The homepage of the soil mechanics, geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering research section at Cambridge University, UK.

Spain. Multidisciplinary, government funded research and development institute providing support to the civil engineering and construction industry, through technology transfer, education and training activities, and technical and scientific publications. English and Spanish.

Information on the research projects in earthquake mitigation, environmental hazards mitigation and advanced infrastructure geotechnology at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio.

USA. Non-profit institute for professionals involved in deep foundation construction and earth retention systems technologies, focused on information and technology transfer, and the organization of conferences, seminars and workshops. Members directory. Lists of publications and trade shows. Links to related sites.

The Netherlands. Cooperative partnership between various Dutch knowledge institutes involved in civil and hydraulic engineering, founded to develop and disseminate information and know-how through education, research and consulting activities. Links to partner organizations and related sites. English and Dutch.

The Netherlands. Organization of the principal geotechnical research institutes in the European Community, aiming to establish a common European research and development policy. List of member organizations.

The Netherlands. Science institute of the Membrane Technology Group in the University of Twente, involved in short-term contract research and development projects in membrane science and technology.

Denmark. Private, non-profit foundation, active in research and development in the fields of soil mechanics and foundation engineering. List of capabilities and services. Brochures on PDF files. English and Danish.

Research facility of the Drexel University, devoted to generic research on geosynthetic materials and related applications. Concise descriptions of the various geosynthetic materials and their uses.

Switzerland. Geotechnical division of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, involved in basic and applied research, education and knowledge transfer. Also, comprehensive testing services. List of publications and projects. Links to related sites.

Information on the postgraduate courses, short-courses, research and state-of-the-art analysis that is undertaken at Imperial College, London, UK.

Norway. Geotechnical research, development, and advisory services in such fields as microtunnelling, auger and guided boring, and directional drilling. Library of technical articles. Job opportunities. English and Norwegian.

USA. Based in the University of Illinois. Non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the use of PVC in environmental applications. Provides research and consulting services to the geotechnical industry. Technical library in full text and PDF format.

Canada. Independent organization, devoted to the development and understanding of new technologies of geosynthetics. Applied and academic research. Complete range of laboratory testing services. Training and information facilities. English and French.

Government agency, involved in geotechnical research, information and consultancy services. On-line software demos. Calendar of events. Literature database. Links to related sites. English and Swedish.

Descriptions of concluded and on-going geosynthetics research projects, conducted in cooperation with commercial contractors. Includes related publications.

Information on several aspects of geotechnical engineering including books and software of interest to engineers.