EASD - has been formed primarily for the purpose of sponsoring and overseeing the organization of the European Conferences on Structural Dynamics (EURODYN) that are held at three year intervals. These conferences are devoted to theoretical developments and applications of structural dynamics to all types of structures and structural materials.

EASD was founded in 1990 (Founding President: Prof. W.B. Krätzig of Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany) as a joint European initiative of experts in Structural Dynamics.