ISSISA – Innovative Steel Structures Integrated by Sensing and Automation for self-inspection and maintenance
Posted in NEWSCall of the research program of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel 2015 RFCS-2015
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Research Fund for Coal and Steel
Call: RFCS-2015
Topic: RFCS-02-2015
Type of action: RFCS-RPJ
Proposal number: SEP-210299425
Proposal acronym: ISSISA
Inspection and maintenance of steel and composite structures is an important issue for sustainability of existing and new infrastructures. Classical approach relies on large human activities eventually performed in unsafe conditions.
Overcome the problem through the embedding of sensing and automation for self-inspection and maintenance can be pursued at the present state-of-art of automation technology.
The design and development of paradigmatic integrated systems is the main objective of the project in order to demonstrate the feasibility of producing novel steel structures with an equipment of low-cost automatic systems to monitor deterioration and damage evolution and to actuate self-maintenance actions.
Overview of the time line for the different stages
| Proposal Submission Deadline | Monday, 15 September 2015 at
17:00:00 (Brussels local time) |
| Evaluation | October to December 2015 |
| Notification of the evaluation results to
all applicants |
Before 15 March 2016 |
| Grant Agreement signature for projects
retained for funding |
Before 15 June 2016 |
| Payment of first pre-financing | June to July 2016 |
| Target start date of projects | 1st July 2016 |
