ArcelorMittal Europe – Long Products

Sections and Merchant Bars

Eurostructures
Beam Finishing Centre

Bridges Buildings

Logistics Foundations

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Dear Customer,

Eurostructures Beam Finishing Centre, an operational unit within ArcelorMittal

Luxembourg, is upgrading its service offer in the frame of a continuous strategic
engagement. These services may include simple finishing, complex beam fabrication
and surface treatment. The beam finishing workshops are connected to ArcelorMittal
mills by internal roads and railways allowing environmental footprint and cost reduction.

We deliver construction solutions used in a wide range of applications: bridges,

buildings, industrial and foundation infrastructures. Depending on your project, we
may operate as a supplier to steel distributors, steel contractors and in some cases
to general construction contractors. ArcelorMittal is present on the five continents
and offers you extensive experience and flexibility.

We believe that Safety and Quality are key values for sustainable business.
ArcelorMittal employees are the beating heart of our activity. With shared vigilance
principle, everyone cares about her/his own safety as well as the one of the others.

Eurostructures Beam Finishing Centre is more than a service centre, it is the passion
of our workforce to make and deliver the services and products you need and it is the
commitment of our technical teams to develop tailor-made solutions for your benefit.
Continuous improvement is the cornerstone of our work approach. With our
performance excellence goal, we strive to be your partner of choice.

Kind regards,

Tapas Rajderkar

ArcelorMittal Europe - Long Products

CEO Sections and Merchant Bars
 ArcelorMittal Europe

Sections & Merchant Bars facilities

Eurostructures Beam Finishing Centre

Belval
Differdange Dąbrowa
Rodange
Eurostructures
Gandrange Ostrava

Bergara Hunedoara
Olaberría

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Table of content

1. Introduction.................................................................................................6

2. Our capacities..........................................................................................10

3. Bridge applications.................................................................................19

4. Building applications..............................................................................25

5. Foundation applications.......................................................................33

6. Sustainable development challenges..............................................34

7. Structural design softwares...............................................................35

8. Logistics.....................................................................................................37

9. Quality & certifications........................................................................42

10. How to find us.........................................................................................43

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1. Introduction

ArcelorMittal is the world’s leading steel and mining

company. ArcelorMittal is present in 60 countries and has
an industrial footprint in 19 countries. Guided by a philosophy
to produce safe, sustainable steel, we are the leading
supplier of quality steel in all major global steel markets
including construction, automotive, household appliances
and packaging, with world-class research and development
and outstanding distribution networks.

In 2016, ArcelorMittal had revenues of US $56.8 billion

and crude steel production of 90.8 million tonnes. For the
construction industry, ArcelorMittal offers engineers and
fabricators innovative, competitive and sustainable solutions.

ArcelorMittal Europe – Long Products

ArcelorMittal Europe - Long Products is one of the major

strategic unit within the group. Our principal markets are
in the fields of construction, industry and automotive
applications. Electric arc furnace

Throughout the world ArcelorMittal Europe - Long Products is a top producer of

we offer an extensive long products like beams and steel sheet piles that provide
range of products innovative solutions to the construction industry.
meeting the strictest
technical, quality
and environmental ArcelorMittal Commercial Sections
requirements.
Customer ArcelorMittal Commercial Sections is the operational unit
satisfaction, of Long Products responsible for sales, marketing and
performance and development of sections and merchant bars.
innovation are our
first objectives. ArcelorMittal provides free technical advice to assist
designers in using its unique products and materials to
their full potential. The technical advisory team is available
to answer questions about structural shapes, merchant
ArcelorMittal office building bars, design of structural elements, construction details,
(AOB), Esch-sur-Alzette, surface protection, fire safety and welding.
Luxembourg
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HE 400-473
100-314

flange thickness
920-1100
IPE HD

100-1000

9.5-140
46-268 260-476
80-750

244-600
ArcelorMittal offers the widest range of H beams – also available with fabrication

H structural shapes

ATELIER D ARCHITECTURE ANTHONY BECHU - TOM SHEEHAN and AGENCE D ARCHITECTURE A. BECHU; Photos: Pierre - Élie de Pibrac
The development of the modern rolled shapes is strictly
linked to the history of the ArcelorMittal group, which is
nowadays the uncontested leader in this segment
concerning product range, requirements and volumes.

Our experience in the production of structural shapes is best

represented by the history of our Grey mill at ArcelorMittal
Differdange. Located in Luxembourg, this mill is home to
several world firsts in the steel industry. In 1902, we rolled
the first parallel wide flange shape and shortly after, in 1911,
we produced the first steel section measuring 40 inches (one
meter) in depth. This mill also introduced Tailor-Made beams
(WTM) in 1979 – profiles that were praised by both
structural engineers and fabricators as a cost effective
alternative to built-up sections and concrete.

