Corporate Body

Australian Geomechanics Society (AGS) (1970 - )

From
1 January 1970
Barton, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Functions
Association, Society or Membership Organisation and Earth Sciences
Website
http://www.australiangeomechanics.org/
Location
11 National Circuit, Barton, Australian Capital Territory 2600

Summary

The Australian Geomechanics Society was established in 1970, but its origins date back to the Australian National Committee of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Institution of Engineers, Australia in 1953.

The Society is jointly sponsored by the Institution of Engineers Australia and the Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy.

It is affiliated with:
- International Society for Soil Mechanics, Foundation Engineering and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMFE/GE);
- International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM);
- International Association of Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG);
and it serves as an integrated geotechnical professional Learned Society.

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Journal Articles

  • 'The Australian Geomechanics Society', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 42 (1-2) (1970), N8-N10. Details

Reports

  • Institution of Engineers Australia, Fiftieth Annual Report [1969] (1970), 14 pp. 'Australian National Committee on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering: Australian Geomechanics Society formed', p.2. Details
  • Institution of Engineers Australia, Fifty-first Annual Report [1970] (1971), 7 pp. 'Australian Geomechanics Committee: First year of the Australian Geomecanics Society has seen membership rise to over 500', p.2. Details

Resources

See also

Ailie Smith; Ken McInnes

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