Research & Development
We invest in research to ensure the highest structural performance.
Metal.Ri participates in working groups and is a member of industry associations with which it develops specific projects in collaboration with universities and national and international research centres.
The company works in partnership with INFO.MTR to invest in research and product development. This work is focused on two key areas: the continuous improvement of existing solutions and the integration of new ones.
The goal is to deliver innovative solutions to the construction market, developed using cutting-edge technologies and fully compliant with industry regulations, ensuring controlled and certified quality.
The calculation and verification theories of the MTR® System have been thoroughly tested in collaboration with the Polytechnic University of Bari, Sapienza University of Rome and the University of Basilicata.
Testing activities are carried out in cooperation with officially authorised laboratories pursuant to Article 20 of Law 1086/71, in order to validate the calculation models. In addition to these tests, in non-standard situations and in structures subject to particularly high loads, on-site activities, load tests, inspections and structural investigations are conducted.
The seismic response of the reinforced concrete column-MTR® beam joint was evaluated through full-scale (1:1) cyclic testing.
Phase 1: static load test on the non-cast MTR® beam.
Phase 2: static load test on the cast MTR® beam.
On-site load testing
Bridge load testing
Evaluation of the seismic response of the MTR® column.
Publication in Scientific Journals
Research and development activities related to the seismic performance of the MTR® System have attracted the attention of the international scientific community.
The article “Seismic Behavior and Modeling of Ductile Composite Steel-Trussed Concrete Beam to Column Joints”, which presents the experimental results on the beam-to-column connection, was published in the scientific journal “Applied Sciences” by MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), as part of the special issue Analysis and Design for Civil Structures.
