Ground investigation and outline foundation design - November 2025
Date & Time

12 November 2025
09:30 - 13:30 GMT

Location

Online

Price

Member early booking: £215 + VAT
Member: £245 + VAT
Standard: £325 + VAT

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Ground investigation and outline foundation design -  November 2025

Ground investigation and outline foundation design - November 2025

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Date & Time

12 November 2025
09:30 - 13:30 GMT

Location

Online

Price

Member early booking: £215 + VAT
Member: £245 + VAT
Standard: £325 + VAT

Early booking discount

Available until one month prior

This half-day in-person course provides guidance to early-career structural engineers to develop a better understanding of geotechnical engineering and use that knowledge to enhance and promote sustainable design.

The course has been developed to encourage collaboration with geotechnical engineers by explaining how below-ground risks are identified and investigated leading to an overview of shallow and piled foundation design. 

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, you should be able to:

  • Understand the contents and importance of a desktop study and identify potential below-ground risks to structures and substructures
  • Explain types of ground investigation and how to procure and specify them

  • Identify typical foundation solutions for scheme design

  • Appreciate worked examples for shallow and piled foundations

  • Communicate effectively with geotechnical engineers

Intended for

This course is intended for anyone with an interest for foundation design, but might be of particular relevance for
  • Graduate engineer

  • ​Other built environment professionals and engineers

Trainer

Elizabeth Brown

Liz is a Partner at CampbellReith and leads their ground engineering group. She is chartered with the Geological Society of London and has over 30 years' experience in the field of geotechnical engineering. Her knowledge covers site investigation, ground risk management, foundations, basements and retaining walls and ground movement assessments, having worked on a variety of small to large scale regeneration, commercial, residential, healthcare, education and infrastructure projects across the UK.

Contact

Email - [email protected]

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