MTR® SYSTEM - TRUSS BEAMS

FROM SMALL
Company profile

METALWORKING
FACTORY TO THE BIG
STEEL CONSTRUCTION
SECTOR

Since 1995, we have designed and produced
composite steel and concrete structures sup-
ported by our engineers. Our experience allows
us to be a point of reference for engineers and
companies working in this sector.
We focus our attention and competence con-
stantly on the quality of the product and on the
customer satisfaction by improving our quality
and productivity standards.
Experience and competence allowed us to design
innovative and target oriented products aiming
to enhance the building sector. For this reason,
we developed and patented the building system
called Sistema MTR®.
 WE WANT TO BE A STRONG POINT OF REFERENCE
FOR ENGINEERS AND ADVANCED COMPANIES.
WE ARE CONSTANTLY COMMITTED TO PRODUCT
QUALITY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION BY IMPROVING
OUR QUALITY AND PRODUCTVITY STANDARDS.

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 MORE THAN 40 YEARS
Timeline

EXPERIENCE IN
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY

1967 1967 1988 1994 1995 1998 2009

2009
Metal.Ri achieves
1967 the ISO 9001:2008
The first certificate (Product
composite truss 1998 quality management
beam is patented 1988
First work system)
The brothers Andrea
and Vito Rizzi abroad
1995
establish the company The design team
Metal.Ri is established within
1967
the company
Francesco Rizzi
starts working as
blacksmith and 2009
1994 Metal.Ri establishes a
establishes a small The company Metal.Ri
metalworking factory collaboration with the
produces the first Politecnico di Bari and
in Bitetto (BA) composite truss beams the Università
La Sapienza di Roma.
They validates the
calculation algorithm in
order to get the patent
for the Sistema MTR®
2012 2013 2013 2013 2014 2015

A
2013
The High Council 2014
for Public Works The company develops
and enlarges the 2015
(Consiglio Superiore
business network The software INFO.
dei Lavori Pubblici) 2013 MTR S.r.l was born.
classifies the Beams
The Sistema MTR® It is the software
2012 of the Sistema MTR®
was born. It represents department that
Metal.Ri achieves as the category A
an advanced solution produces the
the ISO 3834-2 the built horizontal Software MTR®, the
certificate (Quality structures made by application used to
requirements for composite steel and design and calculate
fusion welding of concrete prefabricated the elements of the
metallic materials) 2013 beams MTR® System
and the international Metal.Ri achieves
accreditation the EN 1090-1:2012
for CE Marking, 2014
in accordance with Metal.Ri gets the
execution class EXC 4 patent for its Sistema
MTR® by EPO (European
Patent Office) 04
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 OUR NUMBERS TELL
Infographic

OUR STORY

METAL.RI BY NUMBERS
200.000 square metres per year of FLOORS MADE BY THE
MTR® SYSTEM
4000 building sites designed with composite structures

SALES BY BUSINESS SECTORS

15% 60% RESIDENTIAL Over the years, we have built millions of square
60% metres of buildings in any building sector, from
15% COMMERCIAL the residential to the commercial sector, from
15% the industrial to the tertiary sector and to the
15% INDUSTRIAL
infrastructure facilities.
10%
10% TERTIARY

MAXIMUM BEAMS SPAN

We can design beams with
longer span.

our staff surveyor

R&d Engineer Researcher
logistics employee
draughtsman
04 administration
07 structural engineers
14 production
26 commercial and technical employees
ITALIAN
BUSINESS
NETWORK

GLOBAL
BUSINESS
RELATIONSHIPS

WE ARE CONTINUALLY ENGAGED IN A PROCESS OF BOTH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

OUR BUSINESS NETWORK INVOLVES BOTH THE ITALIAN AND THE FOREIGN MARKET
WHERE WE ARE ABLE TO SELL CUSTOM PRODUCTS. AS FOR THE FOREIGN MARKETS,
WE ESTABLISHED OUR PRESENCE IN ALBANIA, MOLDAVIA, ISRAEL, UKRAINE, MALAYSIA, TUNISIA AND POLAND

