Programme information

Excerpt from the initiative proposal about the concern of SPP 1542

A core focus of SPP 1542 “Concrete light – foundations for building the future with bionic and mathematical design principles“ will be basic research specific to building components. The entire range of possible buildable structures shall be divided into shell structures, plane or weakly curved plates and panels, rod-shaped load-bearing elements and fractal structures. The design of force fields or force systems forms the basis of ideally weight-minimised concrete structures. We find inspiration for efficient load-bearing structures in nature with the help of bionics.

The question of production must be considered for each component. The development of formwork systems and construction technologies for freely formed concrete components is therefore another research focus. With regard to deconstruction and reusability (of parts) of concrete structures, appropriate joining technologies for concrete components are also of interest. The targeted, signifi cantly thinner structures with highly variable cross-sections are increasingly susceptible to stability and vibrations. Therefore, suitable calculation methods for dynamically critical structures and structures at risk of stability are to be developed, which concern the individual components, the entire structure and the stiff ening mechanisms.

The modelling of technical-scientific tasks is a basic concern of the SPP and thus the main goal of application-oriented mathematical research. The design language for lightweight concrete construction must be developed and made describable, force paths must be analysed and mathematically defined. Diff erential geometry is also a highly topical and important field of research in the design of fl exible formwork modules.