Rising from rubble-Leveraging existing construction tools for upcycling concrete waste into slender walls

M Grangeot, Q Wang, K Beyer, C Fivet… - Robotic Fabrication in …, 2024 - infoscience.epfl.ch
In this paper, we present a new method for upcycling concrete rubble waste into slender
walls through the lightweight digital augmentation of mainstream construction machines. By …

Structural Concrete Rubble Arrangements: A Framework for Upcycling Demolition Waste into Slender Masonry Walls for Buildings

M Grangeot, Q Wang, K Beyer, C Fivet… - Design Modelling …, 2024 - Springer
Reused concrete rubble is a challenging material to design and construct with despite its
potential for diverging waste from landfilling and energy-intensive recycling. We propose a …

Limit Analysis of 2D Non-Periodic Masonry Walls via Discontinuity Layout Optimization

M Schiantella, M Gilbert, CC Smith, L He… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Many historic masonry constructions comprise elements formed using brick or stone
masonry units arranged in an irregular, or non-periodic bonding pattern. However, when the …

Image-based adaptive domain decomposition for continuum damage models

P Pantidis, C Otchere, ME Mobasher - arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.04824, 2024 - arxiv.org
We present a novel image-based adaptive domain decomposition FEM framework to
accelerate the solution of continuum damage mechanics problems. The key idea is to use …

Masonry walls from reclaimed concrete demolition waste

J Oreb, H Curić, I Tomić… - MATEC Web of …, 2024 - matec-conferences.org
The construction sector is the largest consumer of non-renewable resources and the most
significant contributor to CO2 emissions. Reusing entire components or reclaiming their …

A Systematic Literature Review on Computational Design Methods for Non-Uniform Found Objects

Q Sun, D Reisach, S Langenberg… - Available at SSRN …, 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
Over the past decade, there has been an increasing number of computational design
methods that support the use of non-uniform found objects—such as construction or …

Automated construction of multi-leaf walls with natural stones

Q Wang, KRM dos Santos… - MATEC Web of …, 2024 - matec-conferences.org
This paper introduces an innovative strategy for the construction of multi-leaf walls utilizing
raw stones, a significant step forward in sustainable building practices. Our approach …

Upcycling concrete rubble into masonry walls: Design and assessment of two prototypes built with digitally augmented tools

M Grangeot, M Bastien Masse… - fib International …, 2024 - infoscience.epfl.ch
Concrete rubble is currently a downcycled material whose upcycling remains under-
explored and complex. This paper presents an accessible upcycling strategy to design and …

Upcycling Concrete Rubble Into Masonry Walls: Design and Assessment of Two Prototypes Built With Digitally Augmented Tools

C Fivet - 4th fib International Conference on Concrete … - books.google.com
Concrete rubble is currently a downcycled material whose upcycling remains under-
explored and complex. This paper presents an accessible upcycling strategy to design and …

[PDF][PDF] Rising from rubble

M Grangeot, Q Wang, K Beyer, C Fivet, S Parascho - researchgate.net
In this paper, we present a new method for upcycling concrete rubble waste into slender
walls through the lightweight digital augmentation of mainstream construction machines. By …