Thin-shell textile reinforced concrete floors for sustainable buildings

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• William Hawkins, PhD student
• Wednesday 12 June 2019, 12:30-13:30
• Dept. of Engineering Trumpington Street, Baker Building - Sir Arthur Marshall.

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The production of steel and concrete for construction accounts for one third of global industrial CO2 emissions. With the world-wide floor area of buildings projected to double over the next 40 years, structural engineers have the opportunity, and responsibility, to ensure that these materials are used sparingly. Most of a building’s embodied carbon exists within the structure, which is in turn dominated by the floors, making these a primary target for efficiency improvements.

This project proposes a novel concrete flooring system harnessing membrane action, rather than bending, leading to high material efficiency. Compared to traditional flat slabs, savings in weight and embodied energy of up to 60% are demonstrated.

This talk is part of the Engineering Div D Sustainability and Resilience Research Seminars series.

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