Development of prefabricated composite building panels and connections

该项目将开发一种新的预制复合砖混凝土板技术，利用先进的制造能力生产砖和混凝土构件。它预计将产生新的强大的设计方法，在服务和最终条件下，依靠先进的测试和理论建模。 该项目预计将改变目前的制砖行业，用先进和具有成本效益的预制技术取代传统的劳动密集型制砖施工，使制砖施工能够进入新的市场，如多层建筑和复杂的承重立面，而这些市场以前用传统制砖技术是不可行或不具有成本效益的。

This project will develop a new prefabricated composite brick-concrete panel technology, by exploiting cutting-edge manufacturing capabilities for the production of bricks and concrete components. It is expected to generate new robust design methodologies at both service and ultimate conditions by relying on advanced testing and theoretical modelling. The project is expected to transform the current brick industry by replacing traditional labour-intense brick construction with advanced and cost-effective prefabricated technologies that will enable brick construction to enter new markets, such as those of multi-storey buildings and complex load-bearing facades, previously not feasible or cost-effective with traditional brick technology.