The main objective of the BATIMASS project was to address how the energy balance in relatively lightweight steel buildings can be improved by building in 'active thermal mass' (ATM) into the building fabric. This was achieved through concept design, dynamic thermal modelling and testing of a...

The research project Meakado aims at developing adjusted design approaches for steel and steel-concrete composite structures in regions characterised by a low to moderate seismic activity. The methodology targets an optimal balance between safety and economical concerns. Two parallel ways are...

Nowadays, prequalification criteria for seismic resistant beam-to-column joints are missing in Europe. In addition, specific requirements and design rules for these joints are not provided by Eurocodes, which gives rules only for non-seismic joints, even though dissipative joints are allowed by...

The European design rules for steel structures in EN1993 cover various failure modes and were developed using different methodologies with respect to accuracy and safety. Consequently, the safety level of these rules is neither homogeneous throughout their field of application, nor across the...

Robust addresses the renovation and improvement of existing residential, industrial and commercial buildings using steel-based technologies, focusing on techniques such as over-cladding, over-roofing and roof-top extensions. Steel-intensive renovation techniques currently on the market were...

This project deals with accelerated low water corrosion (ALWC) on steel structures in the port environment. It aims at improving knowledge of this microbiologically influenced corrosion by studying metabolically active bacterial diversity and at proposing a model for ALWC diagnosis. The first...

The TABASCO project investigates how thermal bridging in steel construction can be minimised in order to improve building energy performance. Thermal bridging is particularly relevant to steel technologies used in all forms of construction i.e. in housing and residential buildings, commercial...