Characterization and analysis of filled knitted fabric formworks for advanced manufacturing of composite structures

An alternative construction methodology has been raising interest, consisting of employing fabrics as formworks. The implementation of flexible formworks allows the production of highly optimized organic structures, avoiding the use of unnecessary materials and consequently reducing construction loads, costs and waste. This study aims to integrate the experimental characterization of the mechanical behaviour of the knitted textiles used as formworks, the mechanical and deformational behaviour of the formworks while being filled with fresh mortar, and the numerical simulation of the multi-step process leading to the final structure. The integration of these different processes is essential for a sound design of this composite system as a construction strategy. To this end, this investigation identified several aspects, related to either experimental or computational mechanics that are relevant to the topic and should be further investigated, with the aim of a future integrated material and structural design approach.ERDF -European Regional Development Fund(undefined

Fast building – increasing the geometrical freedom of textile reinforced concrete systems

Apresentação efetuada na 9th International Conference Mechanics and Materials in Design - Theory, Experiments and Applications in Engineering (M2D2021), no Funchal, Portugal, 2022[Excerpt] Introduction Textile technology is highly innovative, and several techniques are already being used to act as building parts for fast building, interior design, architectural details and offshore structures. However, such potential still fails when complex geometrical structures or multifunctionality are required.Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia - grant SFRH/BD/144201/2019European Regional Development Fund (FEDER), Operational Program for Competitiveness Factors (COMPETE) POCI-01-0247-312 FEDER-03973

Knitted textile KTPs for instrumented underwater building systems

[Excerpt] The main scope of this study was to assess the potential of knitted textiles for underwater instrumented underwater building systems, using textile knitted preforms (multi-shape; multimaterial; etc…), using natural fibres (Hemp, Linen and Cotton)