Steel in Construction Academy

Acknowledgements

SiCA is the result of teamwork thanks to:

- The members of the Constructalia team who have been working for almost 3 years, and in particular over the last few months, to prepare the content for publication: Marta Dziarnowska, Joanna Parzyszek, Kathrin Sulzer, and Jenny Blake, all of whom will continue to enrich the content.

- Our partner Aware, and in particular Thomas Vermeiren and Stijn Cuylle, who developed new functionalities for the Constructalia platform.

- Colleagues from ArcelorMittal Europe - Flat Products: Corinne Dieu, François Blanchet, and Patrick Pol, who helped to revise some of the content.

- Associate Professor Wioleta Barcewicz, PhD Eng., from Warsaw University of Technology, who continues to review and update many lectures, especially those related to the Eurocodes.

- Carol Farinaud, consultant, who assisted us with the Constructalia renovation project.

We would like to thank everyone for their commitment and encouragement.

Patrick Le Pense

Special thanks

We would like to thank Patrick Le Pense. Without his expertise and advice, SiCA would not have been possible and would never have been published.

The Constructalia team

Disclaimer

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