A commitment between Seequent, Bentley’s subsurface company, and the International Association for Engineering Geology (IAEG) is into its second successful year.
Last year, Seequent supported C25 guideline workshops at three regional conferences in Windhoek, Kathmandu, and New Delhi. This year, that commitment has grown to six regional workshops.
Seequent Segment Director, Civil, Pat McLarin, said the events were supporting leadership across the industry and fostering the education, training, and career advancement of engineering geologists.
Three have already been held this year– in Melbourne and Perth in April and at the Landslide Risk and Geo-Education Conference in Queenstown in the same month.
Also scheduled are workshops in Taipei in June, in Lima in October, and in Delft along with the IAEG World Congress.
At each workshop, industry experts give presentations including case studies which have mostly used Seequent Leapfrog models. This is a good chance to show engineering geologists and geotechnical engineers what Leapfrog can do, and also receive feedback from them and other specialists.
The C25 workshops are providing a forum for education, training and career advancement.
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‘What is so important about these workshops is the focus on the underlying fundamentals of the critical and conceptual thinking,’ McLarin said. ‘That is the key to the knowledge framework for engineering geology, because uncertainty and our limited vision of the ground is a constant challenge for engineers.
‘The hands-on 3D digital modelling exercise is a practical bridge between the guidelines and modern ways of working. It really brings the case study to life for the participants and embeds the notion that communication of ground risk can be just as important as understanding.’
Seequent Technical Services Manager, APAC, Kathryn Gall, said the collaboration, bringing together experienced industry professionals who had worked on projects across decades, created ‘a powerful synergy’.
‘We’re bridging the gap between established geological principles and the digital tools that bring them to life.
‘Seeing attendees have that “a-ha” moment, when they connect theory and 2D conceptual sections to a hands-on 3D model, confirms the immense value of this partnership in advancing professional practice.
‘These workshops aren’t just about software. They’re about reinforcing the fundamental principles of engineering geology. By combining IAEG’s C25 guidelines with Seequent’s digital technology, we are empowering geologists and engineers to build a safer, more resilient, future.’
Sharing practical wisdom and showcasing modern tools like Leapfrog was proof ‘the future of engineering geology lies in bridging traditional expertise with digital workflows,’ she said.
This month’s 21st International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering in Vienna from June 14 to 19 will put the spotlight on the importance of properly understanding what is going on beneath the surface.
Strong, resilient infrastructure projects on any scale depend on a thorough knowledge of underground conditions.
Feedback from last year’s workshops showed 90% of the 89 who attended said they were either very, or extremely, likely to use the methods shown in their future work.
Seequent Segment Director, Civil, Pat McLarin discusses how knowing what is happening under the surface is paramount for the resilience of structures above ground.