Cable-net and fabric formwork system
Flexible and reusable formworks for concrete shells.
Doubly curved concrete shells are structurally efficient but usually require wasteful single-use timber formwork. This research developed a cable-net and fabric formwork system whose geometry can be actively controlled by adjusting cable tensions — a reusable, ultra-lightweight alternative demonstrated at full scale in a 1:1 prototype and in the roof of the HiLo unit.
Collaborators
Publications
- A Cable-Net and Fabric Formwork System for the Construction of Concrete Shells: Design, Fabrication and Construction of a Full Scale Prototype
- Full-scale prototype of a cable-net and fabric formed concrete thin-shell roof
- A prototype of a thin, textile-reinforced concrete shell built using a novel, ultra-lightweight, flexible formwork system