Innovative developments in the area of building materials

High-performance concrete façade with energy-efficient anchorage

→ 1 Façade panel
→ 1 Façade panel
→ 2 Force-deformation diagram of a negative-pressure test conducted on a façade test bench
→ 2 Force-deformation diagram of a negative-pressure test conducted on a façade test bench

Introduction

Innovative developments in the area of building materials enable construction of energy-efficient architectural concrete façades. Light and airy façades made of (ultra-)high performance concretes can be manufactured as facing shells or curtain façades for sandwich walls. Linear connections of glassfiber-reinforced plastic are used as anchorage elements and enable fastening to the loadbearing structure without thermal bridging. Tensile and compressive stress due to wind and temperature can be permanently transmitted, causing low deformation, due to the material properties of the...

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