An Innovative and Advanced Systems Approach for Full Life-Cycle, Low-Emissions Composite and Hybrid Building Infrastructure

该项目将开发一种绿色的可持续的钢-混凝土复合建筑框架系统，在建筑建造、使用和拆除的整个生命周期中减少温室气体排放。它将取消普通波特兰水泥的使用，通过使用由飞灰制成的大地聚合物混凝土，并将使用经济实惠的薄壁、高强度型材。普通波特兰水泥是主要的二氧化碳排放者。通过螺栓连接和使用拉伸螺栓作为钢骨架和混凝土地板之间的剪切连接件，提供了可拆卸性。该项目以候选人的广泛背景为基础，为澳大利亚面临的重大当代工程挑战提供了非常及时的解决方案。

This project will develop a 'green' sustainable composite steel-concrete building frame system that reduces greenhouse gas emissions throughout the life-cycle of building construction, usage and deconstruction. It will eliminate the use of ordinary Portland cement, which is a major carbon dioxide producer, by using geopolymer concrete made from fly-ash, and will use economic thin-walled, high-strength steel sections. Deconstructability is provided through bolted joints and by using tensioned bolts as shear connectors between the steel skeleton and concrete flooring. This project is underpinned by the extensive background of the candidate, and provides a very timely solution to a major contemporary engineering challenge facing Australia.