**4.2. Workpackages**

The partners co-operate in the following technical work packages:


in the improved design procedures, the documentation of the designs as well as the documentation of the experiments and their evaluated results.

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Alexander Kling, Rolf Zimmermann and Falk Odermann

*Dept Civil Eng, UFOP, Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil* 

F.C. de Araújo

**Acknowledgement** 

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