Spacelink demountable, composite space-frame

Spacelink是一项提案，旨在制造低成本、低碳和免维护的复合材料、大跨度屋顶和轻质桥梁。这项研究将探索使用挤出玻璃纤维增强聚合物(PGFRP)制作不同用途的空间框架结构的新方法。通过设计一种新的空间框架概念，使用低成本技术来增加刚度和跨度，有可能建造跨度高达50米的屋顶，其重量是同等钢材的一半，耐腐蚀，而且成本更低。PGFRP空间框架也可以用来建造跨度长达10米的桥梁，这些桥梁既可以支撑车辆，又可以携带。将开发一个可拆卸的节点，以实现平板包装交付和快速组装(QA)。拆卸将允许重复使用和回收

Spacelink is a proposal for making composite, long span roofs and lightweight bridges that are low cost, low carbon and maintenance free. The study will investigate new ways of using Pultruded Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (PGFRP) to make space-frame structures for different purposes. By engineering a novel space-frame concept that uses low-cost techniques to increase stiffness and span, it may be possible to build roofs of up to 50m span that are half the weight of steel equivalents, corrosion resistant and less costly. A PGFRP space-frame may also be used to construct bridges of up to 10m span that support vehicles yet are man-portable. A demountable node will be developed to enable Flat-pack delivery and Quick Assembly (QA). Disassembly will allow re-use and recycling