Methodology and Tools for Testing, Numerical Analysis and Design of the 3D Printed Moulds

The large-scale 3D printing technology created by a group of partners led by DUS Architects allows fabricating components made of thermoplastic polymers with Fused Deposition Modelling technique. These components can be used as moulds for concrete elements, providing freedom of form and unprecedented optimization opportunities. In this report...

An economical prefabricated residence for Hagonoy, a typhoon prone municipality in the Philippines: Analysis, design and implementation

This thesis aims to improve housing quality in Hagonoy, a typhoon prone municipality of the Philippines, by designing an affordable typhoon resilient and prefabricated home with a floating foundation for the lower income class. This thesis was written in collaboration with the company, Finch Buildings. Three months of preliminary field research...

Composite Floors: A Theoretical Research into the Design of Steel-Concrete Composite Floors with a Bigger Unpropped Span of 7.2 m

In the Netherlands buildings are designed using a grid with multiples of 3.6 meter. Within these designs floor spans of 7.2 meter are popular (double grid size). The deep decks of composite floors at this moment in time are designed to reach an unpropped span of 5.5 meter. This master research is focused on finding a possible deck design for a...

Modified bond model for shear in slabs under concentrated loads

Slabs subjected to concentrated loads close to supports, as occurring for truck loads on slab bridges, are less studied than beams in shear or slab-column connections in punching. To predict the shear capacity for this case, the Bond Model for concentric punching shear was studied initially. Modifications to this model resulted in the Modified...

A review on self-healing in reinforced concrete structures in view of serving conditions.

In this paper, different mechanisms of self-healing, i.e. self-healing based on adhesive agents, self-healing based on bacteria, self-healing based on autogenous self-healing were described. Their required conditions were summarized. The previous investigations showed that all mechanisms of self-healing are effective to some extend under...

Sustainable office renovation: Integrated design processes in Norwegian practice

Design and construction processes of three Norwegian office renovation projects are analysed to research the best way to organize a design process with ambitious sustainability goals. Actors with decision-making power in these projects are interviewed such as architects, contractors, clients, tenants and sustainability experts. The report...

Shear capacity of slabs under a combination of loads

Existing solid slab bridges under a combination of wheel loads and distributed traffic loads sometimes do not fulfil the code requirements for shear. However, reinforced concrete slabs loaded close to the support are subjected to shear stresses which might result in a failure mode of combined punching and shear. This behaviour is studied in a...