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 MTR SYSTEM ®
MTR® System

THE BEST CHOICE

FOR AN ADVANCED
BUILDING SITE

MTR® a Beam MTR® t Beam

MTR® SYSTEM: THREE TYPES OF TRUSSES

New, advanced designing process, better performances. The MTR® System Thus preserving the setting of a typical building site for concrete structures,
represents the most reliable system belonging to the composite steel- we do not use beams made on site, but only prefabricated composite
concrete structures. steel beams which are delivered to the construction site ready for being
assembled.
The system comprises three types of trusses (type A, T and C). It is used
to build horizontal structures and it can partially or totally replace the main
and the secondary beams.
 WHAT IS THE MTR® SYSTEM?

The MTR® System is composed of three different types of trusses having their pertaining calculation system for
the designing process:
The MTR® A Beam is self-supporting during the assembly and casting phase of the floor. It has a steel
bottom plate.
The MTR T Beam has to be shuttered and propped during the assembly and casting phase of the floor. It does
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not have the bottom plate and it is completely embedded in the cast-in place-concrete.
The MTR C Beam is self-supporting during the assembly and casting phase of the floor. It has a concrete
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bottom plate.
SOFTWARE MTR is the application software for the calculation and designing of the MTR® Beams. It is
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implemented in the specific production process used by Metal.Ri.

MTR® System: the theories for calculating and verifying the MTR® System have been tested with the Polytechnic University of Bari and
the University La Sapienza of Rome.

MTR® c Beam

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 THE TECHNICAL
Consulting Service

EVALUATION

The engineering design, the strength of Metal.Ri.

We want to offer our customers with the best support during the
designing phase of the structure. Our structural engineers offer their
consulting service to professionals and companies by suggesting
the best solution for their building using the elements of the MTR®
System. A long experience gained over the years in designing
composite structures.

The MTR® System can be designed to suit any purpose

such as residential, commercial, tertiary and industrial
buildings.
Ask us for an estimate. One of our structural engineers
will support you and will provide the best answer to
your needs.
Together with the designer, he will be able to provide
a complete calculation of the structure and the best
technical and economic offer accompanied by the floor
framework plans including the type and section of each
MTR® element used.
Particular attention is paid to the performance of
the structure and to the architectural and designing
requirements.
The designer will carry out the tests of details of the
MTR® elements. He will also develop the mathematical
model in three dimensions of the entire structure using
the calculation software that is able to interact with the
application Software MTR®.
THE CERTIFIED SOFTWARE

The building system of the MTR® beams is equipped with a specific structural design
software. It has been designed taking into account the production process and the
technical Italian and European law.
The purpose of this software is to integrate the different exiting structural design systems
in order to plan works using the MTR® technology.
INFO.MTR Srl (the software department of Metal.Ri) has developed Software MTR®
following the UNI EN ISO 9001:2008 quality standard requirements.

WE OFFER OUR CONSULTING SERVICE AND

COMPLETE ASSISTANCE TO SATISFY OUR
CUSTOMERS’ NEEDS.
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 AFTER-SALE
Consulting Service

TECHNICAL
CONSULTING SERVICE

The technical personnel will support you during the next steps, from the
modeling of the MTR® elements in your structural calculation program
to the drawing up of the calculation report accompanied by construction
drawings, the measured survey of the construction site, the scheduling
of deliveries, the assistance in laying the elements of the MTR® System.
 WHY CHOOSE
Advantages

THE MTR SYSTEM

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THE MTR® STEEL STRUCTURES ARE

MADE IN OUR FACTORY SO WE DELIVER A
READY TO CAST PRODUCT.

Speed of execution
The speed and the ease of assembly of the structures allow you to gain
time and save money.

It is suitable in whatever seismic area

It ensures safety for the client, the structural designer and the works
supervisor.

Elimination of formworks and props

Work in site is reduced.
Formworks and props can partially or totally be eliminated.

Reduction of concrete
The section of the MTR® Beams are smaller than the ones in reinforced
concrete beams.

