University of Luxembourg RUES (Steel and Façade Engineering)

Core business

• Research in steel and steel concrete composite structural load bearing elements for civil structural engineering applications
• Research in connection methods for steel and steel concrete composite structures
• Research in glass for load-bearing- and façade structural applications in building engineering
• Research in mechanical silicone joining methods for glass to glass and glass to steel applications
• Formulation of silicone material law for numerical simulation methods
• Numerical simulation and laboratory testing facilities for the above mentioned topics

Major Materials & Manufacturing projects

• Facilities to work with steel, concrete, glass and silicone

Technical / technological capabilities

• Capabilities to machine steel for structural civil engineering applications
• Capabilities to manufacture composite steel and concrete building elements for testing with machining shop for steel, casting facilities for concrete and application of reinforcement)
• Capabilities to assemble steel and glass hybrid structures
• Capabilities for fully physical and material numerical simulations (Sofistik, Abaqus)

Main customers / collaborations

• Arcelor Mittal (Lu)
• Guardian (Lu)
• Astron (Lu)
• Paul Würth (Lu)
• Ponts & Chaussées (Lu)
• Spannverbund SA (Lu, De)
• Universität Kassel (De);
• Université de Liège (Be)
• Steel Construction Institute (UK)
• University of Stuttgart (De)