International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)
Société internationale de mécanique des sols et de la géotechnique (SIMSG)
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Contact Details
URL: http://www.issmge.org/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/issmge
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/issmge
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-society-for-soil-mechanics-and-geotechnical-engineering-issmge-
Founded
1936 Cambridge MA USA
History
Reconstituted at 2nd International Conference, 1948, Rotterdam (Netherlands). Statutes modified 1953, Zurich (Switzerland), on formal organization of the Society. Statutes subsequently modified: 1957, London (UK); 1961, Paris (France); 1965, Montréal QC (Canada). New Statutes adopted 1969, Mexico City (Mexico), revised: 1971, Sydney (Australia); 1973, Moscow (USSR); 1975, Istanbul (Turkey); 1977, Tokyo (Japan); 1979, Oaxaca (Mexico). New statutes adopted 1989. Statutes revised 1999, Amsterdam (Netherlands); 2005, Osaka (Japan); 2009, Alexandria (Egypt); 2011, Toronto ON (Canada); 2013, Paris (France); 2015, Edinburgh (UK); 2017, Seoul (Korea Rep).
Aims
Promote international cooperation among engineers and scientists for the advancement of knowledge in the field of geotechnics and its engineering applications.
Events
2027-11-16 | Japan – International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics2026-06-14 | Vienna, Austria – International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
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Activities
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Council (meeting every 2 years); Board; Regions (6); International Committees (31). Autonomous Technical Committees set up to investigate special problems. Meetings closed.
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UIA Org ID
XB2509
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