One of our most recent funding proposals entitled, “Exploring the use of timber-concrete composite (TCC) structures to prevent the progressive collapse of buildings (Enclose)”, has been granted. The overall aim of Enclose is to develop timber-concrete composite solutions to fulfil current robustness requirements and prevent the progressive collapse of buildings.
This aim will be achieved by: 1) designing new TCC solutions using analytical and computational approaches, 2) characterising the mechanical properties of materials and the structural performance of the new solutions by testing individual components and connections, and 3) implementing the solutions in tests on substructures, integrating them into 3D structural systems using validated computational models, and developing simplified methods to be included in a design guideline for practitioners.
Enclose introduces, for the first time, the use of TCC in the field of structural robustness of timber structures. The project will contribute to the generation of knowledge and will go significantly beyond the state of the art. It will open a new line of research in which TCC is used to increase robustness and will develop new solutions that can be implemented in an environmentally friendly sector to increase the safety and service performance of timber buildings.
The Principal Investigators (PI) of the project are Jose Adam (UPV) and Manuel Buitrago (UPV). The project is funded by the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, under the Proyectos de Generación del Conocimiento 2024 call (PID2024-160639OB-I00) with a total budget of €245,625 and a duration of 3 years.