More freedom when arranging the interior

spaces
The reduction of the number of columns and their section and the
increasing the column spacing, permit to optimize the interior spaces.

Fire resistance with no additional costs and

works
The technology guarantees the resistance needed.

Self-supporting feature
The advantage of self-supporting beams is to reduce the buckling
effect on columns and accelerate the execution of the work.

Lightweight Pre-cast Systems

The steel frame is easy to handle and strong rebars.
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 LEGISLATION AND
Certifications

CERTIFICATIONS

Metal.Ri takes part in teamwork and belongs to different professional

associations involved in specific research projects (Universities, National
and International Research Centres).
The company is making investment in research and development of
products and in conforming to the law and to the European legislation in
order to put on market new products which are made thanks to the
most advanced technology and with controlled and certified quality.
This results in more guaranteed products to our clients. By obtaining
the certification, all the staff involved in the design and production
process will follow specific criteria and methods. The development of
this activity aims to improve the performances of the final products even
if used for different purposes.

The tests are carried out in collaboration with official and authorized
laboratories according to the article 20 of the Law 1086/71, in order
to verify the applicability of calculations theories. Tests, controls and
structural inspections are also carried out in the case of non-common
situations or of structures bearing higher loads.

Construction of a parish centre. Monitoring of

the lowering side of the MTR® beams occurs
in order to verify whatever their behaviour
reflects the theoretical data
 CERTIFICATIONS

QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CERTIFICATION

Metal.Ri holds the ISO 9001 Quality Management System Certification.

CE MARKING
The CE MARKING appears on all the Metal.Ri products according to the EN 1090-1:2012.
Metal.Ri controls the production in the factory in conformity to the requirements of the Maximum Execution
Class of EXC4.

WELDING CERTIFICATION
Metal.Ri controls the welding processes following the criteria of the quality management system in accordance with
the international EN ISO 3834-2 standard.

CERTIFICATION OF BELONGING TO THE CLASS-A

The C.S.LL.PP – Servizio Tecnico Centrale (Superior Council of Public Works- Central Technical Service) approved
the MTR® System as CLASS A – Composite steel beams – according to the Linee Guida per l’utilizzo di travi
tralicciate in acciaio conglobate nel getto di calcestruzzo collaborante e procedure per il rilascio dell’autorizzazione
all’impiego (Guidelines for the use of steel trusses embedded in concrete and procedures for authorized use).

PRODUCT QUALIFICATION AND PRODUCTION PROCESS

The C.S.LL.PP – Servizio Tecnico Centrale (Superior Council of Public Works- Central Technical Service)
accredited the METAL.RI as processing centre no. 2529/13.

EUROPEAN UNION PATENT

Metal.Ri holds the EUROPEAN UNION PATENT of the MTR® System issued by EPO
(European Patent Office).

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 THE PRODUCTION
The production

PROCESS,
THE HANDLING OF
THE BOTTOM PLATE
THE PRODUCTION WORKSHOP THE PRODUCTION HANDBOOK OF THE
MTR® SYSTEM
Strong guarantees.
The production workshop guarantees the perfect creation of each element Dimensioning control
of the MTR® System. We follow artisanal standards for an industrial product It verifies the length and the section of the steel profiles composing the
according to the requirements of the EN 1090-1:2012 that regulates the MTR® Beam.
quality management system for the CE Marking.
Welding control
Each MTR Beam is subject to strict controls before delivering. The controls
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The visual control of welding is carried out. Random controls are also
involve the dimensioning and the welding, according to the procedures carried by liquid penetrant inspection or radiographic examinations.
shown in the production handbook of the MTR® System.
The Certifications proves that Metal.Ri continually respects the quality
management system and all the existing legislations offering guaranteed
products to the customers.
THE HANDLING An anti-rust primer is always distributed on both sides of the bottom plate of the MTR® A Beams
while the plaster adhesion primer is applied only on the visible surface.
OF THE BOTTOM PLATE
In this way, the protection of steel increases and the surface is ready for plastering.

