Increased infrastructure reliability by developing a low cost and high performance stainless steel rebars

Objective

Reinforced concrete structures tied to corrosion resistant products like stainless : steels, have been increasingly used in structural application, where further to good mechanical properties, it provides health compatibility and high durability. The scientific and technological approach (basically material-performance-based approach) cannot ignore the fact concerning the elevated costs of stainless steels.

So, the main goal of this research programme is to obtain a low cost stainless steel, dissociate from some critical expensive elements, but able to protect the built environment (civil engineering works) against hazards resulting from corrosion damages, fire events and natural or man-made vibration sources. On the other hand this will be accomplished by lowering as much as possible the initial cost of stainless steel reinforcement.

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-1. - Key Action Innovative Products, Processes and Organisation

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

COGNE ACCIAI SPECIALI SRL

Address

Via Paravera 16
11100 Aosta
Italy

Participants (11)

CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

Spain

Address

Avenida De Gregorio Del Amo 8
28040 Madrid

FCC CONSTRUCCION SA

Spain

Address

Acanto 22
28045 Madrid

FERRIERE DI STABIO

Switzerland

Address

Via Laveggio 6A
6855 Stabio

FIRE SAFETY DESIGN AB

Sweden

Address

Ostra Martensgat 15
220 02 Lund

INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS OF MATERIALS AND GEOSTRUCTURES S.A.

Greece

Address

22,Askiton Street 22
15236 Athens

LABORATORIO NACIONAL DE ENGENHARIA CIVIL

Portugal

Address

101,Avenida Do Brasil 101
1700-066 Lisboa

MAC BETON HELLAS SA

Greece

Address

Panepistimiou 10
10671 Athens

NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS

Greece

Address

Patission 42
10682 Athens

POLITECNICO DI TORINO

Italy

Address

Corso Duca Degli Abruzzi 24
10129 Torino (Turin)

SELMER SKANSKA AS

Norway

Address

25,Olavsgate 25
0166 Oslo

UNIBETON

France

Address

Les Technodes
78931 Guerville