Geo-Institute of ASCE:

Advancing the Geoprofessional Community

The Geo-Institute (G-I) is a membership organization serving geoprofessionals and the geo-industry. It is one of the American Society of Civil Engineers' nine specialty Institutes and has over 13,000 members.

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ASCE Government Relations
OMB Proposes Sweeping Revision to Federal Grants
17 Jun 2026
On May 29th, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a proposed rule that would significantly alter how the government handles the management of grants and other forms of financial assistance. The proposed rule, Regulation Codifying
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G-I updates Innovations, Developments, Enhancement and Advancements protocol
G-I updates Innovations, Developments, Enhancement and Advancements protocol
19 May 2026
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,
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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!
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Community News

Call for Presentation Abstracts for the 10th Annual Live Streaming Web Conference on December 8-12, 2025
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
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ASCE GI-IGS Organized US-India Workshop at Geotechnical Frontiers 2025
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
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'Mega' ground improvements support Georgia ports project
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
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Upcoming Events

PDCA 26TH Annual Conference & Expo Pile Driving Around the World
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13th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (13NCEE)
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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
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The Geo-Institute Mid-Year Committee Meeting Week
2026 G-I Technical Committee Meeting Week
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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
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Data Accessibility
Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Volume 152, Issue 9, September 1, 2026.
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