There is a need for geotechnical design codes and standards to keep pace with the globalization pressure to harmonize across national boundaries, the regulatory pressure to harmonize with structural design, rising public expectations in health & environment, and increasing complexities of big projects with their associated financial/insurance risks.

There are significant practical and research challenges.  Examples include the complexities of geotechnical variabilities, the role of numerical methods in design, the roles of full-scale testing, observational approach, etc. versus design calculations in the overall assurance of safety.  These challenges are unique to geotechnical engineering, particularly for large complicated projects.

The Geotechnical Safety Network (GEOSNet) is an open collaborative platform that would hopefully serve to sustain, energize, and regularize future events on geotechnical safety and risk.  We would like to extend a warm welcome to everyone who shares our mission (researchers, practitioners, educators, students) to join us as members or play a more active role as task group coordinators. 

Please follow the link to the applications page if you are interested in joining GEOSNet as an Individual member or as an Institutional member.