Heavy Jumbo sections and high performance steel grades

from ArcelorMittal in Differdange have a worldwide
reputation for use in high rise buildings and save up to
40% of material weight (and accordingly CO2).

Rolling of a Jumbo section at Differdange mill, Luxembourg Office Tower D2 in Paris, France,
Outstanding example of steel framed high-rise building
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Eurostructures Beam Finishing Centre: our mission

Our mission is summarized by these keywords: excellence in customer service and partner development.

Our facilities are conceived to offer complementary capabilities to yours. Our offer is linked to the products from our own
plants in order to facilitate their use on the construction market. To be your partner of choice, we develop our finishing
facilities in such a way to differentiate from the typical fabrication capabilities on the market. The service we offer in terms
of technical advice, specialty products, tailor-made fabrication is the key to sustain long-term relationships with you.

Eurostructures Beam Finishing Centre is engaged in developing the steel market sector and the implementation of new
technical solutions. We are steel producers key partners through a strong alliance with the supply chain so as to create
value for public and private investors.

© Claudio Piscitelli

Delivery of a 41.7 m fully finished heavy section of a bridge on the B6N express way in Bernburg, Germany

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Long Products production flow in Luxembourg

Differdange Belval Rodange

Steel production

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Eurostructures - Beam Finishing Centre
Fabrication

Fabrication workshop 1 Fabrication workshop 2 Workshop Partners

Niederkorn Sanem

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treatment
Surface

Surface treatment Galvanizer Partners

workshop
Differdange

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Transport

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Location

The facilities are located in Differdange with a dedicated access to the rolling mill, as well as to the ones of Belval
and Rodange, located just 10 km away. Mills and workshops are connected by internal railways allowing cost
optimisation and time reduction.

Some of the largest sections and merchant bars stocks in Europe are available in a few kilometres perimeter,
providing additional possibilities in terms of reactivity. The location of our facilities is a strategic asset
to meet your specific needs for construction projects.

The finishing capacities are about 4000 to 5000 tonnes/month depending on the type of fabrication.

Fabrication workshop 1 Eurostructures offices

49°32'18.0'' N 49°32'16.6'' N
5°54'06.8'' E 5°54'39.0'' E

Surface treatment
workshop 49°31'46.0'' N
5°53'51.8'' E

Fabrication workshop 2
49°32'14.3'' N
5°54'29.9'' E

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Our facilities

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Eurostructures Offices, Sanem Fabrication workshop 1, Niederkorn

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Office of management, technical sales agents dedicated to the finishing of bridges and special heavy structures;
and customer service Internal surface: 4600 sqm; External surface: 7000 sqm

Fabrication workshop 2, Sanem Surface treatment workshop, Differdange

dedicated to building applications and medium to heavy dedicated to painting of fabricated beams compliant
structures; Internal surface: 14000 sqm with fabrication workshop capacity
External surface: 5000 sqm Internal surface: 24000 sqm

Our partners
Beside our own workshops, we rely on a consolidated network of internal and external partners to meet your requirements
on specific projects. We can work in cooperation with complementary facilities within the ArcelorMittal group or with
independent partners in order to provide:
• fabrication workshop completing our capacity in terms of welding and assembling
• mechanical workshops for special pieces machining
• galvanization of structural steelwork

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Basic finishing

Sawing
Cold sawing by circular blade with a diameter up
to 1510 mm, adapted to the whole section range.
Straight and bias cutting possible about both axis with
reduced tolerances concerning length and angle.

Bending
Bending belongs to the specialty of our workmanship.
Whether it's for architectural or mechanical reasons,
we are able to establish cambering according to circular,
parabolic or curves determined by points and along
both strong and weak axis.

With the availability of three own hydraulic press we have

the possibility to cover the whole section range. The
bending is done by cold forming, with a special attention
to the mechanical requirements of the steel material.

The hydraulic press are also used to perform double

straightening of the sections to ensure reduced tolerances
than the ones provided through the rolling process, in order
to meet stricter requirements for specific projects. We can
bend all types of H sections with a maximum length of 40 m.

Drilling
Automatic and manual drilling robots for thickness
up to 140 mm and diameter up to 120 mm.
Reduced tolerances concerning hole dimensions
and positioning.

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Flame cutting

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In our workshops we have various oxygen cutting
as well as plasma cutting facilities, used in function
of the type of required shapes and thickness.

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Whereas oxygen cutting is used for thicknesses
between 8 and 140 mm, plasma cutting is used
between 5 and 25 mm.