TREATMENT AND FINAL COATING

RUSTPREVENTER Anti-rust primer

PLASTER Anti-rust primer and adhesion primer

COATING Anti-rust primer

ROUGH PLASTERING On demand

PROTECTION at REI We use the MTR® C Beam - MTR® T Beams with appropriate bottom concrete cover. MTR® A
(fire-resistance rating) Beams with plasterboard fire protection, heat-resistant plaster or intumescent varnish
COR-TEN STEEL On demand, for the bottom plate and the lateral containment sheets of the MTR® A Beams

When the coating is required, as in the case of a predalle slab floor or false ceiling, the plate only
receives the anti-rust primer.
The MTR® A Dropped Beam is subject to the same treatment of the MTR® A Flat Beam: beside the
plate, also the beam-ends are visible so they need to receive the primer and, eventually, the plaster
adhesion primer.
The bottom plate of the MTR® A Spandrel Beam is subject to the same treatment of the MTR® A Flat
Beam (only primer or primer + plaster adhesion primer) while the ends of the extrados receive only the
primer since, once the work will be finished, they will be protected by an exterior primer.
The MTR® C Beam has not the bottom plate but a finished concrete intrados so it does not need
particular treatment.

FINAL
COATING

Plaster Varnish Rough Corten Steel

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 MTR A Beam ®
MTR® A Beam

ARCHITECTURAL
AND SRUCTURAL
THINNESS
The MTR® A Beam, with the steel bottom plate, is self-supporting during the assembly
and casting phase of the floor. It allows to meet the architectural requirements so it
represents the alternative and ideal solution against the limitations of the traditional
systems.
This building structure solution makes possible to build structural frames no
matter what seismic design category combining different kinds of floors
according to the building and its function.
The beam is self-supporting during the assembly and casting phase of the floor so
its static behaviour depends on the two different building phases of the structure:
Phase 1: until the concrete consolidation, the MTR® A is self-supporting and
functions as an isostatic lattice metallic structure.
Phase 2: after the concrete consolidation, the self-supporting MTR® A beam is tied
to adjacent structural support members. It becomes a hyperstatic structure with a
resistant composite steel-concrete section.

It is composed of a bottom plate, top chords, TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

webs and optional additional diagonal
braces at the end of the beam. It is made
of structural steel according to the EN ISO
10025-2 and it is filled with in-situ concrete.
WHY USE THE MTR® A BEAMS
n Reduction of floor building times
of 70%.
n Reduction of the number of
columns and their sections
n Reduction of height and width
of the beam sections
n Reduction of column buckling
n Reduction of the concrete used
for beams
n Total elimination of formworks
and props
Steel Structure It is made of structure steel according to the EN ISO 10025-2 standard
Concrete finishing Class C25/30, unless otherwise indicated.
Self-supporting The beam carries itself and the floor since it has been placed on the
feature columns, before the concrete casting.
Continuous wire welding with shielding gas (Process UNI EN ISO 4063-135)
Welding
according to the NTC of 2008.
In the first phase, we refer to the paragraph no. 4.2 of the NTC of 2008 and to
the Eurocode 3; in the second phase, we refer to the paragraph no. 4.2 of the
Normative References
NTC of 2008 and to the Eurocodes 2 and 4. For the structures built in seismic
zones, we refer to the chapter no. 7 of the NTC 2008 and to the Eurocode 8.
The MTR® Beams are supported by walls or columns through the specific
How a beam is supported
end-anchored systems.
Our engineers follow the calculation procedure of the Software MTR®
Engineering Design Process
according to the existing laws.
POST-FIRE MECHANICAL We use intumescent varnish, heat-resistant plaster or fire protection
PROPERTIES (R) plasterboards.
Base plate made of structure steel according to the EN ISO 10025-2
Base standard. It functions as reinforcement carrying the floor and as formwork
for the concrete casting.
THE IDEAL SOLUTION FOR ANY BUILDING SECTOR, NEW BUILDINGS OR RENOVATION.
A SELF-SUPPORTING REINFORCEMENT AND FORMWORK IN A SINGLE ELEMENT

JOINT REINFORCEMENT
The MTR® A Beam is delivered to the site
with the continuous reinforcing bars for
beam to column connections. It is made of
concrete reinforcing steel B450C.

