International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering

International Association
for Bridge and Structural Engineering

Abbreviation	IABSE
Formation	1929
Type	NPO & NGO
Legal status	Active
Headquarters	Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5
Location	Zürich,  Switzerland
Region served	World
Website	iabse.org

The International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE)^[1] is a non-profit organisation with mission to promote the exchange of knowledge and to advance the practice of structural engineering worldwide in the service of the profession and society, taking into consideration technical, economic, environmental, aesthetic and social aspects. IABSE deals all kinds of structures composed of any kind of material, all phases of the construction process, as well as education and research. The association’s name in French is "Association Internationale des Ponts et Charpentes (AIPC)" and in German "Internationale Vereinigung für Brückenbau und Hochbau (IVBH)“. It was founded in 1929 and has its seat in Zurich.

IABSE publishes the quarterly Journal Structural Engineering International SEI, available online via Ingenta.