International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
AbbreviationISSMGE
Formation1936 (1936)
TypeNGO
Legal statusCharity
PurposeProfessional association
HeadquartersLondon, EC1
United Kingdom
Coordinates51°31′38″N 0°06′08″W / 51.5273°N 0.1023°W / 51.5273; -0.1023
Membership21,000
Secretary General
Andrew McNamara
President
Dr M. Ballouz
Main organ
Council
AffiliationsInternational Union of Geological Sciences
Websitewww.issmge.org/en/
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. The current ISSMGE President is Dr Marc Ballouz.

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