Intersecting internal shell-type substructures for enhanced structural efficiency (C01)

• Subject Area: Structural Engineering, Building Informatics and Construction Operation
• Term: since 2020
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 417002380

The aim of the project is to develop a fundamental methodology for the design of material-efficient carbon-reinforced concrete components on the basis of normal stress-active, shell-shaped structures with different curvatures, with which the usually solid component cross-section is resolved. In funding period 1, this design idea was investigated in its basic features for globally bending load-bearing elements of conventional building construction. In funding period 2, the design space will be fundamentally expanded in order to generalise the approach on this basis. Furthermore, intersections and details, restrictions of different manufacturing methods and the environmental impact will be analyzed in depth.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 280: Design Strategies for Material-Minimised Carbon Reinforced Concrete Structures—Principles of a New Approach to Construction
• Applicant Institution: Technische Universität Dresden
• Project Heads: Dr.-Ing. Viviane Adam, since 7/2024; Professor Dr.-Ing. Manfred Curbach, until 6/2024; Dr.-Ing. Silke Scheerer