- STEELPROST - 'Innovative Fire Protective Coatings For Steel Structures' -

Current methods to provide fire protection of light steel structures include the nowadays most efficient approach of intumescent paints, which are typically applied on-site on a mounted structure using brushes or spray guns. Such treatments are generally achieved through the preparation of the surface by grit/shot blasting, followed by the application of a primer, and followed by the application of several layers of intumescent coatings.

This project receives funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme under Grant Agreement FP7- 243574-2.
The Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) bundles all research-related EU initiatives together under a common roof playing a crucial role in reaching the goals of growth, competitiveness and employment; along with a new Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP), Education and Training programmes, and Structural and Cohesion Funds for regional convergence and competitiveness. It is also a key pillar for the European Research Area (ERA).
> More information: www.steelconstruct.com/steelprost

TC10 – Structural connections
Chair.: Prof. F. Bjilaard
Secretary: Prof. N. Gresnigh and Mr. Edwin Belder

Meeting executive summary

The last meeting took place on 30 September and 1 October of 2010 in Munich, Germany, with presentations and discussions on the following subjects:

• Application of Eurocode 3 to steel connections with four bolts per horizontal row
• Stability design criteria for steel column splices in non-sway frames
• Static resistance of bolted circular flange joints under tensile force
• Research proposal - Flush End Plates with Single sided fillet welds
• Corrugated sheets exposed to fire 'Bearing Strength' in Single Lap Joints and in Double Lap Joints - Low strength and high strength steel
• Groove in washer injection bolts to nut or to plate? - EN 1090-2
• A note on block tearing

The meeting included a very enjoyable dinner at OCTOBERFEST!

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Forum:
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2010-09-22 started a discussion on the ALPHA factor by Figure 6.11 in Part 1-8 of EC3
2010-09-23 started a discussion on the block tearing on EN 1993-1-8

TC8 – Structural stability
Chair.: Prof. H. H: Snijder

Meeting executive summary

The last meeting took place on 5 November 2010 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, with presentations and discussions on the following subjects:

• LT-Buckling curves for mono-symmetric I-sections
• Stability design of non-uniform columns: possible approaches and open questions
• Design of slender structures by FEM - Background problems: summary review
• Design principles for obtaining sufficient reliability by numerical assessments
• Lateral buckling modification formula
  
• Cross-section resistance
• Outcome of RFCS project “Semi-Comp”
• Eurocode 3 EN 1993-1-1 Clause 6.3.3(2)

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Obituary

"The Members of Technical Committee 7 - Thin Gauge- chaired by Prof. Jorg Lange, informed us about the sad and sorrowful news that our colleague Ing.Tomáš Vraný, PhD., Associated professor of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, at the Czech Technical University of Prague, member of the ECCS TC7 for many years, good friend and excellent scientist passed away after being caught in an avalanche in the Slovak mountains on 22nd March 2010. He was an experimented alpine skier and part of a group of trained skiers. He left his wife Jana, and his children Lucia, Dominik and Matej without a farewell. Tomáš will be sadly missed by all his friends and colleagues. The ECCS is passing its sincere condolences to his family”.

New president for SCMF

Roger Briand - SCMF elected on 1 December 2010, a new President at its head: Mr. Roger Briand, CEO of Constructions BRIAND.
He therefore succeeds Michel Boucher, who was appointed Honorary President.

> More information: www.scmf.com.fr

TWG 8.3 – Plate buckling
Chair.: Prof. U. Kuhlmann
Secretary: Dr. Benjamin Braun

Meeting executive summary
The last meeting took place on 29 October 2010 in Budapest, Hungary, with presentations and discussions on the following subjects:

• Virtual Fabrication of Full Size Welded Steel Plate Girder Specimens
• M-V interaction
• Plates under biaxial compression & application of the reduced stress method
• Buckling of shells in bridges – Linking EN 1993-1-5 & EN 1993-1-6
• Discussion of Q & A on EN 1993-1-5
• Amendments of EN 1993-1-5 for SC3, discussion on project proposa
• Lateral-torsional buckling of girders with sinusoidally corrugated webs

TC6 – Experts in fracture needed

The committee has recently been approached by CEN/TC250/SC3 for maintenance and extension of EN 1993-1-9 and EN 1993-1-10. Amendment working groups are to be implemented, with members coming from both SC3 and TC6. As of EN 1993-1-10, there is a growing need for engagement of extra experts in fracture within the committee.

For further information (concerning interested experts as well as national associations) please contact:

Dr. Mladen Lukić
mlukic@cticm.com
and/or
Dr. Bertram Kühn,
B.Kuehn@verheyen-ingenieure.de

New Committee

Launch of a pilot project: IPSC – International Panel for Steel Construction.
The objective of this initiative is to create a global forum (ECCS with USA, Japan, Brazil, China, India, Australia, South Africa, etc) to consensualize main directions of normative initiatives in all sectors that affect Steel Construction:
• major potential savings for the steel;
• construction industry.
Example: Implications of CEN standard EN ISO 13790 or ASHRAE Standard 189.1 for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings Prof. Markus FELDMANN (DE) has been appointed to chair this panel.