NSG2023 Workshops

Welcome to the workshop overview

The following workshops have been scheduled for NSG2023.

Please note:

– All workshops have a separate registration fee and take place in parallel.
– Lunch & coffee are included in the workshop registration fee.

WS 1

Updated CIRIA Geophysical Standard

WS 2

Challenges of Nearshore Investigation for cable route landfall

WS 3

From AEM Data to 3D Hydrogeological Conceptual Model

Workshop 1 Updated CIRIA Geophysical Standard

Date:

3 Sep 2023

Time:

09:00 - 15:00 BST (TBC)

Convenors

Joanne Kwan (CIRIA)
Charlotte Usher (RSK Geophysics)

The construction industry research and information association (CIRIA) is a neutral, independent body in the UK set up to provide guidance and knowledge sharing for the construction industry. Based on the CIRIA research proposal (RP) 1146, the lead contractors RSK alongside a project steering group have been working on updating the C562 standard, published in 2002, to demonstrate good practice on the use of geophysics in ground investigations to be finalised in 2023. This workshop could be used to present the new standards for geophysical support of ground investigations.

Guidance objectives

  • Provide up to date guidance on the application of geophysics
  • Encourage good practice in the application of geophysics in ground investigations, looking at different scenarios through case study examples
  • Provide confidence for those commissioning or receiving a geophysical survey
  • Help identify the best time to use geophysics within a ground investigation
  • Allow clients to ensure they will be able to appoint and work with competent geophysics specialists
  • Encourage more research and development in the area of geophysics
  • Allow people to easily find relevant guidance on the subject
Preliminary Schedule
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Workshop 1 Updated CIRIA Geophysical Standard

Date:

3 Sep 2023

Time:

09:00 - 15:00 BST (TBC)

Convenors

Joanne Kwan (CIRIA)
Charlotte Usher (RSK Geophysics)

The construction industry research and information association (CIRIA) is a neutral, independent body in the UK set up to provide guidance and knowledge sharing for the construction industry. Based on the CIRIA research proposal (RP) 1146, the lead contractors RSK alongside a project steering group have been working on updating the C562 standard, published in 2002, to demonstrate good practice on the use of geophysics in ground investigations to be finalised in 2023. This workshop could be used to present the new standards for geophysical support of ground investigations.

Guidance objectives

  • Provide up to date guidance on the application of geophysics
  • Encourage good practice in the application of geophysics in ground investigations, looking at different scenarios through case study examples
  • Provide confidence for those commissioning or receiving a geophysical survey
  • Help identify the best time to use geophysics within a ground investigation
  • Allow clients to ensure they will be able to appoint and work with competent geophysics specialists
  • Encourage more research and development in the area of geophysics
  • Allow people to easily find relevant guidance on the subject
Workshop 2 Challenges of Nearshore Investigation for cable route landfall

Date:

TBC

Time:

TBC

Convenors

Mae Aldridge (SSE)

A collaborative workshop to highlight key challenges of investigating near shore ground conditions and potential solutions to overcome these issues. Ground investigation at landfall sites commonly suffer a data gap between the near shore geotechnical and geophysical surveys undertaken from vessels limited by water depth and the onshore site investigation which cannot access shallow waters. In some markets providing data within this zone is critical for consenting.  For many sites intertidal zones present geological complexity and the need for continuous data is crucial to inform design landfall design.

Sub-Topics that will be covered in the workshop

    • Ultra-shallow water intrusive investigation – technical challenges and solutions
    • Ultra-shallow water geophysics – technical challenges and solutions
    • Integrating continuous ground model between onshore and offshore
    • Practical Challenges and safety of working on a shoreline and inter tidal zone


Who should attend

I have listed people below from the Offshore Soil Investigation Forum, please be aware I have not approached anyone from this list and am not personally in direct contact with all of the below. It is just a guide of potential parties who may be interested. This list is by no means exhaustive and I expect there would be a number of smaller scale developers who might also be interested as well as terrestrial survey companies such as Terradat who are working on shallow water data acquisition techniques for a range of applications such as rivers etc.

