The British Geotechnical Association is a learned 'Associated Society' of the

Institution of Civil Engineers The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is an independent professional association for civil engineers and a charitable body in the United Kingdom. Based in London, ICE has over 92,000 members, of whom three-quarters are located in the UK, whi ...

,ICE Associated Societies newsletter, Spring/Summer 2011 (Accessed: 19 July 2013) based in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

, England, and a registered UK charity (No. 284131). It provides a focal point for organisations and individuals interested in

geotechnical engineering Geotechnical engineering is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials. It uses the principles of soil mechanics and rock mechanics for the solution of its respective engineering problems. It als ...

. Activities include annual lectures (notably the

Rankine Lecture The Rankine lecture is an annual lecture organised by the British Geotechnical Association named after William John Macquorn Rankine, an early contributor to the theory of soil mechanics Soil mechanics is a branch of soil physics and applied m ...

named after

William Rankine William John Macquorn Rankine (; 5 July 1820 – 24 December 1872) was a Scottish mechanical engineer who also contributed to civil engineering, physics and mathematics. He was a founding contributor, with Rudolf Clausius and William Thomson ( ...

, an early contributor to the theory of soil mechanics, and the Géotechnique Lecture), monthly meetings, an annual conference, and a magazine: ''Ground Engineering''. The BGA is the UK member of the

International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical 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 ...

(ISSMGE) and the

International Society for Rock Mechanics The International Society for Rock Mechanics - ISRM was founded in Salzburg in 1962 as a result of the enlargement of the "Salzburger Kreis". Its foundation is mainly owed to Prof. Leopold Müller who acted as President of the Society until Septem ...

(ISRM).

History

Before 1948, the ICE had a committee on

soil mechanics Soil mechanics is a branch of soil physics and applied mechanics that describes the behavior of soils. It differs from fluid mechanics and solid mechanics in the sense that soils consist of a heterogeneous mixture of fluids (usually air and wat ...

and

foundations Foundation may refer to: * Foundation (nonprofit), a type of charitable organization ** Foundation (United States law), a type of charitable organization in the U.S. ** Private foundation, a charitable organization that, while serving a good cause ...

and a British national committee of the then International Society of Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering (ISSMFE). In October 1948, the ICE's council decided to form a British national society of the ISSMFE. It was established as an unincorporated association, the British Geotechnical Society, in early 1949, and held its first formal meeting, chaired by W.K. Wallace, in October 1949. During 1949 ICE also took on responsibility for publishing the journal ''Geotechnique''. It became a registered charity in 1981, and became the BGA in June 2000.BGA Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2012
(Retrieved: 19 July 2013)

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External links

BGA Official Website
Professional associations based in the United Kingdom 1949 establishments in the United Kingdom Organizations established in 1949 Geotechnical organizations {{UK-org-stub

History

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