Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association

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The Iranian Earthquake Engineering Association (IEEA) is an organization established in 1993 under the auspices of the Iranian Scientific Associations commissions. [1] [2] It seeks to promote, expand, and improve Iranian research, training, and education in the fields of earthquake engineering and seismology. [3] The IEEA's membership comprises more than 900 researchers, practicing professionals, educators, government officials, and building code regulators.

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The IEEA's main activity in the last few years has concentrated on the training of engineers in the retrofitting of structures, publishing the newsletter, and giving monthly lectures.

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