Composite Systems for Lightweight Architectures: Case studies in large-scale CFRP winding (2016)
article⁄Composite Systems for Lightweight Architectures: Case studies in large-scale CFRP winding (2016)
abstract⁄The introduction of lightweight Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer CFRP based systems into the discipline of architecture and design has created new opportunities for form, fabrication methodologies and material efficiencies that were previously difficult if not impossible to achieve through the utilization of traditional standardized building materials. No longer constrained by predefined material shapes, nominal dimensions, and conventional construction techniques, individual building components or entire structures can now be fabricated from a single continuous material through a means that best accomplishes the desired formal and structural objectives while creating minimal amounts of construction waste and disposable formwork. This paper investigates the design, fabrication and structural potentials of wound, preimpregnated CFRP composites in architecturalscale applications through the lens of numeric and craft based composite winding implemented in two unique research projects rolyPOLY Cloud Magnet. Fitting into the larger research agenda for the CFRPbased robotic housing prototype currently underway in the ‘One Day House’ initiative, these two projects also function as a proof of concept for CFRP monocoque and gridshell based structural systems. Through a rigorous investigation of these case studies, this paper strives to answer several questions about the integration of preimpregnated CFRP in future fullscale interventions What formfinding methodologies lend themselves to working with CFRP What are the advantages and disadvantages of working with preimpregnated CFRP tow in largescale applications What are efficient methods for the placement of CFRP fiber onsite As well as how scalable is CFRP
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| Year |
2016 |
| Authors |
Wit, Andrew; Ng, Rashida; Zhang, Cheng; Simon, Kim. |
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ACADIA 2016: POSTHUMAN FRONTIERS: Data, Designers, and Cognitive Machines |
| Pages |
326-331 |
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| Entry filename |
composite-systems-lightweight-architectures |