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Flame cutting robot
Our flame cutting robot (oxygen + acetylene) able to
operate around 6 axes, allows complex bevels for the
joining of the beams. It is also used to fabricate T sections
(flame cut into two beams along its axis, in symmetrical
or asymmetrical shape) or to operate holes with large
diameters. The robot can accommodate beams with
a maximum length of 40 meters.

Oxygen & Plasma cutting table

Four heads cutting machine (2 for oxygen cutting, 2 for
plasma cutting) dedicated to perform cutting in the lying
beams web. Typically used for castellated beams or other
types of special web fabrication. It can accommodate
beams with a maximum length of 32 meters.

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Automatic Welding
An automatic submerged arc welding machine is available with 2x1000A generators. The machine can perform welding with
speeds up to 60 cm / min and a deposit rate up to 12 kg / hour. Automatic seam tracking allows the adaptation to any kind
of shapes. Weldable width is up to 2000 mm, the optimal horizontal run is up to 18000 mm, whereas extension may be
studied case by case. It is dedicated to the fabrication of Slim floor beams, box girders or cross columns.

Assembling and welding Stud Welding

Manual welding is used for the different elements associated Studs are elements to ensure the connection between the
with the finishing of the girders, such as stiffeners, concrete slab and the steel girders to ensure the composite
additional flange plates, support plates, lifting hooks, actin between the two materials.
header plates, support plates, T-plates…
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Automatic fabrication line

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Fully automatic drilling-cutting-coping line
To increase our capacities, improve the quality and our flexibility to the customers' requests, we have installed an automatic
line with following capacities: • Profile length from 6 to 30m
• Profile weight up to 600 kg/m, max. 15 tonnes
• Profile depth from 150 to 1300 mm
• Cutting up to 45° depending on profile
• Drilling up to diameter 40 mm

Milling and drilling Plasma robot

Max. length: 20m, 3 heads for drilling/milling Up to 30mm thickness, cutting, drilling and coping
Drilling up to 40mm, diameters above via milling of beam web and flanges
Milling of beam ends, in-plane tolerances up to 0.3mm

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In order to protect the steel structures from aggressive environmental conditions, we are able to offer corrosion
protection treatment of the steel surface. Coating systems for steel structures have developed over the years to comply
with industrial environmental legislation and in response to demands from bridge and building owners for improved durability
performance.

Beside corrosion protection, we can also offer the application of fire protection coating according to the latest
technical standards. We are specialized in the application of complete painting systems according to ISO EN 12944,
Acqpa certification, DB-TL, ZTV-Kor or eventually other specifications on request.

Automatic shot blasting to grades Sa 2.5 or Sa 3.0 Automatic shopprimer application

and application of shopprimer

Manual application of an organic layer Manual metal spray zinc layer

Final coating Hot dip galvanizing (offered in collaboration

with long-term partners across Europe)
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Handling and special pre-assembly

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Fabrication workshop1: Niederkorn
• max. tonnage: 25 t single crane capacity; 45 t combined
• max. length: 42 m (up to 60 m on special requirements)

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• Internal surface: 4600 sqm
• External surface: 7000 sqm

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Fabrication workshop 2: Sanem
• max. tonnage: 30 t single crane capacity; 50 t combined
• max. length: 32 m (up to 42 m on special requirements)
• Internal surface: 14000 sqm
• External surface: 5000 sqm

Special pre-assembly
For specific projects, we can study the pre-assembling of
fabricated structure inside the workshop. This pre-assembling
may be requested to verify the perfect match of the fabricated
parts before the final assembly on the construction site.
We have experience in this kind of pre-assemblies for
bridges as well as for components of building structures.

Surface treatment workshop: Differdange

• max. tonnage: 27 t
• max. length: 42 m
• Internal surface: 29000 sqm

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Shipping with external partners

© Claudio Piscitelli
By truck
• up to 4 trucks per day from each single workshop; conventional and exceptional trucks
• up to 42 m length on special requirement
• up to 5.0 m width on special requirement

By train
• daily train departures from Differdange mills to major destinations
• length per element: up to 40 m (max. 60m on special requirement)
• width per element: up to 2.4 m

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3. Bridge applications

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Eurostructures Beam Finishing Centre has developed since its beginnings an outstanding expertise in the finishing

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of bridge girders. Structural shapes are a traditional competitive technology used since over a century in the
railway infrastructure for small and medium span bridges.

The development of high strength steel has enhanced the competitiveness of steel-concrete composite decks
also for road-bridges, which are nowadays a widespread technology all over the world. We are also involved
in the realization of small footbridges as overpasses for roads or rail infrastructures.

