Construction & Building Forum

Construction & Building Forum

The adoption of composite technology: Stretch the imagination to construct a reality
Unusual dimensions through an innovative challenge and project of rapid speed construction • Retrofitting of existing construction using externally bonded FRP composite • Green building materials: Sustainable construction

 Tuesday March 27 – 10:30am / 1:00pm

Unusual dimensions through an innovative challenge and project of rapid speed construction

1 - A composite shell structure on top of the world

Gurit
Dr. Mark Hobbs (GB)
Senior Engineer

· View on second tallest building in the world in Saudi Arabia: Large application of advanced FRP cladding
· Topping the building is fully FRP crescent, using epoxy resin and a mix of glass and carbon reinforcements
· Challenges face engineering to this unique structure

2 - Composite constructive system: A solution to socials projects

MVC Componentes Plasticos Ltda
Erivelto Mussio (Brazil)
Engineering & Market Development Manager

· The constructive system and some general applications
· The Brazilian experience with this system in a school social project
· Possibilities of expansion for this program and some possible complementary applications

Retrofitting of existing construction using externally bonded FRP composite - Applications & Challenges

3 - Reinforced concrete strengthening using external bonded FRP

University Lyon 1
Dr. Emmanuel Ferrier (France)
Head Director of Civil Engineering Department

· Short overview of International institute of FRP in construction
· Reinforced Concrete strengthening with external bonded FRP research and field applications
· Durability, FRP seismic retrofitting and recent FRP development for RC strengthening

Green building materials: Sustainable construction

4 - Understanding and leveraging the sustainability advantage of composites in construction & infrastructure

Owens Corning
Frank O’Brien-Bernini (USA)
VP, Chief Sustainability Officer

Owens Corning
Dr. Ashish P. Diwanji (USA)
Vice President of Innovations for the Composites Solution Business

· Comparison of sustainability of composites vs traditional materials
· Building green with composites
· Life Cycle Assessments in construction and infrastructure applications

5 - Biocomposites for architectural applications

NetComposites Ltd.
Edwin Stokes (GB)
Project Manager

· Composites in architectural applications
· The BioBuild project
· Potential applications for Biocomposites in architecture
· Challenges to overcome

6 - Case studies on advanced composite materials for civil engineering and architectural applications

Fidia
Eng. Paolo Casadei (Italy)
VP, Chief Sustainability Officer

· Organic and inorganic matrices for composite materials
· Ultra high tensile strength steel fibers for composite materials
· Basalt, flax and hemp fibers for bio-composite materials