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Author(s):	Kromoser, Benjamin; Kollegger, Johann
Title:	Pneumatic forming of hardened concrete - building shells in the 21st century
Abstract:	Double-curvature shells, used as supporting structures, are strong and save materials. Major parts of the applied loads can be carried by normal forces. Thus, the stresses are distributed very uniformly and efficiently over the entire cross-section, and long spans can be built with small thicknesses. The state of the art in the construction of shell structures is characterized by a high labour input for formwork and falsework. A new construction method without formwork and falsework has been invented at the Institute for Structural Engineering at Vienna University of Technology. The idea of this new construction method is to build concrete shells with a double curvature originating from an initially plane plate. During the transformation process, the hardened concrete plate is lifted and the elements are bent with the aid of pneumatic formwork until the required curvature is reached. Non-linear finite element calculations, tension tests, bending tests and bonding tests were carried out in order to determine a suitable combination of concrete and reinforcement. The second part of the paper describes a large-scale experiment for the erection of a 17.6 × 10.8 m, 2.9 m high free-form shell. Finally, different applications for the new method are explained.
Source:	Structural Concrete 16 (2015), No. 2
Page/s:	161-171
Language of Publication:	English

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