Joint Research Centre
Institute for Protection and Security of the Citizen

The mission of the European Laboratory for Structural Assessment is to create harmonized guidelines for strengthening European competitiveness in the building sector and for cargo containers by research on security, safety and stability of physical infrastructures and their critical elements. The unit conducts pre-normative research towards related European standards for safety and security, addressing sustainability and efficiency issues in close collaboration with European Standardisation Organisations and policy makers. More...