Textile Concrete Facade

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Textile Reinforced Concrete
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Location Aachen
Building Type Special Structures: Research
Type of Construction Activity Building of a new test hall with office units
Time Period of Execution 2002 - 2005
Detail Facade
Facade
Client Bau- und Liegenschaftsbetrieb NRW, NL Aachen
User Institute of Structural Concrete, RWTH Aachen University
Architecture Weiss + Schätzke, Aachen
   
Scope of Services Development of a textile reinforced concrete facade
First time application of an innovative building material
   
Starting point/ Problem definition Extension of an existing university test hall
Solution The curtain wall of about 40 cm x 200 cm and only 2 cm thick textile reinforced concrete elements is one of the first practical use of textile reinforced concrete.
   
Project Details Part of a special research area of textile reinforced concrete at the RWTH Aachen University to create a technical- scientific base for textile reinforced concrete elements