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cooPeRation
The project description in the SFI application for CASA and
discussions with the industrial partners through the autumn
of 2015 formed the basis for the annual work plans for 2016.
Further discussions took place in the technical meetings in the
research programmes in 2016 in order to finalize work plans for
2017 and the following years.
CASA has put extra effort into the implementation work in
2016. An Industrial Reference Group (IRG) was established on
1 March 2016 and a second meeting took place in November
in conjunction with the Centre’s annual seminar and Board
meeting. Each industrial partner has one member in the IRG
and its mandate is to give advice on how implementation
should be facilitated and evaluate the implementation work at
each partner.
Scientists from NTNU, SINTEF and PhD candidates at NTNU
have been the main contributors in the research work, while
the industrial partners have participated with their defined
in-kind contribution. DNV GL AS, Norwegian Public Roads
Administration and Hydro Aluminium AS are sponsoring one
Adjunct Professor position each at the Department of Structural
Engineering, NTNU. This ensures a link between industry and
the PhD and master’s students at CASA. The Core Team has
a meeting every week led by the Centre Director. Every two
weeks the group has had a seminar on a variety of issues in
order to spread knowledge and information in the Centre’s
research group. The cooperation with the industrial partners
has been through telephone meetings, technical meetings and
seminars. The Centre’s annual seminar and Board meeting was
held at Radisson Blu Royal Garden Hotel in Trondheim on 16
–17 November.
The Board of CASA comprises one member from each of the 18
partners in the Centre. NTNU’s representative is Chairman of
the Board. The Board had two meetings in 2016: a telephone
meeting on 22 June and a meeting in Trondheim on 17
November.
Participants at the SIMLab Tool Box seminar in September.
COOPERATION WITHIN THE CENTRE