The First Structural Engineering Congress – IABSE Ecuador 2025 is organized by the national chapter of IABSE (International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering), in collaboration with the Civil Engineering programs at Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) and Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL). The main goal of this event is to promote the dissemination and exchange of knowledge related to structural design of buildings and bridges, as well as to encourage research discussions in areas relevant to structural engineering. The inaugural edition of the IABSE Ecuador 2025 Congress will take place in Quito, Ecuador, at the campus of Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ). Topics covered in this edition include:
- Structural systems made of concrete, steel, timber, bio-based materials, and other emerging materials.
- Steel connection design in building structures.
- Bridge engineering.
- Non-structural components and their performance.
- Structural health monitoring (SHM).
- Seismic isolation and energy dissipation systems.
- Structural reliability and risk assessment.
- Seismic retrofit and rehabilitation of structures.
Costs and Registration
Costs:
- Professionals (pre-sale, until August 31): $60
- Professionals (regular, after August 31): $80
- Undergraduate Students: $25
Registration:
Registration for professionals begins on July 1st, while registration for students begins on July 15th. Payment can be made through the Payment Button included in this page.
Call For Papers
On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the First Structural Engineering Congress – IABSE Ecuador 2025, organized by the IABSE National Chapter and the Civil Engineering Program at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), we are pleased to invite you to submit your scientific article(s) for possible presentation as a poster during the Congress, and for possible publication in a dossier of the scientific journal “ACI Advances in Sciences and Engineering” during the first semester of 2026. This journal is indexed in Latindex 2.0, AmeliCA, Redalyc, ROAD, DOAJ, among others. Articles must comply with at least the characteristics of the “Communication” type. Articles will be evaluated through refereeing by the ACI journal (Avances en Ciencias e Ingeniería). Articles must be published on the journal's platform (https://revistas.usfq.edu.ec/index.php/avances), preferably in English, by October 10th, 2025. Subsequent notifications will be made through the journal's communication system.
Organizing Committee:
- Adrian Tola.
- Natividad García.
- Estefanía Cervantes.
- Eva Lantsoght.
Organizers:
Sponsors:
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