Descrizione del progetto
Progettare e costruire un’Europa più sostenibile
La progettazione di strutture in acciaio si basa ancora su criteri tradizionali, limitando fortemente l’efficienza con cui sono costruite le città. Ciò evidenzia la necessità di metodi di progettazione e costruzione altamente ottimizzati attraverso la considerazione di strategie di costo del ciclo di vita e l’utilizzo di materiali da costruzione sostenibili quali l’acciaio inox. Il progetto New GeneSS, finanziato dall’UE, si propone di modificare il paradigma dei metodi di progettazione strutturale sviluppando una metodologia di progettazione nuova, efficiente e completa che risponderà a tale esigenza. Il progetto getterà le basi per un insieme di standard di progettazione strutturale innovativi e coerenti in Europa, rafforzerà la collaborazione internazionale e il trasferimento di conoscenze con l’industria e stabilirà i principi per formare gli ingegneri strutturali del futuro.
Obiettivo
Current structural steel design codes are based on traditional limit state criteria, in which uncertainties are accounted for through partial coefficients when checking members and connections. However, within the frame of resilient and sustainable cities, it is necessary to choose optimised and sustainable construction materials such as stainless steel, as well as to accurately predict the behaviour and failure of structures by means of system-based design approaches. One method that fits these criteria is the Direct Design Method (DDM). Its applications span from the optimized design of new structures to the safety assessment of existing ones (for reutilization or evaluation after possible damage due to time-degradation or intentioned harm). The DDM directly evaluates the system’s strength from finite element analysis without requiring member and connection checks, thus leading to the design of safer, lighter, more economic and potentially faster designs. More importantly, failure modes of the structure are apparent, making it possible to consider the consequences of failure in design and achieve a consistent system reliability. However, there is a need for research to develop system resistance factors based on rigorous system reliability considerations for the DDM, specially for stainless steel. This research project will develop the bases for the system-based New Generation Design Methods for stainless steel structures, and this fellowship will provide a most adequate training in structural reliability for the development of the pioneering DDM for stainless steel structures and the corresponding design recommendations for their inclusion in the Next Generation European Standards. It will be an international and inter-sectorial effort to provide designers with powerful tools that can encourage innovation in design, in addition to enhancing the transfer of knowledge and strengthen research ties not only between Australia and the EU, but also with the industry.
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)Coordinatore
08034 Barcelona
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