Final Reports from European Research Projects

  1. FATHOMS, Fatigue behavior of high strength steels welded joints in offshore and marine systems, European Commission, Research Fund for Coal and Steel, Contract No. RFSR-CT-2005-00042, Brussels.
  2. OPUSOptimising the seismic performance of steel and steel-concrete structures by standardising material quality controlEuropean Commission, Research Fund for Coal and Steel, Contract No. RFSR-CT-2007-00039, Brussels.
  3. PRECASTEELPrefabricated steel structures for low-rise buildings in seismic areasEuropean Commission, Research Fund for Coal and Steel, Contract No. RFSR-CT-2007-00038, Brussels.
  4. STEELRETRO, Steel solutions for seismic retrofit and upgrade of existing constructionsEuropean Commission, Research Fund for Coal and Steel, Contract No. RFSR-CT-2007-00050, Brussels.
  5. HITUBES, Design and integrity assessment of high strength tubular structures for extreme loading conditionsEuropean Commission, Research Fund for Coal and Steel, Contract No. RFSR-CT-2008-00035, Brussels.
  6. ATTEL, Performance-based approaches for high strength tubular columns and connections under earthquake and fire loadings, European Commission, Research Fund for Coal and Steel, Contract No. RFSR-CT-2008-00037, Brussels.
  7. INDUSE, Structural safety of industrial steel tanks, pressure vessels and piping systems under seismic loadingEuropean Commission, Research Fund for Coal and Steel, Contract No. RFSR-CT-2009-00022, Brussels.
  8. INNO-HYCO: Innovative hybrid and composite steel-concrete structural solutions for building in seismic area, European Commission, Research Fund for Coal and Steel, Contract No. RFSR-CT-2010-00025, Brussels.
  9. GIPIPE: Safety of buried steel pipelines under ground-induced deformations, European Commission, Research Fund for Coal and Steel, Contract No. RFSR-CT-2011-00027 (), Brussels.
  10. COMBITUBE: Bending Resistance of Steel Tubes in CombiWalls, European Commission, Research Fund for Coal and Steel, Contract No. RFSR-CT-2011-00034, Brussels.
  11. ULCF: Ultra low cycle fatigue of steel under cyclic high-strain loading conditions, European Commission, Research Fund for Coal and Steel, Contract No. RFSR-CT-2011-00029, Brussels.
  12. MATCH: Material Choice for Seismic Resistant Structures, European Commission, Research Fund for Coal and Steel, Contract No. RFSR-CT-2013-00024, Brussels.
  13. SBD-SPIPE: Strain-based design of spiral-welded pipes for demanding pipeline applications, European Commission, Research Fund for Coal and Steel, Contract No. RFSR-CT-2013-00025, Brussels.
  14. INDUSE-2-SAFETY: Component fragility evaluation, seismic safety assessment and design of petrochemical plants under design-basis accident conditions, European Commission, Research Fund for Coal and Steel, Contract No. RFSR-CT-2014-00025, Brussels
  15. JABACO: Development of modular steel jacket for offshore windfarms, European Commission, Research Fund for Coal and Steel, Contract No. RFSR-CT-2015-00024, Brussels.