Connecting prefabricated concrete shell segments

Connecting prefabricated concrete shell segments: A method for checking connections in prefabricated concrete shells

van der Straten, Guido (TU Delft Architecture and the Built Environment)

Eigenraam, P. (mentor)
Bilow, M. (graduation committee)
Trip, J.J. (graduation committee)

Delft University of Technology

Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences | Building Technology | Sustainable Design

2018-07-23

Shell structures have been regularly used in the past for creating huge spanning structures, with the use of minimal material. Even though this method saves a lot of material, the labor cost of constructing these structures is high, due to the amount of work on the building site. By prefabricating these structures, a huge amount of labor and therefor money is saved. While research into prefabricating shell structures has been done, some research needs to be done before shell structures can be prefabricated. On of these topics is the connection of prefabricated segments. To make sure the connections suffice, a method is designed to have the connection tested and analysed. Besides small scale testing, a model for analyzing the connections in a shell is proposed, to make sure the connections hold up in a full scale shell.

Shell Structures
FEA
Connections
Four point bending test
Prefabrication
Prefab
Concrete

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Student theses

master thesis

© 2018 Guido van der Straten