QR CODE FOR ASSEMBLY

INSTRUCTIONS
Go to our website Metal.Ri and look the
video on how to assemble the MTR® Beam.

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MTR® A Beam The MTR® A Beam follows the rules of NTC 2008 concerning the beam to
column aspect ratio. Therefore, it is possible to build columns having reduced
sections.
Both smaller sections and the self-supporting feature reduce the buckling on
the columns, so less reinforced concrete is needed at the joist level and it
becomes easier to respect the capacity design procedure based on column
– beam joints.

We make different types of MTR® A Beam offering full design freedom

n The MTR® A Dropped Beam has the metal formworks for the down-stand
element. It represents an alternative to both prefabricated and reinforced
concrete beams. The dropped beam is useful for long span floors whose
upper surface not only functions as a covering floor but it can support
offices or flats.
n The MTR® A Spandrel Beam has the metal formworks for the up-stand
element. . It represents an alternative to the prefabricated beams. The dropped
beam is suitable for long span floors and allows the effective depth to be used.
n The MTR® A Slim-floor Beam, has the metal formworks only for the
edge beams. It is used in different sectors such as residential, industrial,
commercial and tertiary.
n The MTR® A Custom Beam can be an arched beam, a slope beam, a
double-sloped beam. It can be used in many different ways and can meet
any structural requirement.

MTR®A BEAM ASSEMBLY PROCESS IN SIX STEPS Mtr® A Beams with continuous

1. PLACEMENT OF THE SELF –SUPPORTING MTR® A BEAM ON

THE COLUMNS
2. FLOOR ASSEMBLY

FOR FLOORS MADE OF CLAY BRICKS AND CONCRETE:

• PLACEMENT OF PREFABRICATED OR PRESTRESSED LATTICE GIRDERS
• PLACEMNTE OF HOLLOW CLAY BRICKS
FOR STEP® FLOORS
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• PLACEMENT OF PREFABRICATED LATTICE GIRDERS
• PLACEMENT OF EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE (EPS) LIGHTWEIGHT
Mtr® A Dropped Beams
MTR® A Beam

BLOCKS 01

FOR FLOORS MADE OF SLABS (PREDALLE) as coverage for artisan

• PLACEMENT OF SLABS workshop and floor decking
FOR HOLLOWCORE FLOORS
for offices. Work completed.
• PLACEMENT OF HOLLOWCORE SLABS 02 Mtr® A Dropped Beams
3. INSTALLATION OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM ADDITIONAL BARS WITHIN THE
as coverage for wedding
BEAMS halls and dance hall.
4. INSTALLATION OF THE REBARS FOR THE FLOOR
5. CONCRETE CASTING
6. WATING TIMES FOR CONCRETE MATURITY
sideboards on columns for hollow-core floor. It is an alternative to prefabricated structures

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 MTR® A self-supporting sprandrel beams with 19 ml length for commercial buildings.

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 MTR® A Beam 01 Installation of hollow core floor on the 06 Casting of the predalle floor with Mtr® A
MTR® A beams Sprandrel Beams
02 MTR® A beams for floors made of clay bricks 07 Deck made of Mtr® A Beams waiting for the
and concrete. placement of hollow core slabs.
03 MTR® A beams for accommodations with 08 Mtr® A Curved Beams.
dropped and spandrel floors and fake 09 MTR® A beams with step floor during the
columns. concrete maturity process.
04 MTR® A beams with step floor. 10 Long-span MTR® A beams grid.
05 MTR® A beams in the width of the cantilever.

