From research to practice in Finland

Liisa Salparanta

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    Abstract

    Continuity and Cooperation are the key words of concrete technological studies that have been carried out for over 40 years in a consortium between VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland) and several public building owners.
    The Finnish Transport Agency (formerly the Road Administration and Finnish Railroad Administration), the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority and some city authorities have formed a consortium combining their funds and investing in concerted research. This is how they get more with the same money as they would if they acted alone. Research is focused on solving practical problems, developing processes and methods, preparing directions, setting requirements, etc.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationXXI Nordic Concrete Research Symposia
    Place of PublicationOslo
    PublisherNorsk Betongforening
    Pages51-53
    Publication statusPublished - 2011
    MoE publication typeA4 Article in a conference publication
    EventXXI Nordic Concrete Research Symposium - Hotel Rantasipi Aulanko, Hämeenlinna, Finland
    Duration: 30 May 20111 Jun 2011

    Publication series

    SeriesNordic Concrete Research
    Volume43
    ISSN0800-6377

    Conference

    ConferenceXXI Nordic Concrete Research Symposium
    Country/TerritoryFinland
    CityHämeenlinna
    Period30/05/111/06/11

    Keywords

    • concrete
    • bridges
    • studies

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