Partnership for Advancing Technologies in Housing: Rigidified Pneumatic Composites: Use of space technologies to build the next generation of American Homes

推进住房技术合作：刚性气动复合材料：利用空间技术建造下一代美国住宅

• 批准号: 0122022
• 负责人: Steven Van Dessel
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-09-15 至 2005-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0122022&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Partnership; Advancing; Technologies; Housing; Rigidified

Rigidified Pneumatic Composites: Use of space technologies to build the next generation of American HomesAbstractRigidified Pneumatic Composites (RPC) structures are defined as thin flexible membrane structures that are pneumatically deployed. After deployment, these structures harden due to chemical or physical change of the membrane. Because of this change, such structures no longer require pneumatic pressure to maintain their shape or provide structural stability. As a result, a structural skin is obtained that can be used to construct a variety of three-dimensional structures. These include for example advanced panel systems, simple columns and beams, and complex truss systems. Current research related to RPC technology is mainly focusing on space structure design. The potential of this class of structures for achieving affordable space systems, robust deployment, very small-stowed volume, and low weight is recognized by an increasing segment of the space structure design community. Our previous studies have indicated that RPC technology might also be extremely beneficial for use in residential construction. RPC technology for example possesses many of the characteristics of wood light framing in that such structures are low cost, require no special tools, are extremely resource efficient, and are very versatile in terms of design flexibility. In addition, RPC technology lends itself very well to low cost manufacturing and streamlined technology delivery. Applications in residential constructionhowever differ significantly from space applications; no direct displacement is therefore possible. The research and development objective of this project is therefore to investigate the application of rigidified pneumatic composite technology specifically for residential construction. The project proposes to develop and demonstrate a design methodology that allows for rational comparison of Rigidified Pneumatic Composite (RPC) systems with alternate RPC designs and building systems. The long-term objectives of this grant are to develop commercially viable and environmentally conscious housing technologies that utilize state-of-the-art materials and manufacturing processes. The proposed research is expected to lead to the development of houses that are safer to construct, less expensive to build, operate, and maintain, and will use significantly less resources relative to wood light.

刚化的气动复合材料：使用太空技术来构建下一代美国HomesabstractraCtraCtraCtraCified的气动复合材料（RPC）结构定义为可动性部署的薄柔性膜结构。部署后，这些结构由于膜的化学或物理变化而变硬。由于这种变化，这种结构不再需要气压以保持其形状或提供结构稳定性。结果，获得了可用于构建各种三维结构的结构皮肤。这些包括例如高级面板系统，简单的柱和梁以及复杂的桁架系统。与RPC技术有关的当前研究主要集中在空间结构设计上。这类结构可以实现负担得起的空间系统，强大的部署，非常小的体积和低重量的潜力，这是通过越来越多的空间结构设计社区的群体认识到的。我们以前的研究表明，RPC技术也可能对用于住宅建筑的使用极为有益。例如，RPC技术具有许多木灯框架的特征，因为这种结构是低成本，不需要特殊工具，具有极高的资源效率，并且在设计灵活性方面非常通用。此外，RPC技术非常适合低成本制造和简化技术交付。住宅建筑中的应用与空间应用有很大不同；因此，不可能直接位移。因此，该项目的研发目标是调查专门用于住宅建筑的刚化气动复合技术的应用。该项目提议开发和演示一种设计方法，该方法可以合理地比较刚化的气动复合（RPC）系统与替代RPC设计和建筑系统。这笔赠款的长期目标是开发使用最先进的材料和制造过程的商业可行和环保的住房技术。拟议的研究预计将导致建造更安全，建造，操作和维护更便宜的房屋的发展，并且相对于木材光的资源将大大减少。