Steel is of extraordinary importance for the European economy as well as society, but is responsible for enormous energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, steel flows are an obvious subject for the European climate protection. The quantification of steel stocks and flows is...

Am 8. März hat US-Präsident Donald Trump Importzölle auf Stahl- und Aluminiumprodukte von 25% bzw. 10% verhängt, die zunächst auf alle Handelspartner mit Ausnahme von Kanada, Mexiko und Australien anzuwenden sind. Eine Analyse von Handelsdaten der Jahre 2005 bis 2016 zeigt, dass keine...

Am 8. März hat US-Präsident Donald Trump Importzölle auf Stahl- und Aluminiumprodukte von 25% bzw. 10% verhängt, die zunächst auf alle Handelspartner mit Ausnahme von Kanada, Mexiko und Australien anzuwenden sind. Eine Analyse von Handelsdaten der Jahre 2005 bis 2016 zeigt, dass keine...

This Final Report describes the technical activities carried out under this RFCS contract RFSR CT 2012-00030 which is concerned with developing new rules for the partial shear connection of composite beams. Based on a comprehensive series of push tests on deck profiles of 56 to 80 mm height with...

Theoretical and experimental investigations have confirmed that ferritic stainless steel, due to its unique properties in terms of thermal expansion, is the best commercial metal to be bonded with glass, to form high-performance unitized cells. The testing activity on reduced-scale specimens has...

Large alternating plastic amplitudes during seismic events frequently result in catastrophic fractures. Instable brittle failures are the result of insufficient deformation capacity in combination with non-appropriate toughness properties of the steel. Eurocode 3 provides a procedure for the...

Use of temporary trade barriers has proliferated across countries, industries, and even policy instruments. This paper constructs a panel of bilateral, product-level United States steel imports that are matched to a unique data set on trade policy exclusions that are associated with the 2002...

In this paper we propose a new indicator of monthly global real economic activity, named world steel production. We use world steel production, OECD industrial production index and Kilian's rea index to forecast world real GDP, and key commodity prices. We find that world steel production...

Following the necessary car weight reduction strategy, in order to minimize the fuel consumption and reduce the CO2 emissions, there are many technical approaches to reduce the weight of each one of the vehicle components. The STT project (Steel Tailored Tubes) explored the potential of tube...

Grundlagen, Aufgaben und Rahmenbedingungen der Recyclingplanung für Eisenhüttenschlacken -- Bestehende Ansätze -- Konzeption und Implementierung des Ansatzes zur operativen Recyclingplanung für Eisenhüttenschlacken -- Fallstudienbasierte Anwendung und Validierung

In this research project a holistic approach has been applied to steel-composite bridges by combining analyses of Lifecycle Assessment (LCA), Lifecycle Costs (LCC) and Lifecycle Performance (LCP). Under the perspective of sustainability an entire lifespan, from the construction to the demolition...

The majority of existing buildings are in need of seismic retrofit. The main reasons are: the original design was not optimised with respect to the required safety level, poor construction quality, modifications or enlargements of buildings during their life and increase in the requirements of...

The Innoglast project addresses the development of new and innovative steel-glasstructures. Hybrid steel-glass beams, comprising of steel flanges and a glass web, and steel-supported glazing facade systems for buildings were considered. The solutions proposed are based on utilising adhesive...

Use of temporary trade barriers has proliferated across countries, industries, and even policy instruments. This paper constructs a panel of bilateral, product-level United States steel imports that are matched to a unique data set on trade policy exclusions that are associated with the 2002...

Use of temporary trade barriers (TTBs) has proliferated across countries, industries, and even policy instruments. We construct a panel of bilateral, product-level US steel imports matched to a unique data set on trade policy exclusions associated with the 2002 US steel safeguard in order to...

Bridge bearings need verification against brittle failure at low temperatures. The design of bearings according to EN 1337 may lead to structural components with thicknesses no longer covered in the relevant technical construction regulations. Due to its specific geometry, the loading and...

Grundstoffindustrien waren historisch betrachtet häufig der Ausgangpunkt von Innovationen, die die Entwicklung von Volkswirtschaften vorantrieben. So wäre der Aufschwung der Industrie in der zweiten Hälft e des 19. Jahrhunderts nicht möglich gewesen, hätten nicht Innovationen das Angebot an...

Die weltweite Produktion von Rohstahl schwankt seit Anfang 2011 auf annähernd unverändertem Niveau (Schaubild 1). Während 2011 eine leichte Abwärtstendenz überwog, war in der ersten Hälfte dieses Jahres eine verhaltene Aufwärtsbewegung zu erkennen. Zuletzt war die Erzeugung wieder leicht...

Der internationale Markt für Stahl hatte sich von dem tiefen Einbruch während der Rezession 2008/09 rasch erholt. Bereits im März 2010 übertraf die weltweite Rohstahlerzeugung das vor der Finanzkrise erreichte Niveau. Entscheidend hierfür war die ungebrochen kräftige Nachfrage in China,...

Konjunkturelle Schwankungen machen sich erfahrungsgemäß in der Stahlindustrie besonders deutlich bemerkbar. Die wichtigsten Stahlverwender sind die Investitionsgüterhersteller, die ihrerseits markante Konjunkturzyklen erleben. Verstärkt werden diese Ausschläge durch einen ausgeprägten...

Ocean iron fertilization is currently discussed as a potential measure to mitigate climate change by enhancing oceanic CO2 uptake. Its mitigation potential is not yet well explored, and carbon offsets generated through iron fertilization activities could currently not be traded on regulated...

Diminishing emission budgets and increasing risks of catastrophic damages from climate change require analyses of rapid response options including geoengineering options such as ocean iron fertilization (OIF). To decide whether or not OIF might be such an option an assessment of its potential as...