Thin-shell textile-reinforced concrete floors for sustainable buildings
Author(s): |
Will Hawkins
John Orr Paul Shepherd Tim Ibell Julie Bregulla |
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Medium: | conference paper |
Language(s): | English |
Conference: | Interfaces: Architecture, Engineering, Science, Annual Meeting of the International Association of Shell & Spatial Structures (IASS), Hamburg, 25-27 September 2017 |
Published in: | Interfaces: Architecture . Engineering . Science |
Year: | 2017 |
Abstract: | This project proposes a novel thin-shell concrete flooring system for multi-storey buildings, focusing on structural optimisation as well as construction and practical performance. Savings of over 60% in both self-weight and embodied energy over an equivalent flat concrete slab are demonstrated. |