Finite Element Assessment of Novel High-Performance Building Panels

材料成本上升、缺乏质量控制、劳动力短缺、恶劣的气候和大量的现场废物仍然是加拿大建筑行业面临的挑战。研究团队和NEXII之间的合作将开发新一代建筑面板产品的技术诀窍，以应对这些挑战。新的NEXII面板是一种三层复合“三明治”结构，由两层Nexiite （NEXII生产的一种创新材料）之间的膨胀聚苯乙烯绝缘（EPS）核心组成。新一代建筑面板产品的应用带来：(1)更清洁的建筑工地；(2)噪音小，对邻里干扰小；(3)防火、防水、防霉建筑；(4)更健康的室内空间。初步的结构评估已经确认了研究项目的可行性。采用有限元（FE）技术进行先进的计算机模拟，以优化新产品的结构和建筑围护结构性能。

Rising material costs, lack of quality control, labour shortages, challenging climates and significant on-site waste continue to be the challenges encountered by the Canadian construction industry. The collaboration between the research team and NEXII will develop the technical know-how for the new generation building panel products to address these challenges. The new NEXII panel is a three-layer composite "sandwich" structure consisting of an expanded polystyrene insulation (EPS) core between two layers of Nexiite, an innovative material produced by NEXII. The application of the new generation building panel products leads to: (1) cleaner construction sites; (2) less noise and neighborhood disruption; (3) fire, water and mold resistant buildings; and (4) healthier indoor spaces. Preliminary structural assessment has already confirmed the feasibility of the research project. Advanced computer simulation using the finite element (FE) technique will be performed to optimize the structural and building envelop performance of the new products.