Preliminary Schedule
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Workshop 2 Challenges of Nearshore Investigation for cable route landfall

Date:

TBC

Time:

TBC

Convenors

Mae Aldridge (SSE)

A collaborative workshop to highlight key challenges of investigating near shore ground conditions and potential solutions to overcome these issues. Ground investigation at landfall sites commonly suffer a data gap between the near shore geotechnical and geophysical surveys undertaken from vessels limited by water depth and the onshore site investigation which cannot access shallow waters. In some markets providing data within this zone is critical for consenting.  For many sites intertidal zones present geological complexity and the need for continuous data is crucial to inform design landfall design.


Sub-Topics that will be covered in the workshop

  • Ultra-shallow water intrusive investigation – technical challenges and solutions
  • Ultra-shallow water geophysics – technical challenges and solutions
  • Integrating continuous ground model between onshore and offshore
  • Practical Challenges and safety of working on a shoreline and inter tidal zoneI
Workshop 3 From AEM Data to 3D Hydrogeological Conceptual Model

Date:

3 Sep 2023

Time:

09:00 - 17:30 BST

Convenors

Mats Gulbrandsen (I•GIS)
Tom Pallesen (I•GIS)

Groundwater mapping and hydrogeological conceptual modelling using Airborne Electromagnetic (AEM) data is a “hot topic”. The Geoscience team at I•GIS has for more than 15 years been part of the Danish suite of technical solution providers within the field of groundwater modeling and has extensive expertise and experience in this area.

This one day “hands-on” short course goes through the practicalities of building a 3D conceptual model from scratch using AEM data together with other geoscientific data types by combining cross-sections, GIS maps and 3D visualization in the interpretation process. The focus is how to get the most out of your AEM data. In addition to the traditional manual modeling techniques, we will introduce and go through examples on how to utilize Machine Learning tools in the modeling process – including clustering algorithms and the Smart Interpretation method. We will also work with statistical methods and tools to evaluate and quality check the interpreted model with respect to the available data.

The course will be a combination of short lectures and exercises, and at the end of the day the participants will have touched base with the main principles behind building a 3D hydrostratigraphic conceptual model.

For the exercises in the course we will use the GeoScene3D software package – To be able to carry out the exercises, the course participants will get free access to the software during the course. The participants are required to bring their own laptops with a reasonable graphics card, see more on https://www.geoscene3d.com.

The course material will be made available to the course participants prior to the course.

Preliminary Schedule
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Workshop 3 From AEM Data to 3D Hydrogeological Conceptual Model

Date:

3 Sep 2023

Time:

09:00 - 17:30 BST

Convenors

Mats Gulbrandsen (I•GIS)
Tom Pallesen (I•GIS)

Groundwater mapping and hydrogeological conceptual modelling using Airborne Electromagnetic (AEM) data is a “hot topic”. The Geoscience team at I•GIS has for more than 15 years been part of the Danish suite of technical solution providers within the field of groundwater modeling and has extensive expertise and experience in this area.

This one day “hands-on” short course goes through the practicalities of building a 3D conceptual model from scratch using AEM data together with other geoscientific data types by combining cross-sections, GIS maps and 3D visualization in the interpretation process. The focus is how to get the most out of your AEM data. In addition to the traditional manual modeling techniques, we will introduce and go through examples on how to utilize Machine Learning tools in the modeling process – including clustering algorithms and the Smart Interpretation method. We will also work with statistical methods and tools to evaluate and quality check the interpreted model with respect to the available data.

The course will be a combination of short lectures and exercises, and at the end of the day the participants will have touched base with the main principles behind building a 3D hydrostratigraphic conceptual model.

For the exercises in the course we will use the GeoScene3D software package – To be able to carry out the exercises, the course participants will get free access to the software during the course. The participants are required to bring their own laptops with a reasonable graphics card, see more on https://www.geoscene3d.com.

The course material will be made available to the course participants prior to the course.

Workshop 2 The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Date:

0-0 Month 2023

Time:

00:00 - 00:00 est

Convenors

John Doe (Company name)
Jane Doe (Company name)

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Preliminary Schedule
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