Objective The seismic behaviour of connections in precast construction systems has been largely recognized as a crucial matter to be addressed both by the industry sector and by the related research community. In spite of this situation, the complexity of the problem and the variety of inherent issues to be harmonizedly dealt with in proposing design procedures for connections and precast structures as a whole, have made it difficult so far to conceive self-sufficient solutions and approaches of general validity. Scope of SAFECAST is to give effective answers to this need of self-sufficient, harmonized solution of the problems of correct seismic design of joints and connections in precast structures. The innovative aspect of the project is the unified performance based perspective in which the problem of the characterization of the seismic behaviour of connections will be dealt with. Such complex problem, in fact, needs to be dealt with in a unified performance based framework, since when dimensioning and designing the system for an optimum performance under earthquake loading, all the other basic performance requirements, i.e. durability, deformability limits, energy dissipation…, are also to be taken into account and complied with. The proposed consortium represents a unique combination of countries joined by two peculiar characteristics: for all of them seismic loads play a fundamental role in the construction sector. Secondly, all partners are “concrete counties”, nations for which concrete is the main construction material. For these reasons, the immediate expected consequence of the proposed project is to improve competitiveness of precasting, as a sector, to promote a general increase in the quality and safety of constructions offered to the market and end-users in general, to enhance the contents of precast building solutions in terms of quality guarantee, performance optimization, reliability, safety in the event of an earthquake. Fields of science engineering and technologycivil engineeringstructural engineeringearthquake engineeringseismic loading Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-2 - Research for SME associations Call for proposal FP7-SME-2007-2 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME-AG - Research for SME associations/groupings Coordinator ASSOBETON - ASSOCIAZIONE NAZIONALE INDUSTRIE MANUFATTI CEMENTIZI EU contribution € 1 074 700,00 Address VIA ZANELLA 36 20133 MILANO Italy See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Antonella Colombo (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (16) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ASOCIACION NACIONAL DE PREFABRICADOS Y DERIVADOS DEL CEMENTO - ANDECE Spain EU contribution € 451 534,00 Address Paseo de la Castellana 226 28046 Madrid See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Ana Belén Ramírez De Arellano (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ASSOCIACAO NACIONAL DOS INDUSTRIAISDE PREFABRICACAO EM BETAO Portugal EU contribution € 320 875,00 Address RUA DONA FILIPA DE VILHENA 9 2 DT 1000 134 LISBOA See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact José Massano André (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data SYNDESMOS ELLINIKON VIOMICHANION PROKATASKEVIS SKIRODEMATOS Greece EU contribution € 132 767,00 Address KAROLOU 28 10437 ATHENS See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Spyros Tsoukantas (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data TURKIYE PREFABRIK BIRLIGI DERNEGI - TURKISH PRECAST CONCRETE ASSOCIATION TPCA Türkiye EU contribution € 451 534,00 Address FARABI SOKAK - CANKAYA 39/10 06690 ANKARA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Bulent Tokman (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION Belgium EU contribution € 10 622,00 Address Rue de la Loi 200 1049 Bruxelles / Brussel See on map Region Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Hans Guenther Schneider (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data POLITECNICO DI MILANO Italy EU contribution € 5 760,00 Address PIAZZA LEONARDO DA VINCI 32 20133 Milano See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Giandomenico Toniolo (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ETHNICON METSOVION POLYTECHNION Greece EU contribution € 8 832,00 Address HEROON POLYTECHNIOU 9 ZOGRAPHOU CAMPUS 157 80 ATHINA See on map Region Αττική Aττική Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Georgia Mertzelou (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ISTANBUL TEKNIK UNIVERSITESI Türkiye EU contribution € 8 064,00 Address AYAZAGA KAMPUSU 34469 Maslak, Istanbul See on map Region İstanbul İstanbul İstanbul Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Faruk Karadogan (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data LABORATORIO NACIONAL DE ENGENHARIA CIVIL Portugal EU contribution € 4 997,00 Address AV DO BRASIL 101 1700-066 LISBOA See on map Region Continente Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact José António Costa (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI Slovenia EU contribution € 9 696,00 Address KONGRESNI TRG 12 1000 Ljubljana See on map Region Slovenija Zahodna Slovenija Osrednjeslovenska Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Bojan Majes (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data LABOR SRL Italy EU contribution € 12 960,00 Address VIA DELLA SCROFA 117 00186 ROMA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Cristina Torrisi (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data DLC SRL Italy EU contribution € 183 842,00 Address VIA TIZIANO 19 20145 MILANO See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Alberto Dal Lago (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data PRELOSAR SL - PREFABRICADOS DE LOSAS RIOJANAS SL Spain EU contribution € 67 861,00 Address CAMINO DE LA CORONILLA 8 26008 LOGRONO (La Rioja) See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact José Antonio Alba Irurzun (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data LU.GE.A PROGETTI COSTRUZIONE GESTIONE SPA Italy EU contribution € 285 296,00 Address VIA CRISTOFORO COLOMBO 112 00147 ROMA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Fabio Ciaroni (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data HALFEN GMBH Germany EU contribution € 11 566,00 Address LIEBIGSTRASSE 14 40764 Langenfeld See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Düsseldorf Mettmann Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Enrico Nusiner (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TRUZZI PREFABBRICATI SRL Participation ended Italy EU contribution No data Address VIA TRENTO TRIESTE 21 46025 POGGIO RUSCO See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Alberto Truzzi (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data