The main objective of this research project was to analyse the relationship between growth and employment. The employment intensity of growth was measured and compared within the EU and with other industrial countries. The study has in particular focussed on the institutional arrangements on the...

To avoid wrinkling and to improve the guiding of strip processed in continuous annealing lines, the incoming strip flatness, thermal crown alignment of rolls and the guide roll actuator range must be enhanced. This project focused on a determination of allowable incoming strip flatness...

The project aimed at developing new strategies for fast process control by adapting new types of material samplings to innovative preparation methods that can be introduced in parallel with the laser-OES spectrometry application. The knowledge of the slag viscosity and temperature represents a...

The overall aim of this project has been to derive quantitative thermodynamic and kinetic algorithms and use them to develop personal computer based programs that can predict microstructural development as a series of contours around welds. The work has covered both single- and multi-pass...

The use of sandwich panels based on polyurethane core will be restricted due to the tightening European fire-resistance and environmental regulations. Adhesively bonded sandwich panels with mineral wool core are the most promising products to replace them. However, they are characterised by an...

Simulation models play a central role in ecosystem research and management. They integrate understanding, and enable us to predict future behaviour and to explore alternative policy scenarios. However, there are major problems with current practice, including the cost of developing models, rapid...

The final industrial goal of this project is to develop a technology for high productivity casting of small round section bars (85 mm diameter) with ultrafine solidification structure that means equiaxed structure with very low segregation. The final target is to reach productivity per strand of...

The long-term safety of a geological repository can be assessed by means of numerical radionuclide release calculations. Magnitudes which are suitable to provide such an assessment by comparison with reference values are often called safety indicators. The most common safety indicator is the...

An exact and fast estimation of special material characterisation data and the implementation and usage of these data for finite element simulations are essential for the control of forming processes of special parts from thin sheet metals. This report describes a method to determine the...

The rapid changes in technologies that are used for R&D have created new opportunities and needs for strategic management of IPRs and knowledge, especially when used in a collaborative context. The use of new ICT technologies is fundamentally altering the way R&D is done. This is leading to a...