Swiss Society for Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics (SGEB)

The Schweizer Gesellschaft für Erdbebeningenieurwesen und Baudynamik (SGEB) — the Swiss Society for Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics — is a professional association founded in 1982. It serves as a specialist society (Fachgesellschaft) of the Schweizerischer Ingenieur- und Architektenverein (SIA), the Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects, and represents the professional interests of earthquake engineers and specialists in structural dynamics. The SGEB is internationally connected: it is a member of the International Association for Earthquake Engineering (IAEE) and the European Association for Earthquake Engineering (EAEE). It also maintains partnerships with sister societies in Austria (OGE) and Germany (DGEB), and works with Swiss specialist bodies such as the Swiss Seismological Service (SED), the Federal Office for the Environment (BAFU), and the Foundation for Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. The society's core activities include informing interested professionals about important research findings, publishing technical documents, and organizing conferences and events to foster exchange of experience among experts. It organizes reconnaissance missions following earthquakes whose effects may be relevant to Switzerland, and makes the results available to the professional community. It also handles individual technical questions of particular interest to Switzerland and maintains contacts with related national and international organizations as well as SIA commissions. The SGEB is governed by a board (Vorstand) led by a president. As of the available board listing, the president is Dr. Pia Hannewald of Résonance Ingénieurs-Conseils SA, with Eric Lattion as vice-president and Yves Mondet as treasurer. The secretariat is based in Zürich. The board includes representatives from ETH Zürich, the Swiss Seismological Service, the Federal Office of Energy, the Federal Office for the Environment, and various engineering consultancies. The society organizes the D-A-CH conference on earthquake engineering and structural dynamics, a joint German-Austrian-Swiss event; the 20th edition is scheduled for 16–17 September 2027 in collaboration with the FHNW in Muttenz/Basel. The SGEB also supports continuing education offerings, including CAS programs in earthquake safety at HSLU, ETH Zürich, and HEIA-FR. In 2022 the society marked its 40th anniversary with a commemorative video.

The Schweizer Gesellschaft für Erdbebeningenieurwesen und Baudynamik (SGEB) was founded in 1982. It was established as a specialist society (Fachgesellschaft) within the Schweizerischer Ingenieur- und Architektenverein (SIA), the Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects, to represent the professional interests of earthquake engineers and specialists in structural dynamics. From its founding, the SGEB has pursued a mission of knowledge exchange and technical advancement. It informs interested professionals about important research findings, publishes numerous technical documents, and organizes conferences to foster the exchange of experience among experts. It also conducts reconnaissance missions following earthquakes whose effects may be relevant to Switzerland, making the results available to the professional community. The society has built an international network. It is a member of the International Association for Earthquake Engineering (IAEE) and the European Association for Earthquake Engineering (EAEE). It maintains partnerships with sister societies in Austria (OGE) and Germany (DGEB), and collaborates with Swiss specialist bodies including the Swiss Seismological Service (SED), the Federal Office for the Environment (BAFU), and the Foundation for Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. A major recurring activity is the D-A-CH conference on earthquake engineering and structural dynamics, a joint German-Austrian-Swiss event. The 20th edition is scheduled for 16–17 September 2027 in collaboration with the FHNW in Muttenz/Basel. The society also supports continuing education, including CAS programs in earthquake safety at HSLU, ETH Zürich, and HEIA-FR. In 2022, the SGEB marked its 40th anniversary with a commemorative video. The society continues to be governed by a board (Vorstand) led by a president, with a secretariat based in Zürich. As of the available board listing, the president is Dr. Pia Hannewald, with Eric Lattion as vice-president and Yves Mondet as treasurer. Board members represent ETH Zürich, the Swiss Seismological Service, the Federal Office of Energy, the Federal Office for the Environment, and various engineering consultancies.

• 2022

  40th anniversary of the SGEB, marked with a commemorative video.

• 1982

  SGEB founded as a specialist society of the SIA.

• 20th D-A-CH Tagung Erdbebeningenieurwesen und Baudynamik scheduled for 16–17 September 2027 in Muttenz/Basel.

Professional specialist society within the SIA representing earthquake engineers and structural dynamics specialists in Switzerland, with international affiliations to IAEE and EAEE.

• Technical publications

  The SGEB is the publisher of numerous publications on earthquake engineering and structural dynamics.

• D-A-CH Tagung Erdbebeningenieurwesen und Baudynamik

  A recurring joint conference with German and Austrian partner societies; the 20th edition is planned for 2027.

• Reconnaissance missions

  The SGEB conducts reconnaissance missions after earthquakes whose effects may be relevant to Switzerland.

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