The British Geotechnical Association is a learned 'Associated Society' of the Institution of Civil Engineers,[1] based in London, England, and a registered UK charity (No.
[2] It provides a focal point for organisations and individuals interested in geotechnical engineering.
Before 1948, the ICE had a committee on soil mechanics and foundations 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.