Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE160100289]Researchers: Associate Professor Joe Gattas (Discovery Early Career Researcher Award) , Associate Professor Joe Gattas (Discovery Early Career Researcher Award)
Brief description 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.
Funding Amount $375,000
Funding Scheme Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE160100289
- ARC : DE160100289