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Tubular trusses are used in construction due to their low weight and ease of manufacturing. Compared to trusses made of I-sections, they have a relatively small painting area and do not require stiffeners at connections. ...

The most novel European standards for the design of steel EN 1993-1-8 (2005) and aluminum EN 1999-1-1 (2007) joints includes the component method to define the stiffness and to check ductility and resistance of different ...

The goal of this study is to present background both for car fires and sprinklers design, focus being in sprinklers, because Eurocode method has not been yet accepted in all European countries, including Finland. The ...

Tubular structures with welded joints are used in the wide range of structural applications. The most typical application is tubular trusses. The structural analysis model is frequently constructed using beam finite elements, ...

The City of Tampere is experiencing a great regeneration boom. Several central areas are under redevelopment. The Hakametsä area is one of them. The ice hockey hall of Hakametsä and the surrounding commercial areas will ...

Nordic conferences on Construction Economics and Organization (CEO conferences) have been biennial events for academics and industry people. These events are bringing together experts globally and those particularly from ...

This report describes a series of twelve tests on splice joints of tubular beams with cold formed rectangular hollow steel sections. The splices were assembled by bolted flange plate joints (or extended end plate joints). ...

Composite columns are often used in structures due to the ease and speed of erection, and high performance in fire situation. Concrete filled tubes are steel tubes that are in site filled with reinforced concrete. In normal ...

Vitality from walking and cycling presents results from PYKALA II –project which was carried out in 2009-2013 in Transport Research Centre Verne of Tampere University of Technology. The aim of the project was to produce ...