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Multi-girders composite deck out of rolled sections, Soleuvre, Luxembourg

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Filler beam bridge decks

The filler beam bridge is a widespread technology, used in

several countries (application: about 90% railway bridges,
10% road bridges). It consists of a concrete slab with
longitudinal reinforcement made of rolled beams, with usual
spans between 10 and 25 m. The filler beam bridges are in
competition with pre-stressed concrete bridges, but they
offer many advantages against concrete solutions, as:
- The simple method of construction, which opens
the tender to a large number of companies.
- The thickness of the deck is the most thin amongst
all deck typologies. Generally HEA, HEB or HEM
sections are used on this purpose. Filler beam deck for A4 access in Esch-sur-Alzette,
Luxembourg

The filler beams deck is composed of closely spaced

longitudinal beams. Welding on the site construction
is usually not needed; the corrosion protection is
not necessary except for the bottom flange.
The erection at the construction site is
quick and without any major difficullties.

Formwork Transverse reinforcement

Typical cross section of a railway bridge

The finishing work capacities for filler beams include the
bending along both the strong and weak axis, the drilling
of the beam web to allow the transversal reinforcement to
pass through, and the corrosion protection of bottom flanges.

In addition to this, the accessory parts (support plates,

stabilizing devices, etc…) are delivered to complete the
offer for the constructional steelwork.

Eiweiler Viadukt, Saarland, Germany

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Downstand double-T sections
composite bridge decks

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Building
The composite bridge is a concrete slab based on steel

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structure where the girders may be realized out of rolled
sections. In the Eurostructures Beam Finishing Centre, we
perform the rolled sections finishing works for the bridge
girder, with high performance and efficiency, providing
the shortest delivery time.

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This type of deck is mainly used for road bridges, in which
the span length is between 15 and 45 m. It offers many
advantages versus concrete solutions:
• their supports are smaller, so less intrusive in the landscape
• deck steelwork can be pull back or cut up into “easily”
moved sections and its steel can be recycled
• their deck slabs are not thick and therefore lightweight WD7 and WD8 viaducts, Gdansk, Poland

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Those elements need accurate work to be assembled
together, and this may under given circumstances
require a pre-assembling study before erection.

Shear studs connectors are used to connect the steel

structure to the concrete slab. They are welded in
the workshop to the main girders.

Choisy bridge, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France Typical cross-section of a road bridge

Depending on the span bridge width ratio, twin girder or

multi-girder decks may be chosen. To ensure structures
stability, we may provide associated elements such as cross
beams or bracing for the construction in the final phase.

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Half-through bridge decks

Overpass on A3 in Bettembourg, Luxembourg

Half-through decks are composed by two lateral main girders,

with closely spaced cross girders connecting the lower chords.
Cross beams are supporting the deck, which may be used for
railway, roadway or footpath. Usually the concrete deck is
designed to work compositely with the steelwork.
For footbridges the deck can be with precast concrete
plates or with wooden boards fixed on the steel structure.

Eurostructures Beam Finishing Centre offers

the fabrication of main girders as well as of
cross girders out of rolled sections. Half-through bridge deck in Dudelange, Luxembourg

Main and cross girders assembling are done on

the construction site by an external contractor.

In case of major bridges (e.g. span >25m), side main

girders are done out of plated girders. In this case,
Eurostructures delivers cross beams to a major steel
contractor, offering cambering, painting and end
preparation with delivery to the construction site.

Footbridge in Steinheim, Germany

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Precobeam girder bridge decks

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Precobeam – Prefabricated Composite Beam - is an

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innovative concept developed in various research projects
over the past decade, entering now in the European
construction practice.

A high-strength rolled H sections is cut into two T-sections.

The T-sections are used as external reinforcement in

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prefabricated concrete girders. The cutting is performed
in a special engineered way to ensure the steel concrete
connection thanks to its special shape.

Precobeam is a technical innovation for short-span bridges

making steel-reinforced concrete a very economical solution.
Typical cross section of a road bridge

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Overpass on ÖBB line, Kratzerau, Austria (©: SSF Ingenieure)

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Prestressed steel girder bridge decks

The principle of this technology is the following:

• fabricate an H rolled sections with a special curvature shape
(a)

• prestress the steel girder by mechanical bending

• encase the steel girder in a concrete
(b)
prefabricated flange or slab
• release the prestressing reinforced steel girder,
which acts compositely with the reinforce (c)

concrete and put it under compression

• associate the elements together to realize the
whole piece through whole deck concreting (d)

For special project requirements, prestressed steel girder

bridges turn out to be the best adapted solution. We are (e)

able to offer fabricated steel girders and technical advices.

Schematic principle of Preflex girder

Preflex girder for bridge in Kerpen Horren, Germany

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4. Building applications

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Mistral Residential Tower, Izmir, Turkey

Eurostructures Beam Finishing Centre provides steel

Conference Centre, Kirchberg, Luxembourg
structures for various building’s constructions. Whether
it’s heavy, medium or small sections, our workshops are
able to offer a wide range of finishing works to comply
with your requirements and provide additional services
to the standard product.

