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G-I updates Innovations, Developments, Enhancement and Advancements protocol

19 May 2026

Geo-Institute

IDEA

Guidance for the technical evaluation of earth retention systems is provided in the Innovations, Developments, Enhancement and Advancements (IDEA) protocol. The protocol is overseen by the IDEA Evaluation Review Panel (ERP), which reviews, develops,

Give Your Data a Face with the DIGGS Wrapper

15 May 2026

What if we could make DIGGS data just as easy to read for humans as it is for machines, without changing a single byte of the original file? We can - with the DIGGS Wrapper!

Cross-USA Lecture Tour 2026–2027 Host Applications Now Open

11 May 2026

The Geo-Institute is pleased to announce that Dr. Sissy Nikolaou has been selected as the 2026–2027 Cross-USA Lecturer. Dr. Nikolaou is a nationally recognized leader in geotechnical and earthquake engineering at NIST, with expertise in multi-hazard

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Call for Presentation Abstracts for the 10th Annual Live Streaming Web Conference on December 8-12, 2025

Soil Improvement

30 Apr 2025

The Geo-Institute Soil Improvement Committee (SIC) is pleased to announce a Call for Presentation Abstracts for the 10th Annual Live Streaming Web-Conference to be held 8 to 12 December 2025. During the web-conference week, ten technical sessions wil

Soil Improvement

30 Jan 2025

03/02/2025 The one-day workshop titled "Advances in Geotechnical Engineering: Infrastructure and Technology" is co-locating with Geo-Frontiers 2025, scheduled to be held in Louisville, Kentucky. This workshop aims to bring together leading experts

Soil Improvement

04 Feb 2025

03/01/2023 The Port of Savannah's Mason Mega Rail Project is a 185-acre intermodal facility that comprises 18 tracks for simultaneous operations of six 10,000-foot-long trains. The six ground improvement techniques were employed to treat the landf

Upcoming Events

PDCA 26TH Annual Conference & Expo Pile Driving Around the World

Conferences

Tue, 07/07/2026 - 08:00 - Thu, 07/09/2026 - 15:00

Mon, 07/13/2026 - 08:00 - Fri, 07/17/2026 - 17:00

Registration for 13NCEE is now open! The 13th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (13NCEE) will provide an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to share the latest knowledge and techniques to better understand and mitigate the

The Geo-Institute Mid-Year Committee Meeting Week

2026 G-I Technical Committee Meeting Week

Mid-Year Committee Meeting

Other

Mon, 08/03/2026 - 11:30 - Fri, 08/07/2026 - 15:30

Get ready for a full week of collaboration, learning, and connection! From August 3–7 , more than 20 Geo-Institute technical committees and the Innovative Technologies & Tools in Geotechnical Engineering (INNC) board-level committee will meet