''Géotechnique'' is a monthly

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academic journal An academic journal (or scholarly journal or scientific journal) is a periodical publication in which Scholarly method, scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. They serve as permanent and transparent forums for the ...

covering

geotechnical engineering Geotechnical engineering, also known as geotechnics, is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials. It uses the principles of soil mechanics and rock mechanics to solve its engineering problems. I ...

, including

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 ...

rock mechanics Rock mechanics is a theoretical and applied science of the mechanical behavior of rocks and rock masses. Compared to geology, it is the branch of mechanics concerned with the response of rock and rock masses to the force fields of their physical ...

, environmental geotechnics, and

engineering geology Engineering geology is the application of geology to engineering study for the purpose of assuring that the geological factors regarding the location, design, construction, operation and maintenance of engineering works are recognized and accou ...

. It was established in 1948 and is published by

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on behalf of the

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

History

The idea for the journal was first mooted in 1946 during an international effort to foster post-war collaboration in geotechnical research. The journal's creation was inextricably linked to preparations for the Second International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, held in Rotterdam in 1948. The discussions that led to the founding of Géotechnique involved a group of British soil mechanics pioneers during and shortly after their tour of European laboratories starting in late 1946, and included

Rudolph Glossop Rudolph "Silas" Glossop (17 February 1902 – 1 March 1993) was a British geotechnical engineer and mining engineer notable for his contributions to the field of engineering geology and soil mechanics. He was instrumental in founding Soil Mec ...

, Hugh Golder, Bill Ward, and D.J. Maclean. The journal's founders were prominent engineers and researchers whose work had already contributed significantly to the development of geotechnical science. Their diverse backgrounds and achievements reflected the

interdisciplinary Interdisciplinarity or interdisciplinary studies involves the combination of multiple academic disciplines into one activity (e.g., a research project). It draws knowledge from several fields such as sociology, anthropology, psychology, economi ...

approach that the journal sought to promote, combining engineering, geology, and experimental methods. The founders were the following scientists:

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2023

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of 4.2.

Awards

Each year, the authors of the paper rated best by the

editorial board The editorial board is a group of editors, writers, and other people who are charged with implementing a publication's approach to editorials and other opinion pieces. The editorials published normally represent the views or goals of the publicat ...

are awarded the Geotechnical Research Medal. In addition, 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. This should not be confused with the biennial BGA Géotech ...

, hosted in March of each year by the

British Geotechnical Association The British Geotechnical Association is a learned 'Associated Society' of the Institution of Civil Engineers,ICE Associated Societies newsletter, Spring/Summer 2011 (Accessed: 19 July 2013) based in London, England, and a registered UK charity ( ...

, is published in the journal.

''Géotechnique Letters''

A companion journal, ''Géotechnique Letters'', was established in 2011. It is an exclusively online peer-reviewed journal, specialising in the rapid dissemination of research and developments in geotechnical engineering using an expedited publication process, with papers limited to 2,000 words of main text. It is abstracted and indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, Current Contents/Engineering, Computing & Technology Scopus, Ei Compendex, Inspec, and Geobase. According to the ''

'', the journal has a 2023

of 1.5.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Geotechnique English-language journals Academic journals established in 1948 Monthly journals Geology journals Geotechnical engineering Hybrid open access journals Emerald Group Publishing academic journals Academic journals established in 2011 Quarterly journals