Optimisation of large concrete DfMA structures for the Nuclear Industry

该项目旨在优化核电和重型土木工程中钢筋混凝土结构的大型预装部件的制造和组装设计(DFMA)。该项目将开发和测试DFMA部件，以提高生产率，并改善安全和质量，而不是更传统的现场施工方法。它将解决总体结构的结构和功能可靠性的严格水平，改进和简化抗震细节要求，以及质量控制。它将考虑从20-1000吨的部件的制造、运输、吊装和放置方面，并引入优化和模拟技术，以确定特定应用的最佳解决方案。该团队包括英国一家主要的土木工程企业和制造商、目前的核电站新建筑建筑商Laing O‘Rourke、全球咨询公司ARUP、领导优化分析的帝国理工学院和用于原型测试的BRE

The project is to optimise the design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) of large preassembled components for reinforced concrete construction in nuclear and heavy civils projects. The project will develop and test DfMA components to increase productivity and improve safety and quality over more traditional in-situ methods of construction. It will address the stringent levels of structural and functional reliability of the overall structure, improve and simplify seismic detailing requirements, and quality control.It will consider the manufacture, transport, cranage and placement aspects of components from 20-1000t, and bring optimisation and simulation techniques to identify best solutions for specific applications . The team includes Laing O'Rourke, a major UK civil engineering enterprise and manufacturer and a current nuclear new build constructor, ARUP a worlwide consulting firm, Imperial College, leading on optimisation analytics and BRE for prototype testing