Investing in the future
ArcelorMittal Commercial Sections in collaboration with ArcelorMittal's Research and Development department in Esch-sur-Alzette invests significant resources into steel sections R&D projects, and collaborates with many external partners.
The fields covered by R&D are among others:
- Structural Fire Engineering
- New tailor-made sections
- Installations of sections (processing, welding, coating, connections, erection)
- New applications for steel sections
- Enhanced design methods for structures and bridges
- Durability (corrosion protection systems, design, fire safety)
- Sustainability (environmental product declaration, life cycle assessment)
The following presentation of five representative research projects is by no means exhaustive.
- Life cycle assessment of tall building structural systems
- Composite megacolumns with multiple untied sections
- Best practice in steel construction
- Design manuals "Steel Building in Europe"
- SBRI+: Dissemination of "Sustainable steel-composite bridges in built environment".