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 MTR T BEAMS ®
MTR® T Beam

LIGHTWEIGHT
PREFABRICATED
STRUCTURES FOR THE
TRADITIONAL BUILDING
SYSTEMS
The solution that replaces the traditional reinforcing bars with improved adhesion
to assemble on site: a lightweight prefabricated construction system that can be
combined with traditional building systems. It is the ideal solution for residential
buildings. The MTR® T Beam is not self-supporting and must be placed on a
formwork or on the slab of predalle floors. The MTR® T Beam can be used to make
slim floor beams where it is not possible for the ordinary reinforced concrete. The
sections of the MTR® T beams will help you to respect easily the aspect ratio beam-
column imposed by the NTC 2008, without oversizing the pillars to create integrated
beams. The MTR® T beams can be combined with any type of floor and vertical
structure since standard dimensions do not govern their production. They can be
used in the building sectors where the self-supporting feature is not indispensable,
both for new constructions and for the recovery of existing buildings.

It consists of one or more lattice girders made TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

of metallic steel according to the UNI EN ISO
10025-2 which are assembled together. The Steel Structure It is made of structure steel according to the EN ISO 10025-2 standard
distance between axes is from 15 to 25 cm :
each girder consists of two top chords and two Concrete finishing Class C25/30, unless otherwise indicated.
bottom chords; these are linked by a central web
possibly provided with additional lateral braces, Self-supporting feature No
to be completed on site by casting it with colla-
borating concrete. Continuous wire welding with shielding gas (Process UNI EN ISO 4063-135)
Welding
according to the NTC of 2008.
WHY USE THE MTR® T BEAMS Paragraph no. 4.2 of the NTC of 2008 and Eurocodes 2 and 4. For the
n Reduction of floor building times Normative References structures built in seismic zones, we refer to the chapter no. 7 of the NTC
of 50%. 2008 and to the Eurocode 8
n Reduction of the number of The MTR® Beams are supported by walls or columns through the specific
columns and their sections How a beam is supported
end-anchored systems.
n Reduction of height and width
of the beam sections Engineering Design Our engineers follow the calculation procedure of the Software MTR®
n Reduction of column buckling Process according to the existing law.
n Reduction of the concrete used
POST-FIRE MECHANICAL It depends on the bottom concrete cover or on the thickness of the
for beams
n
PROPERTIES (R) predalle slabs where it lays on.
Fire resistance without extra
costs and additional work Base No
THE BEAMS ARE EASY TO ASSEMBLE AND THEY ACHIEVE GOOD PERFORMANCE IN A SINGLE MOVE:
FROM THE STORAGE AREA DIRECTLY ON THE WOODEN FORMWORK OR ON THE PREDALLE SLABS

JOINT REINFORCEMENT
The MTR® T Beam is delivered to the
site with the continuous reinforcing bars
for the beam to column connections. It is
made of concrete reinforcing steel B450C.

DESIGNING FREEDOM
The buildings made of MTR® T Beams have
floors with completely flat intrados, thus
there are no beams sticking out of frames
placed at the central or perimeter frame.
This provides maximum design freedom,
consequently there are no constraints while
designing the interior layout of the rooms
which will not have and spandrels beams.

QR CODE FOR ASSEMBLY

INSTRUCTIONS
Go to our website Metal.
Ri and look the video
on how to assemble
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the MTR® Beam.
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MTR® T Beam 01 Selection phase and raising OF the 05 Column joint of mtr® T beams placed on
mtr® T beams. predalle slabs.
02 Mtr® T beam on predalle slabs. 06 Column joint of mtr® T beams placed on
03 Intrados of the floor made of mtr® T wooden formwork.
beams placed on predalle slabs. 07 Intrados of the floor made of mtr® T beams
04 Installation of the mtr® T beams on and step floor.
the wooden formwork and step floor.

MTR® T Beams

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on wooden formwork with FLOORS MADE OF CLAY BRICKS AND CONCRETE. Installation of the floor.

