Performance Characteristics of an Innovative Structural System - Compound Curved Sandwich Shell Structure

最近出现了一种利用夹层板技术和壳作用的创新结构系统。这些美观的弧形结构坚固、宽敞，施工时间短。它们既有住宅用途，也有商业用途，吸引了大量本地和海外人士的兴趣。它们的分析和设计没有明确的程序，它们的行为是复杂的，涉及许多变量，如夹层相互作用、形状、开口、结构作用等。该项目将产生关于他们在一系列物业和运营条件下的行为的基本知识，并制定指导方针，以确保安全和经济的设计，为澳大利亚带来经济效益。

An innovative structural system utilising sandwich panel technology and shell action has recently emerged. These aesthetically pleasing curved structures are durable and spacious with fast construction time. They have residential and commercial applications and have attracted considerable local and overseas interest. There are no definitive procedures for their analysis and design and their behaviour is complex involving many variables such as sandwich layer interaction, shape, openings, structural action, etc. This project will generate fundamental knowledge on their behaviour over a range of properties and operating conditions and develop guidelines to ensure safe and economical design, bringing economic benefits to Australia.