Lessons from some of the more recent earthquakes (2000-2019) The 2004 Niigata-ken Chuetsu earthquake (MW=6.6) hit the central area of Japan caus...
Technical Committees
Corporate Associates
TC 307: Sustainability in Geotechnical EngineeringTime capsule contributionTechnical Committees have been asked to succinctly document the developm...
President Pedro Seco e Pinto introducing the elected Board
Past Presidents
Member Societies
The preservation of monuments and historic sites is one of the most challenging problems facing modern civilization because of the inextricable...
TC202 prepared a Time Capsule Project report to present a historical overview of committee activities and current accomplishments in Transportation...
Paper documenting the development of design approaches to ensure structures perform adequately and do not fail catastrophically.
On the evening of Monday 27th April 1981, I was working on site in Brazil when I received a message to say that someone from England was trying to ...
Key Persons
The first International Conference of the Society that I attended was the 7th in Mexico City in 1969. At that time, I was a young academic, and...
The Barry van Wyk award is presented annually to the author of the best final year dissertation on a geotechnical topic at a South African Universi...
VSSMGE Short History and Congresses The idea of establishing VSSMGE was quite early after the peace was restored in Vietnam in 1954. A gro...
TC306’s Time Capsule report sets as the start of the systematic study of Geotechnical Engineering Education Prof. Burland’s Nash Le...
Fig. 13 – 3D finite element mesh Fig. 14 – 3D first vibration mode
Vietnam has been rapidly developing its renewable energy sector, including wind energy, to meet the growing demands for electricity and to reduce i...
A Better Future for Africa if we Communicate Together
Collaboration among Member Societies
Geo Education
Addressing the current and emerging needs of young geotechnical professionals in Europe region
A stronger ISSMGE brand in North America
Development of profession, increased industry-academia collaboration and stronger ISSMGE brand
