About STROBE:

Strobe seeks to overcome obstacles to the wider use of High Strength Steels sections, both homogeneous and hybrid through the development of:
• Less conservative ductility and toughness requirements,
• Plastic design rules for HSS continuous beams and frames,
• Design rules to ensure stability of HSS members,
• A web tool to facilitate the design of HSS floor beams, both homogeneous and hybrid,
• Study to evaluate the dynamic response of HSS floor systems,
• Comparative designs (HSS versus S355) quantifying weight, carbon and cost savings resulting from the application of the research.
Proposed amendments to Eurocode 3 will be proposed.

Useful publications:

The design of hybrid fabricated girders - Part 1

The design of hybrid fabricated girders - Part 2

The project partners:

• SCI - THE STEEL CONSTRUCTION INSTITUTE

• RWTH - RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN

• IC - IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE LONDON

• UC - UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA

• DILLINGER - AKTIEN-GESELLSCHAFT DER DILLINGER HÜTTENWERKE

• HOCHTIEF - HOCHTIEF ENGINEERING - GMBH