The fabricated products are used for structures used in

single and multi-storey buildings, skyscrapers, towers, car
parks or industrial halls. The advantages of prefabrication in
steel buildings give a shortened construction time and lower
impact in cost and environment.

Beside traditional structural systems, we are keen to

propose innovative solutions such as ACB®, Angelina™
castellated beams or Slim Floor beams for smart floor
solutions. We fabricate heavy columns in special steel grades
(such as HISTAR®) used in tall buildings all over the world. Parc des Sports, Oberkorn, Luxembourg
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ACB® Cellular Beams

The use of cellular beams allows new forms of architectural

expression. Structures are lightened and spans increased,
pulling spaces together. This flexibility goes together with
the functionality of allowing technical installations (pipes
and ducts) to pass through the openings. The lightweight
appearance of cellular beams, combined with their high
strength, never ceases to inspire architects to new
structural shapes.

Finishing
• oxygen or plasma flame cutting of the shape
• cambering of the cellular beams
• assembling and welding
• welding of shear studs connectors
for composite constructions
• openings filling to allow assembly joints
• surface treatment – corrosion and / or fire protection

Sede di Air Vergiale, Sesto Calende, Italy (© Studio Castiglione e Nardi)

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Angelina™ beams

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Angelina™ beam is the realization of an architectural dream:

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A castellated beam with smooth and elegant shape of
web openings which can be tailored-made.

The sinusoidal shape of the opening optimizes furthermore

the load bearing resistance of the beams in respect to the
Vierendeel effect, and allows fabrication cost reduction.

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Finishing
• flame cutting of the shape by oxygen or plasma
• cambering of the Angelina™ beams
• assembling and welding
• welding of shear studs connectors
for composite constructions

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• filling of the openings to allow assembly joints
• surface treatment – corrosion and / or fire protection

P. de Coubertin gymnasium, Bourges, France (© Arches Études)

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Further developed by the ArcelorMittal group, the composite

“Slim Floor” concept is a fast, innovative and economical
solution which combines concrete or composite slabs
with built-in steel beams.

The design specificity lies in a special kind of girder

whose lower flange is wider than the upper flange.

This arrangement allows fitting the floor slabs

directly onto the lower beam flange.

Pétrusse building, Luxembourg

Finishing
• cambering of the beams
• drilling of the web of the beams fitted
to allow passage of reinforcement bars
• assembling and welding of lower plate
• if required, welding of stud shear connectors

CHL Eich, Luxembourg

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Chamfering and heavy beam preparation

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High-strength steel is the material of choice for tall buildings

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all around the world. Heavy H-rolled sections are mainly
used for the columns bearing gravity loads, as well as for the
outrigger systems for the wind and earthquake loads.
The use of high-strength steel allows structural frames
optimization and consequently cost reduction.

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In combination with our heavy Jumbo profiles, we offer
some finishing possibilities for the heavy elements in order
to optimize the cooperation with the steel contractor.

Heavy beams are often straightened up after rolling

to achieve stricter tolerances than the rolling standard.
We are equipped with oxygen-cutting and milling machines

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able to work on the whole thickness range. Furthermore, we
can also offer heavy columns assembling in cross-shape or
with cover plates to increase the load bearing capacity.

Finishing
• beam double straightening to minimal tolerances
• cut-to exact length
• drilling and hole preparation in any thickness range
• oxycutting for the weld preparation
• beam end preparation for special connection
details (e.g. outrigger truss systems)
• assembling in form of cross or cover plate sections

Milling
Our customers' are interested in operating heavy beams
milling at customized shapes.

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Trusses

Truss structure for the runway crane in Belval still mill, Luxembourg

A truss is an assembly of steel members that are connected

at their ends. Trusses are used since the beginning of the steel
construction until our days for buildings, bridges and special
structures. The principle of trusses consists of external forces
acting on the nodes and resulting in forces on the tensile
or compressive members.

Finishing
• flame cutting of the structural shape by oxygen or plasma
• drilling in the web / flanges of the beams to prepare
for bolted connections
• alternatively, beam end preparation
• welding of gusset plates to ensure the
connection of the truss members
• eventually pre-assembly in workshop to verify
the geometric consistency of the elements
• surface treatment

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Industrial halls & runway beams

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Single storey buildings are often steel framed structures with

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metallic cladding. Large open spaces can be created, easy to
maintain and flexible for future adaptation. The important
load bearing capacity is an asset for installing powerful
cranes for heavy pieces handling inside the hall.

