Concrete shell structures revisited

Introducing a new 'low-tech' construction method using vacuumatics formwork

Conference paper (2011)
Department
Structural Engineering (CEG) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2011 The Author(s)
Construction process Concrete shells Vacuumatics Formwork system
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Published Date

01-12-2011

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Source:

Structural Membranes 2011: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures, Barcelona, Spain, 5-7 October 2011

ISBN:

978-84-89925-58-8

Faculty

Civil Engineering and Geosciences

Department

Structural Engineering

Abstract

This paper provides a new perspective on the construction process of concrete shell structures and introduces a new cost saving approach for constructing (single curved) concrete shells using Vacuumatics formwork.

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