Welcome to Metal Structures Centre
Metal Structures Centre
The Metal Structures Centre combines competencies on design, use and evaluation of the behaviour of steel structures for its worldwide customers.
Synergy is our strength
The consortium started in 2009, however, all involved partners have a long history of first class reputation for service through their skilled teams of scientists, engineers and support staff. The Metal Structures Centre combines the strength and skills of three independent research and development labs working in the field of pipelines, plates, steel structures and machine components.
- OCAS, a steel R&D centre with a proven track record in metallurgy, welding, corrosion and numerical simulation design
- Ghent University (Laboratory Soete), widely recognized as a leading lab in experimental fracture mechanics and pipeline engineering
- Belgian Welding Institute (BIL), a state-of-the-art welding research institute investigating welding procedures for pipelines, pressure vessels, windmills, bridges, etc.
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Mission
Starting from identified needs, the Metal Structures Centre’s mission is to provide a complementary and specialised range of capabilities for metal structures engineering, from design and simulation, over processing and characterisation of materials and component testing, to the integration in the final application.