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Runway beams for industrial craneways
The use of hot rolled sections as runway beams is well
established in the construction practice. With time, fatigue
loads on runway beams are due to craneways running on

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them, increasing pressure on tiny welded parts. Rolled
sections offer the possibility to avoid some of the critical
design details, enhancing the fatigue resistance of
the structure.

Over the last years, Eurostructures Beam Finishing Centre

made relevant projects with special developed sections
such as HD sections with welded plates in form or double T
hot-rolled sections with a hut in form of a U shape. In both
cases the design choice is linked with the avoidance of having
sensible fatigue details below the craneways rail, as well as
ensuring relevant weak axis inertia of the upper flange.

Finishing
• full fabrication of columns, roof girders and corner frames
• Angelina™ and ACB® which are an economic option for
large spans
• surface treatment – corrosion and / or fire protection

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Composite structures for car parks

In the construction of multi-storey car parks,

economical and optimisation approaches prevail.

Steel construction makes it possible to:

• reduce construction cost
• optimize car park occupation
• improve return on investment by gaining floor area

The design of the façade is used by the architect to make

the building fit perfectly in the urban landscape. The use of
oblique strips, inclined panels, glazed or perforated units etc.
help to break the simplicity of prefabricated buildings.
Odyseum circe car park in Montpellier, France

Finishing
• cutting to exact length
• cambering along strong axis
• drilling on the web and flanges of beams
to ensure connections
• assembling and welding of connections plates
• welding of shear studs connectors
• Angelina™ and ACB® are an interesting alternative
to full web beams
• corrosion protection, often realized by hot-dip galvanizing

Enovos car park in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

Géric car park in Thionville, France

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In the frame of geotechnical structures, we are mainly active for
the finishing of H-sections for three different applications:

H-pile structures
The steel sections are driven directly into the soil. The pile head is
prepared to ensure a better driveability and penetration capacity.
The loads are transmitted from the steel sections directly to the soil.

Encased profile composite piles

A steel section is handled in a pre-excavated hole, which is
afterwards filled with reinforced concrete. Such composite pile
sections allow for very high load-bearing capacity. The loads applied
on the head of the steel column are transmitted to the reinforced
concrete which is in direct contact with the soil.

Soldier pile / Berliner retaining wall

Consisting of wooden or concrete shield elements lying on vertical
H-profiles vibro-driven in the soil, the load is transferred by the
steel section directly into the soil.

Finishing
• cut-to exact length and splice preparation
• drillings and eventual shear stud application
• assembling of beams into couples in the case of heavy king piles
• pile end preparation for improving driveability / penetration / load-bearing capacity
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6. Sustainable development challenges

We are convinced that steel will provide solutions to build

a greener future. As a world leader in steel, we thus have
a key role to play and Luxembourg, with its cutting-edge
products and facilities, is at the heart of this action.

Hot-rolled steel: Eco-friendly material and solutions

Thanks to its ability to recover the original properties
without loss of quality after melting makes steel the most
recycled material in the world. In the built environment,
99% of the hot-rolled steel sections can be re-used or
recycled at their end of life. Being flexible and adaptable,
the functional life of steel sections can be extended in refurbished
and new constructions. As 100% of the recovered scrap will be used as a
raw material in the steel industry and thus provides between 65% and 95% energy savings
compared to primary production, recycling process contributes to resources savings and a better environment.

ArcelorMittal has developed solutions which fulfil most of sustainable aspects needed by rating systems
or by assessment of sustainable performance of buildings. The 5 common sustainable goals:

Environmental aspects of sustainability

The purpose of the environmental performance of buildings or products constituting the building is to get
a quantitative evaluation of the different environmental impacts generated during the whole life cycle.

Economical aspects of sustainability

Hot-rolled sections are industrially produced to a high quality, in a full range of sizes and steel grades, including HISTAR®.

Socio-cultural aspects of sustainability

Steel sections provide the user with transparent and lean structures combined with robustness and safety.

Technical aspects of sustainability

Structures made of rolled beams have the advantage of being able to resist high level utilization.

Functional aspects of sustainability

Among ArcelorMittal sustainable solutions, HISTAR® grades allow, to reduce weight and material
cost and thus CO2 emissions of about 30% in steel columns and about 20 % in beams.
Large span composite flooring systems including slim-floor beams or castellated beams
like ACB® and Angelina™ beams achieve also drastic impact reduction up to 50%.

