Historical seismic regulations
Introduction
The Association of Structural Civil Engineers (abbreviated as AICE) is an independent professional association for structural civil engineers operating in Chile. Headquartered in Santiago, the AICE brings together more than 300 members.
Since 2023, the association has been chaired by Francisca Pedrasa"), the first female president in the history of the association.[3].
Goals
It aims to support the civil engineering profession, offering professional qualification, promoting education, maintaining professional ethics and establishing links with industry and academic entities. Regulates the conditions of membership in the organization; works with industry and academia to improve engineering standards; and advises on education and training curricula. As a professional body, the AICE aims to support and promote professional learning (for both students and working professionals), managing professional ethics, safeguarding the status of engineers, and representing the interests of the profession in its relationships with different institutions.
History
Foundation
The Association of Structural Civil Engineers of Chile was created in 1996,[4] where a group of professionals met and decided to create an association that would allow them to improve the quality of the profession in a concrete way. Following this idea, the engineers Fernando Yáñez"), Rodrigo Mujica"), Marcial Baeza, Tomás Guendelman") and Rafael Gatica met. This group met periodically for two years, in order to prepare the legal statutes to make the Association of Structural Engineers a legal entity. This became a reality on November 5, 1998.
The first directory was:
• - Rodrigo Mujica"), President.
• - Alfonso Larraín, 1. Vice President.
• - Marcial Baeza, 2nd Vice President.
• - Fernando Yáñez"), Director.
• - Mario Guendelman"), Director.
• - Iván Darrigrande, Director.
• - René Lagos"), Treasurer.