There is fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerging through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it brings jobs and homes, elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of life. The expansions of civil engineering infrastructures such as dams, railways, highways, bridges, mass transit systems, ports, and airports form the infrastructure which aids in improving the living standards of the ever-increasing global population. Rising demands for energy, drinking water, clean air, safe waste disposal, and transportation require environmental protection and infrastructure development. Along with these, the society continues to face increased threats from natural events, accidents, and perhaps other causes such as terrorism. Proud of its legacy, the global civil engineering community cannot rest on its laurels. Meeting these challenges requires active engagement on a variety of environmental and infrastructure fronts. Dealing with the preceding problems will require intra-disciplinary, cross-disciplinary, and multidisciplinary collaboration on projects and in research and development. More advances in areas such as concrete science, structural and geotechnical engineering are required. For this, existing problems in contemporary structural and geotechnical engineering must be looked upon, solved and extended for use in the context of soil-structure interaction, construction, structural materials and geometry, etc. Therefore, there is an urgent need for the researchers and the practising engineers working in the broad field of concrete technology, structural and geotechnical engineering, to keep abreast of the latest trends and developments in these fields with the aim of updating their analytical and practical skills. Keeping in view the above perspective, an international conference on Advances in Concrete, Structural and Geotechnical Engineering is being organized by the Civil Engineering Group, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani during October 25-27, 2009.