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7. Structural design softwares

applications
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ArcelorMittal offers free software and technical documents to support

applications
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design and the conception of steel structures. These tools can be
downloaded at: sections.arcelormittal.com. For specific questions
please send your email at sections.tecom@arcelormittal.com

Cost Estimation
ACE – Cost Estimator for steel structure (single storey industrial
buildings and multistorey commercial and residential buildings)

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Steel solutions
PORTAL+ – Pre-design of single span portal frame
A3C – Verification of steel members in bending and axial compression
ABC – Composite beam/steel beam Calculator
ACoP – Connexion Design

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Composite solutions
A3C – Verification of steel members in bending and axial compression
CoSFB - ArcelorMittal Composite Slim-Floor Beams - Calculation of composite integrated beams (SFB, IFB) in cold condition
ABC – Composite beam/steel beam Calculator
COP2 – Design of composite connexions
ACP - Construction phase for composite beam. Check lateral torsional buckling during construction

Castellated beams solutions

ACB+ – cellular beams to optimize spans and usable ceiling height
Angelina – facilitate design of Angelina beams with sinusoidal opening

Sustainability
AMECO – life cycle assessment of building structures and composite bridges

Bridges
ACOBRI – Predesign of composite bridges forroads, rails and pedestrians

Fire
Ozone – Gas temperature in the event of fire and corresponding steel temperature
Luca – Design guide for industrial hall in fire condition
MACS+ – Partially protected composite slabs at elevated temperatures

Seismic
INERD – Reinforce concrete column with encased steel profile to avoid soft storey failure
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Cargo airport

Luxembourg
to Germany
E27

Luxembourg
city Luxport
to Belgium E25
 Mertert
N2

A13
A13
A13
to Germany Finland
Rail platform Norway
E25

to France Estonia Russia

Sweden
Denmark Latvia
Ireland
United
 Lithuania

Kingdom
Holland Belarus
Germany Poland
Belgium

Czech Ukraine
 France Republic
Slovakia

Rail big tonnage Austria

and overlengths
Switzerland Moldavia
Hungary
Slovenia
Romania
Croatia
Portugal

Spain

Trucks for
Italy
Bosnia
Herzegovina Serbia

Montenegro Bulgaria
more flexibility
Macedonia
Albania
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8. Logistics

applications
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Logistic hub Luxembourg

applications
Foundation
Luxembourg's central location in Western Europe makes it a perfect hub for regional, European
and Worldwide exportation for all types of goods. Located at the junction of the major European
road and rail networks, Luxembourg provides the perfect access to the European market.

ArcelorMittal offers a complete and professional service such as handling, transhipment, storage and loading
of containers. An important number of qualified players (i.e. handling agents, forwarding agents and logistics

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services providers) provide quality service allowing just-in-time access to all European countries.

Our logistic partners operate daily railway and multimodal connections to the ports of the North Sea
making Luxembourg also a hinterland port of Antwerp, Zeebrugge, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Hamburg.

Inland navigation constitutes a further reliable and safe transportation mode. Luxembourg has a river port
on the Mosel (port of Mertert), which is connected to the Rhine and can be used for materials dispatching

Logistics
to other inland and North Sea destinations.

Supply chain
The scale of ArcelorMittal’s supply chain means we can make a significant contribution to raising social and
environmental standards. As a major buyer of goods and services, ArcelorMittal plays a significant role in local economies.

We firmly believe that our long-term growth is linked directly to our wider commitment to the communities in which we
operate, our employees and the environment. As the leader in all major global steel markets around the world, with an industrial
presence in 19 countries spanning four continents, we are convinced that steel will provide solutions to build a greener future.

Production process control for on-time delivery

We aim to provide a service, based on predefined deadlines and deliver the product to the customer in the best conditions.
A preliminary analysis can be carried out by experts for each specific need. Whether for the delivery of extra-long beams
by rail or truck, shipping of full–finished steelwork to exotic locations, multimodal transport or "just in time" delivery on site,
our experience will be at your service.

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With our central location at the heart of Europe, on the cross-roads of the North-South and East-West transport axes, our
partners operate trains across all borders in cooperation with the subsidiaries in Denmark, Germany, France and Sweden,
as well as with external partners.
• up to 4 trucks per day from each single workshop; conventional and exceptional trucks
• up to 42m length and 5.0m width on very special requirement

Conventional and oversize rail transport

In close collaboration with our partners we continuously develop our know-how in oversize
load transportation and loading techniques, in order to execute all special transports.
Rail has a competitive advantage over the road in the area of oversize transports.
Indeed, rail freight can more easily accommodate special needs of these extraordinary
transports because of lesser restrictions and higher speeds, thus saving you
a considerable amount of time and money. In addition, we offer shunting services at the
Bettembourg marshalling yard and regional feeder services.

The handling depends on your needs: Full trains and block trains, as well as single wagon
load. Thanks to our multilingual staff, multi-system locomotives and fleet of rail freight
wagons, we are able to efficiently coordinate cross-border transports throughout Europe.
Examples of extra-long products transported by rail include ultra-long steel beams
(up to 60 m):
• daily train departures from Differdange mills to major destinations
• length per element: up to 40m (max. 60m on very special requirement)
• width per element: up to 2.4m

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Maritime shipping

applications
Foundation
ArcelorMittal’s shipping and logistics team assists our steel operations with flexible and competitive transportation
solutions. Our shipping and logistics team is an integral part of our supply chain and strives constantly to deliver value
through competitive shipping solutions and excellent customer service.

