IABSE

International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering

For membership, conference information and news, please visit IABSE at http://www.iabse.ethz.ch 
or e-mail secretariat@iabse.ethz.ch 

The aim of the association is to exchange knowledge and to advance the practice of structural engineering world-wide in the service of the profession and society.

The association has the following objectives:

• to promote cooperation and understanding among all those concerned with structural engineering
  and related fields by worldwide exchange of knowledge and experience
• to encourage awareness and responsibility of structural engineers towards the needs of society
• to encourage actions necessary for progress in structural engineering
• to improve and foster cooperation and understanding between organisations having similar objectives

For this purpose, the Association may:

• organise conferences by itself or in collaboration with other organisations
• encourage and conduct continuing education programmes
• identify research and development needs
• initiate and support research activities
• confer awards for structural engineering achievements

South African Group

S.A Chairman

Prof Jan Wium
Stellenbosch University
Dept of Civil Engineering
Email : janw@sun.ac.za

International Permanent Comittee

J A Wium
A Zingoni

Collective members

University of the Witwatersrand
University of Cape Town
University of Stellenbosch
University Library

Individual members

P.A.W. Boorsma
Bruce P Durow
Wilfried Goehring
Lieuwke Hepkema
Edwin James Kruger
Kas B Lategan
Pieter Louw

Mongezi Gxamsa

Alan Kemp

William Martin
Alan Ridge

Les Sekhukhune
Michael A Vasarhelyi
Ananda Suresh Venayagamoorthy
Alphose Zingoni