(a) Builders
(b) Building construction managers
(c) Project managers
(d) Chairpersons of all organizations involved with residential building
(e) P.I. and other insurance assessors
(g) Building underpinners
(h) Drillers
(i) Manufacturers of concrete and footing fittings
(a) Structural Engineers
(b) A.C.S.E.V. members, A.C.E.A. members.
(c) Other Professional Engineering organizations working in the low-rise building field
(d) Building Surveyors and Building Inspectors
(e) Building Consultants
(f) Geotechs that do not meet qualification for corporate membership.
(g) Researchers
(h) Other interested scientists
This membership level is relevant to persons who are in a geotechnical commercial practice and have either the necessary qualifications in civil Engineering or Geology and a minimum of 5 years appropriate experience or equivalent qualification and experience acceptable to the society.
(a) All existing members will be Corporate Members but membership will be reviewed each September
(b) Revision will consider whether attendance requirements and Continuing Professional Development scores have been met.
(a) All Engineering, Geological, Building Diploma and Building Surveying full-time students
(b) Other interested full-time building or science students
From time to time the Society funds undergraduate and post-graduate research projects. To finance these projects we collect $20/year from our membership, excepting Students.
The necessary C.P.D score for continuing CORPORATE membership has been set at 50 points.
| Activity | Point Scored |
|---|---|
| Attendance at workshops or field or laboratory excursions | 30 points* |
| Committee membership | 20 points* |
| Attendance at Annual General Meeting | 20 points* |
| Attendance at General Meetings | 20 points* |
| Presentations of case studies at FFS meetings | 20 points* |
| Published geotechnical conference papers | 30 points* |
| Presentation of Geotechnical Research to FFS AGS ACSEV or related organisations. | 30 points* |
| Student presentation of geotechnical thesis to University | 25 points* |
For Year Ending 30th June 2023