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 MTR C BEAMS ®
MTR® C Beam

FIRE-RESISTANCE
These beams are the best solution where buildings require fire-resistance.
The concrete bottom plate, whose dimensions are conveniently realized, functions as
formwork and support for the floor.
The MTR® C Beam is suitable for any kind of floor or vertical structure, both self-
supporting and non self-supporting structures, to build shopping centres, multi-
storey parking, hotels, convention centres, schools, bridges and industrial
buildings.
The beam is designed in our factory. It is self-supporting during the assembly
and casting phase of the floor so it avoids using formworks and props. Its static
behaviour depends on the two different building phases of the structure:
Phase 1: until the concrete consolidation, the MTR® C is self-supporting and
functions as an isostatic lattice metallic structure.
Phase 2: after the concrete consolidation, the MTR® C beam is tied to adjacent
structural support members. It becomes a hyperstatic structure with a resistant
composite steel-concrete section. The bottom-chords are embedded in the concrete
plate whose size and concrete quantity are designed accordingly.

It is composed of top and bottom chords, in
round steel bars or in square steel bars, which
are tied by optional additional diagonal braces
at the end of the beam. It is made of structural
steel according to the EN ISO 10025-2.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Steel Structure
Concrete finishing
Self-supporting feature
It is made of structure steel according to the EN ISO 10025-2 standard
Class C25/30, unless otherwise indicated.
The beam carries itself and the floor since it has been placed on the
columns, before the concrete casting.

WHY USE THE MTR® C BEAMS
n Reduction of floor building times
of 70%.
n Reduction of the number of
columns and their sections
n Reduction of height and width
of the beam sections
n Reduction of column buckling
n Reduction of the concrete used
for beams
n Total elimination of formworks
and props
n Fire resistance without cost and
additional processing
Continuous wire welding with shielding gas (Process UNI EN ISO 4063-135)
Welding
according to the NTC of 2008.
In the first phase, we refer to the paragraph no. 4.2 of the NTC of 2008 and to
the Eurocode 3; in the second phase, we refer to the paragraph no. 4.2 of the
Normative References
NTC of 2008 and to the Eurocodes 2 and 4. For the structures built in seismic
zones, we refer to the chapter no. 7 of the NTC 2008 and to the Eurocode 8.
The MTR® Beams are supported by walls or columns through the specific
How a beam is supported
end-anchored systems.
Engineering Design Our engineers follow the calculation procedure of the Software MTR®
Process according to the existing law.
POST-FIRE MECHANICAL
It depends on the bottom concrete cover.
PROPERTIES (R)
Concrete bottom base finished which functions as formwork and support of
BASE
the floor.
 THE BEAM IS ANCHORED ON THE REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMNS. IT IS SUITABLE TO ANY KIND OF FLOOR BOTH
SELF-SUPPORTIG AND NON-SELF SUPPORTING. IT PROVIDES A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE FOR PRESTRESSED SYSTEM

POST-FIRE RESISTANCE
In order to determine the post-fire resistance,
a correct calculation of the bottom concrete
cover is necessary. This avoids using
plasters or intumescent varnish.

JOINT REINFORCEMENT
The MTR® T Beam is delivered to the
site with the continuous reinforcing bars
for the beam to column connections. It is
made of concrete reinforcing steel B450C.

QR CODE FOR ASSEMBLY

INSTRUCTIONS
Go to our website Metal.Ri and look the
video on how to assemble the MTR® Beam.

CONSTRUCTION OF A SHORT SECTION OF

THE UNDERGROUND OF NAPLES 28
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 MTR® C Beam 01 MTR® C Beams for flyover: installation.
02 MTR® C Beams for flyover: assembled in-place.
03 MTR® C Beams for flyover: work completed.
04 MTR® C Beams assembled on columns.
05 MTR® C Beams with hollow core floor.
06 MTR® C Beams with double reinforcing bars.
07 MTR® C Beams being delivered on site with 01

perimeter sideboards.
08 installation of the MTR® C Beams.
09 beam-column joint of the MTR® C Beams.

