International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Abbreviation | ISSMGE |
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Formation | 1936 |
Type | NGO |
Legal status | Charity |
Purpose | Professional association |
Headquarters | London, EC1 United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 51°31′38″N 0°06′08″W / 51.5273°N 0.1023°W |
Membership | 21,000 |
Secretary General | Prof R.N. Taylor |
President | Dr M. Ballouz |
Main organ | Council |
Affiliations | International Union of Geological Sciences |
Website | www |
Formerly called | International Society for Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering |
The International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) is an international professional association, presently based in London, representing engineers, academics and contractors involved in geotechnical engineering. It is a federation of 90 member societies representing 91 countries around the world, which together give it a total of some 21,000 individual members. There are also 43 corporate associates from industry.[1][2][3][4] The current ISSMGE President is Dr Marc Ballouz.[5]
History
The ISSMGE originated in the International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, held in June 1936 at
Terzaghi was first president of the ICSMFE, serving until 1957 when he was succeeded by Alec Skempton.[10] Casagrande succeeded Skempton, holding the presidency from 1961 to 1965.[11][12]
A steering committee was established in 1981, and it became the Board in 1985. This meets annually; the Council meets every two years.[13]
The current name, the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, was adopted in 1997.[12]
ISSMGE membership has increased through its history. There were 32 member societies and 2500 individual members by 1957, 50 societies and 11,500 individuals in 1977, and 71 societies and 16,500 individuals in 1998.[12] As of 2012, ISSMGE's reported membership totaled 19,000 individuals in 90 countries.[4]
ISSMGE is a member of the Federation of International Geo-Engineering Societies (FedIGS).[14]
ISSMGE Secretaries-General
- John K.T.L. Nash (1965–1981)
- John Burland (1981)
- Richard H.G. Parry (1981–1999)
- Prof R.N. Taylor (1999–Present)[15]
Activities
The ISSMGE organises conferences on subjects including deep foundations, earthquake engineering and underground construction. Its main events continue to be the quadrennial International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ICSMGE), plus five quadrennial regional conferences, Young Geotechnical Engineers' Conferences, and specialist international conferences, symposia and workshops.[13]
In addition to a bimonthly bulletin and various technical committee reports, the society publishes an official
References
- ^ ISSMGE home page Archived 24 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved: 20 July 2013)
- ^ "The International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)". Geo-Institute. ASCE. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ "The Society". ISSMGE. 18 December 2012.
- ^ a b Briaud, Jean-Louis (March 2013). "Introduction to ISSMGE".
- ^ [1] (retrieved: 17 March 2023
- ^ a b c Fatherree, Ben H. (2006). The History of Geotechnical Engineering at the Waterways Experiment Station 1932–2000. Vicksburg, Mississippi: US Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center.
- ^ a b c "Proceedings of the International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Table of Contents 1936–2001" (PDF). UMassAmherst. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
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- ^ "Professor Sir Alec Skempton". Imperial College. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ "Casagrande, Arthur (1902–1981)". ASCE. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ a b c "ISSMGE History". ISSMGE. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ a b "ISSMGE Aims". ISSMGE. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ "The International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering".
- ^ "The International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering".
- ^ International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories, ISSMGE (retrieved 22 July 2013)
- ^ "website of International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories". Retrieved 10 September 2013.