German Society for Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics (DGEB)

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Erdbebeningenieurwesen und Baudynamik e.V. (DGEB) is a German scientific-technical association that brings together engineers, geophysicists, seismologists and other geoscientists working in earthquake engineering and structural dynamics. According to its official website, the DGEB currently has around 255 ordinary members — including 10 from neighbouring countries — as well as more than 30 supporting members. It is led by a seven-member board with representatives from the aforementioned fields. The society is registered as a non-profit association (eingetragener Verein) with its seat in Hannover, Germany. The DGEB's stated purpose is to promote and further develop the scientific and technical foundations of earthquake engineering and structural dynamics and their application. It pursues this goal by fostering communication between representatives of science, technology, industry and public authorities active in the field, and by cooperating with national and international societies and organisations in earthquake engineering, structural dynamics and adjacent areas. The association is politically, religiously and racially neutral and operates selflessly, not primarily for its own economic benefit. Among its regular activities, the DGEB organises specialist conferences and annual member meetings, publishes a 16-page bulletin twice a year as part of the journal Bauingenieur, and awards promotional prizes to young scientists. It is a member of the International Association for Earthquake Engineering (IAEE), the European Association for Earthquake Engineering (EAEE) and the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI). The society also maintains close informal cooperation with its Austrian counterpart (OGE) and Swiss counterpart (SGEB). The DGEB honours individuals who have rendered outstanding services to structural dynamics, the promotion of association life and the dissemination of knowledge in research, teaching and practice through honorary membership. Honorary members include Dr. Gerhard Berz, Prof. Hans-Joachim Dolling, Prof. Günter Klein (deceased), Prof. Konstantin Meskouris, Prof. Stavros Savidis, Prof. Götz Schneider, Prof. Diethelm Werner (deceased), Prof. Gottfried Grünthal, Dr. Jochen Schwarz and Dr. Wolfgang Brüstle. The association was founded on 6 October 1983 in Frankfurt am Main, where its statutes were adopted at the founding meeting; the statutes were entered in the register of associations at the Amtsgericht Hannover on 14 December 1983. The statutes have been amended several times, most recently on 21 September 2017. The DGEB continues to serve as a national platform for interdisciplinary exchange in earthquake engineering and structural dynamics, with a focus on the growing requirements for the safety of industrial facilities, particularly nuclear installations.

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Erdbebeningenieurwesen und Baudynamik e.V. (DGEB) was founded on 6 October 1983 in Frankfurt am Main, where its statutes were adopted at the founding meeting. The statutes were entered in the register of associations at the Amtsgericht Hannover on 14 December 1983. The association's seat is in Hannover, and its fiscal year is the calendar year. The DGEB was established as a scientific-technical association of engineers, geophysicists, seismologists and other geoscientists. Its purpose is to promote and further develop the scientific and technical foundations of earthquake engineering and structural dynamics and their application. This is achieved through communication between representatives of science, technology, industry and public authorities working in the field, cooperation with national and international societies and organisations in earthquake engineering, structural dynamics and adjacent areas, and annual meetings of the society's members to discuss questions of earthquake engineering and structural dynamics. The association is politically, religiously and racially neutral and operates selflessly. Since its founding, the DGEB has seen a growing number of members, which the society attributes to the increasing requirements for the safety of industrial facilities, particularly nuclear installations, and the growing importance of earthquake engineering and structural dynamics worldwide. As of the official website, the DGEB counts around 255 ordinary members — including 10 from neighbouring countries — and more than 30 supporting members. It is led by a seven-member board with representatives from engineering, geosciences and seismology. The DGEB maintains regular specialist conferences and publishes a 16-page bulletin twice a year as part of the journal Bauingenieur. It awards promotional prizes to young scientists. The society is a member of the International Association for Earthquake Engineering (IAEE), the European Association for Earthquake Engineering (EAEE) and the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI). Soon after the DGEB's founding, informal meetings took place between the Austrian Society for Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics (OGE), the Swiss Society for Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics (SGEB) and the German DGEB. This cooperation has continued. The DGEB's statutes have been amended several times: changes to §9 (1) were adopted at the members' meeting on 9 January 1991; changes to §5, §6, §8 and §9 (1) and (4) were adopted on 29 September 1993; a further change to §9 (1) was adopted on 22 September 2005; and another change to §9 (1) was adopted on 21 September 2017. The DGEB honours individuals who have rendered outstanding services to structural dynamics, the promotion of association life and the dissemination of knowledge in research, teaching and practice through honorary membership. Honorary members include Dr. Gerhard Berz, Prof. Hans-Joachim Dolling, Prof. Günter Klein (deceased), Prof. Konstantin Meskouris, Prof. Stavros Savidis, Prof. Götz Schneider, Prof. Diethelm Werner (deceased), Prof. Gottfried Grünthal, Dr. Jochen Schwarz and Dr. Wolfgang Brüstle.

• Founding meeting in Frankfurt am Main; statutes adopted.

• Statutes entered in the register of associations at the Amtsgericht Hannover.

• Amendment to §9 (1) of the statutes adopted at the members' meeting.

• Amendments to §5, §6, §8 and §9 (1) and (4) adopted at the members' meeting.

• Amendment to §9 (1) adopted at the members' meeting.

Non-profit scientific-technical association for interdisciplinary exchange in earthquake engineering and structural dynamics.

• Fachtagungen (specialist conferences)

  Regular specialist conferences organised by the DGEB.

• Mitteilungsblatt (bulletin)

  A 16-page bulletin published twice a year as part of the journal Bauingenieur.

• Förderpreise (promotional prizes)

  Prizes awarded to young scientists.

1. 1Start | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Erdbebeningenieurwesen und Baudynamik e.V.dgeb.org
2. 2Über uns | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Erdbebeningenieurwesen und Baudynamik e.V.dgeb.org
3. 3Ehrenmitglieder | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Erdbebeningenieurwesen und Baudynamik e.V.dgeb.org
4. 4Satzung | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Erdbebeningenieurwesen und Baudynamik e.V.dgeb.org
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