Metal Structures and Structural Mechanics
Applied research, technical expertise and consultancy in metal structures — founding member of the Romanian Association for Steel Construction, affiliated with the European Convention for Constructional Steelwork (ECCS).
1948 the year the department's steel construction research began.
5 research domains from composite structures to bridge fatigue testing.
22+ faculty and researchers ready to work with you
FOR INDUSTRY
Testing, expertise and consultancy for real structures
Design firms and construction companies can work directly with the department for experimental testing, technical expertise and consultancy on steel, composite and mixed structures — backed by a laboratory that has run live tests from the same building since 1961.
LABS & INFRASTRUCTURE
The same lab building, running live tests since 1961
Full-scale structural testing equipment for steel, composite and mixed structures, housed in the department's original laboratory on Str. I. Curea.
Tradition and international recognition
Founded in 1948, the department has run an international steel structures conference every three years since 1973, and became a founding member of the Romanian Association for Steel Construction in 2001 — affiliated with ECCS, whose presidency it held in 2005–2006.