadership Established for the AGHP committee on Geohazard Monitoring and Instrumentation

Following a successful meeting at TRB in Washington, DC this past January, the AGHP Geohazard Monitoring and Instrumentation Committee has established committee leadership.  Martin Derby of Applus RTD will serve as the Committee Chair.  John Metzger of IDS North America will serve as Committee Co Chair with Steve Borron of Global Slope Monitoring Consultants as the […]

96th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB)

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 96th Annual Meeting will be held January 8–12, 2017, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, D.C. The information-packed program is expected to attract more than 12,000 transportation professionals from around the world. Register online by November 30 to take advantage of lower fees and to obtain a […]

6th International Symposium on Geotechnical Safety and Risk

Geotechnical Risk from Theory to Practice will feature the latest research advances and engineering-practice innovations with a focus on the use of probabilistic and risk methodologies in geotechnical engineering. The conference will include a wide range of knowledge-enhancing keynote, panel, and technical sessions, as well as short courses. Interest and use of probabilistic methods and […]

AGHP Education Committee News

The AGHP Education Committee needs your feedback. Take a minute to answer this one question survey and provide feedback on the types of webinars you would most like to see! Participate In The Survey. AGHP Committees are here for you and welcome your input! Please consider becoming a member and joining one of the following […]

Registration Open for the 16th Annual Technical Forum on Geohazards Impacting Transportation in Appalachia

Geohazards Impacting Transportation in Appalachia The 2016 Annual Technical Forum will be held in Knoxville, TN on August 2 to 4. This year’s Forum will include a pre-conference field trip on Tuesday August 2, 2016. The Appalachian states are tied by common geographical and geological challenges. Multi-modal transportation in the Appalachian Region is essential for […]