The Metallic Structure In 2017 And 2027

ABSTRACT:
This article presents a portrait of what metal construction was like in the last twenty years in Portugal. This picture is presented according to the various phases of execution of a structure (Design, Detail, Manufacturing and Assembly). In a second part of the work, it will be envisaged, 10 years ago, what will be the metal construction, what are the trends and above all the challenges.

AUTHORS:

Filipe Santos¹, Gualter Martins¹, Tânia Silva¹, Paulo Carapito¹

¹ VESAM Engenharia S.A., Zona Industrial de Cantanhede, Lote 69, 3060-197 Cantanhede, Portugal

Paper presented at the XI Congress of Metallic and Mixed Construction, 23-24 November, 2017, Coimbra, Portugal