Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE160100289

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE160100289

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Structural design and distributed fabrication of folded sandwich structures. This project intends to develop a new type of modular structural form that retains the streamlined construction of existing prefabricated systems, but can be rapidly fabricated in non-specialist and low-cost manufacturing plants. ‘Folded sandwich structures’ are part of the emerging field of origami-inspired engineering design. This project intends to conduct numerical, experimental and theoretical structural analysis and optimisation on plate and shell building components. Such a system would enable the establishment of a distributed local manufacturing network, for example to provide the short-term infrastructure needs of regions affected by natural disaster.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 15-02-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $375,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Civil Engineering | Manufacturing Processes and Technologies (excl. Textiles) | Structural Engineering | Construction Materials

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Climate Change Adaptation Measures | Residential Construction Processes | Construction Design not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Civil Engineering | Climate Change Adaptation Measures | Construction Design not elsewhere classified | Construction Materials | Manufacturing Processes and Technologies (excl. Textiles) | Residential Construction Processes | Structural Engineering

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