Dear All,

Below is an announcement of a lecture on Monday 
the 12th of October 2009 at Loughborough 
University, organised by the ICE East Midlands 
Geotechnical Group (EMGG) and the Institution of 
Highways and Transportation (IHT):

Date : Monday 12th October 2009, 6.00 for 6.30pm

Subject : 
"<http://emgg.lboro.ac.uk/Oct09Abst.htm>Risk 
Management/H&S in ground investigation – 
geotechnical problems that may happen "

Venue: Room RT040, Sir Frank Gibb Building (Civil 
Engineering Building)-NOTE the CHANGE OF Location 
!), Loughborough University (Map shown at the 
following link : http://www.lboro.ac.uk/about/findus.html ).

Light refreshments will be available from 6.00 pm.

Speakers : 
<http://emgg.lboro.ac.uk/Oct09Bio.htm>David 
Colven (Risk manager at Roger Bullivant) and 
Wayne Lord (barrister and law lecturer at Loughborough University)


Abstract :

The talk will provide one contractor’s real life 
experiences of how inadequate attention to 
geotechnical detail can lead to substantial 
losses. Areas covered will include the 
consequences of: inadequate site investigations; 
the late provision of information; the 
misinterpretation of site investigation including 
unanticipated heave problems; the effects of poor 
communication within an organisation and the 
disproportionate cost of rectifying problems when 
litigation ensues. The talk will then show how 
risk fits in with the three fundamentals of time, 
cost and quality. The talk will then set out how 
the various standard forms of construction 
contracts deal with risk allocation and risk 
management including those drafted by NEC, JCT and ICE.

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Speakers' Biography :

Mr John Patch is a Director of Roger Bullivant 
Ltd. He is a degree-qualified Civil Engineer with 
38 years experience, 31 of them involving Ground 
Engineering. The last 26 years have been spent 
with Roger Bullivant, 22 of them as a Director. 
He is a past Chairman of the FPS (Federation of 
Piling Specialists) and of ASUC (the Association 
of Specialist Underpinning Contractors).

Mr Wayne Lord is a Barrister and a Lecturer in 
Construction Law at Loughborough University. 
Wayne graduated from Loughborough University in 
the early 80's with an honours degree in Civil 
Engineering. Wayne went on to practise as a civil 
and structural engineer with the likes of 
Fairhurst, Derbyshire County Council, Faber 
Maunsell and Atkins becoming a chartered member 
of the ICE and IStructE in 1995 and 1997 
respectively. In 1995, Wayne went off to 
Nottingham Law School being called to the Bar in 
1999. Practised law advising various construction 
clients on a variety of different matters 
included procurement and disputes for Eversheds 
and a regional law firm for over 7 years before 
entering academia in 2007. Wayne is now 
responsible for researching and teaching 
construction law to built environment 
undergraduates within the Civil and Building 
Engineering Department at Loughborough 
University. He is also a past Chairman of 
Construction Industry Council East Midlands.


If you would like to be on our mailing list, 
please send me an e-mail. More information may be 
obtained about the various talks at :

http://emgg.lboro.ac.uk/

Regards,

Ashraf

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Dr A. El-Hamalawi BEng, PhD (Cantab), MASCE,MCGS,MILT,PEng
Senior lecturer in Geomechanics
Civil and Building Engineering Department,
Loughborough University,
Loughborough LE11 3TU
United Kingdom

Tel: +44-1509-223206
Fax: +44-1509-223981