We have an innovative approach to fulfill ArcelorMittal’s freight needs, not just providing freight and cargo services
for our customers but also offering legal and contractual knowledge of the maritime industry, port and cargo handling

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expertise, and making sure the supply chain from sea to land is as efficient as possible.

We operate our own fleet of ships, leased ships, time charter, contracts and spot fixtures to transport finished
products to our customers. Our ships range from very large dry bulk carriers with a capacity of more than
200,000 tonnes to smaller ships of 5,000 tonnes. Safety is the number one priority at ArcelorMittal
ensuring our products are transported safely, whether it is done by external companies or us.

Logistics
Multi-modal combined transport
Our partner continuously adds new destinations
for combined transport shuttles to offer our
customers a constantly developing network
of combined transport relations.

Our ideal location at the crossroads of the

North-South and East-West rail freight axes, as well
as the highway networks, enables us to reach the ports
of the North Sea, the Baltic Sea and Southern Europe,
as well as the main European industrial centres.

The development of combined transport,

i.e. transferring containers, swap bodies and
semi-trailers from the road to rail, is one
of our main focus areas because of its
positive impact on the environment.

Currently, we offer connections to/from the following countries:

Luxembourg: Bettembourg; Belgium: Antwerpen; Denmark: Hoje Taastrup; France: Lyon, Le Boulou; Germany: Lübeck -
continuing to Scandinavia; Italy: Trieste - continuing to Turkey via ship; Spain: Le Boulou - at the border between France
and Spain; Sweden: Almhult, Göteborg, Helsingborg, Katrineholm, Nässjö.

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Canada

USA Morocco

Guyana

Panama

Senegal

Nicaragua

Argentina

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Saudi Arabia

Réunion (Island)
Mauritius
Bangladesh
Russia

Sri Lanka
China

Tahiti

Australia

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9. Quality and certifications

Quality is a priority in our daily work and we ensure high quality standards for our products are respected
with a complete traceability from the mill to the final destination.

The teams in our workshops are regularly trained and evaluated. This ensures performance in manual finishing works,
implementing state-of-the-art techniques. Flexibility and commitment are some of the pillars of our Human
Resources development philosophy.

Certification: Controls:
EN 1090 – Execution class 4 (EXC4) - Mark CE / CPR Ultrasonic testing level 2 according EN10306
ISO 9001:2008 Magnetic control level 2 according EN A7.638
ISO 14001:2004 Penetrant control Level 2 according EN 571-1
BS OHSAS 18001:2007
DB Q1 (Differdange-Mill) Surface treatment:
DB : Finishing according to DBS 918005 According to EN ISO 12944
Accreditation of the Polish Ministry of Transport German railways: TL 918300
for the construction of bridges Nr 56/10 German road authorities (BAST) : “ZTV-ING”
BES 6 001: Responsible sourcing French certification body : “ACQPA”
French railways: “Livret 2.59”
Certification for welding works: Italian railways: “RFI”
DIN ISO 15614-1 and DVS 1702 Austrian authorities: “RVS 15.05.11”
French road authorities “Fascicule 56”

Non destructive testing on welded details

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10. How to find us

To reach us under normal driving conditions, it takes you about 10 minutes from Esch/Alzette and about 25 minutes
from Luxembourg city.
Whilst driving on the highway A13 from Esch/Alzette to Differdange, please take exit #3. Cross the highway bridge
and turn right, some sign boards will give you further guidance.

ArcelorMittal Europe - Long Products

Eurostructures Beam Finishing Centre sections.arcelormittal.com > Products & Services > Beam finishing
Z.I. Gadderscheier M.: cs.eurostructures@arcelormittal.com
L-4984 Sanem T.: +352 5313 3057

Eurostructures offices
49°32'16.6'' N
5°54'39.0'' E

Entrance gate
49°31'45.5'' N
5°54'04.5'' E

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66, rue de Luxembourg
4221 Esch-sur-Alzette
LUXEMBOURG

T: +352 5313 3010

M: sections.tecom@arcelormittal.com
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ACB® and Angelina™ beams

A new generation of castellated beams
Ponts
En profilés laminés

Your partner
ArcelorMittal Commercial Sections S.A.
Eurostructures Beam Finishing Centre
Z.I. Gadderscheier
4984 Sanem
LUXEMBOURG

T: +352 5313 3057

M: cs.eurostructures@arcelormittal.com