MACS+

Acronym: MACS+

Programme: European Commission Research Fund for Coal and Steel

Contract No.: RFS2-CT-2011-00025

Project implementation period of time: 01.07.2011 – 31.12.2012

Total value of the project: EUR 1 018 709, incl. max EU contribution EUR 611 226

ITB’s budget: EUR 27 551, incl. max EU contribution EUR 16 531

Coordinator on behalf of ITB: Grzegorz Woźniak, PhD

Leader/Coordinating organisation: ARCELOR MITTAL BELVAL&DIFFERDANGE SA, Luxembourg

Participants:

CENTRE TECHNIQUE INDUSTRIEL DE LA CONSTRUCTION METALLIQUE“CTICM”, France

BOUWEN MET STAAL, Holland

BAUFORUMSTAHL EV – BFS, Germany

FUNDATION TECNALIA RESEARCH&INNOVATION, Spain

TALLINNA TEHNIKAULIKOOL – TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF TALLINN, Estonia

CESKE VYSOKE UCENI TECHNIKE V PRAZE, Czech Republic

STRUCTURA ENGINEERING, Italy

UNIVERSIDADE DE AVEIRO, Portugal

ASD WESTOK LIMITED, United Kingdom

UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER, United Kingdom

STALBYGGNADSINSTITUTET STIFTELSER, Sweden

MISKOLCI EGYETEM – UNIVERSITY OF MISKOLC, Hungary

UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN TIMISOARA, Romania

VILNIAUS GEDIMINO TECHNIKOS UNIVERSITETAS – VILNIU GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, VGTU, Lithuania

EDIKOS LOGARISMOS KONDYLION EREVN A ARISTOTELEIO PANEPISTIMIOMIO THESSALONIKIS – ARISTOLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI, Greece

UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI, Slovenia

UNIVERSITETE DE LIEGE, Belgium

INSTYTUT TECHNIKI BUDOWLANEJ, Poland

Short description:

The main goal of the project was to disseminate knowledge regarding the design methodology for partially protected steel-concrete composite ceilings due to fire conditions. Particular attention was paid to connections in this type of structures and the possibility of using openwork beams as the basic load-bearing elements of ceiling structures.

The basis of the project were fire tests of this type of structures carried out in recent years in several European countries as part of the previously implemented FICEB+ and COSSFIRE projects. These tests and subsequent analyses proved that composite ceilings designed for fire conditions do not require the use of fire protection of the entire structure, but can only be used to a limited extent, excluding the insulation of secondary ceiling beams. This significantly improves the effectiveness of design solutions while maintaining their level of safety and reliability.

The effect of the project was the implementation into construction practice of innovative and economical design methods that take into account the membrane effect in reinforced concrete slabs of composite ceilings in fire conditions.