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MTR® C Beams with predalle slab floor

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 SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND
The production

STRUCTURAL JOINTS
THE BEAMS OF THE MTR® SYSTEM LIE ON VERTICAL SUPPORTING ELEMENTS, COLUMNS AND WALLS TROUGH AN
APPROPRIATE SUPPORT SYSTEM WHICH IS WELDED AT THE END OF BEAMS. IT IS CUSTOM-MADE IN ORDER TO
AVOID INTERFERENCE WITH THE STARTER REBARS.
The B450C steel bars for reinforced concrete allows making structural
joints that connect the elements of the MTR® system with the adjoining
supporting elements, such as continuous beams, partition walls and
columns.
After concrete maturity, the elements of the MTR® system are considered
as composite steel and concrete structures, but the section where the
beam anchors to the column is a section made of normal concrete, from
a bending point of view.
The design of the beam-to-column joints assures the necessary dissipative
and ductile behaviour while following the criteria of capacity design.
Stirrups providing confinement of the concrete are placed at the level of
the connection joints, according to minimum rules (Para. 7.4.3.2.1 of the
NTC 2008).
The beams of the MTR® system are provided on site with the reinforcing
bars made of steel B450C to make connection joints.
 The MTR® system is simple and quick to assemble. It does not require the use of specialized workers.
LABELS Assembly diagrams accompany each delivery and each beam arrives on site marked for identification
by a label that indicates the beam position.
Even the additional reinforcement bars used for the beam-column connection are wrapped and
provided with an identification label that indicates where exactly to place them and they also have to
be assembled according to the assembly diagrams.

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The production

AND CUSTOMIZED
BEAMS

IN THE CASE OF PARTICULARLY

COMPLICATED STRUCTURES, WE HELP OUR
CUSTOMERS IDENTIFY, PRODUCE AND GIVE
THE BEST BUILDING SOLUTION ACCORDING
TO THEIR DEMANDS. [ MTR® A with small reinforced and formed cantilevered ]

MTR® A beam with METAL SHEETS (SIDEBOARDS)

MTR® A curved beam used for FLOORS having DIFFERENT ALTITUDE curved MTR® A beam

curved MTR® A beam with cantilever

SLOPE DIAGONAL MTR® C BEAM FOR SPECIFIC NEEDS curved MTR® T beam on the floor ridge MTR® A beam for SLOPED ROOF
MTR® A beam WITH INTERMEDIATE FLOOR

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Our works

COMPLETED
BUILDINGS

Over 20 years experience in the field of composite steel – concrete structures.

We have built millions of square meters of structures in different fields of
construction, from residential to commercial, from industrial to services and
infrastructures.
The structural design using the MTR® system adapts to any intended use such as
residential, commercial, tertiary and industrial buildings.
Each building can be designed and built according to the technical characteristics of
both a single type of the MTR® beam or combining the different beams. A range of
options to get the best results and meet any technical and economic need.

APPLICATIONS OF THE MTR®

BUILDING SYSTEM
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
BUNKERIZATION OF SENSITIVE BUILDINGS (they are made
with beam spans of 30 metres and loads of 2900 kilos
per square metres)
WEDDING HALLS (we have built 1000 square metres
without central columns and total loads of 1200 kilos per
square metres)
SCHOOLS
COURTHOUSES
MOTORWAY BRIDGES
INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS
UNDERGROUND AND MULTISTOREY CAR PARK
CHURCHES
CinemaS 01
 Residential estates composed of 13 floors

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Our works 01 Residential building.
02 Commercial building.
03 Tertiary building including an
underground parking area.
04 Residential building.
05 Residential building having large
cantilevers.
06 multiplex cinema.
07 AUDITORIUM.
08 residential building.

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Commercial building made of curved MTR® A beams showing the extrados

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Commercial building.
Our works

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10 Commercial and residential

building.
11 Commercial building.
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12 Wedding hall.
13 Residential building.

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Our works 14 Residential estate.
15 Commercial building.
16 Craft industry with offices
and showrooms.
17 Tourist accommodation.
18 Residential estate.
19 Tourist accommodation.
20 Service station.

Residential estate composed of 17 floors having large cantilevers

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70020 Bitetto (Ba) Italy
Via G. Abbruzzese, 42
Tel-Fax +39 080 9921197
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