New production technologies and high-performance materials

By contrast with the conveyed image, the construction sector regularly evolves with a constant concern for quality, safety and, of course, for economic efficiency. As a matter of fact, steelmakers are, nowadays, able to produce more resistant steels through more efficient processes. In recent years, the research interest is focused on two aspects which are: the impact of new production processes on member stability and the economic benefit in using high strength steel in steel structures.