International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
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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]
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Abbreviation | ISSMGE |
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Formation | 1936; 88 years ago (1936) |
Type | NGO |
Legal status | Charity |
Purpose | Professional association |
Headquarters | London, EC1 United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 51.5273°N 0.1023°W / 51.5273; -0.1023 |
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 |
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