Title:
Staircase system made of carbon reinforced concrete (CRC)
Author(s):
Egbert Müller and Manfred Curbach
Publication:
Symposium Paper
Volume:
345
Issue:
Appears on pages(s):
47-58
Keywords:
Textile Reinforced Concrete (TRC), Carbon Reinforced Concrete (CRC), Fabric Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM), stair case system, autarkic housing
DOI:
10.14359/51731570
Date:
2/1/2021
Abstract:
Textile reinforced concrete (TRC) is a great composite material which offers many fields of application. It
can be used as a material for the strengthening of existing concrete structures or to build new structures. Possible
reinforcement materials are AR-glass, basalt or carbon. The last material named can be referred to as carbon reinforced
concrete (CRC). The goal of the project autartec® was to create a floating house which is able to be self-sufficient for
at least two weeks. For this purpose, structural elements made of CRC were developed. In this article, a case study of
a specific staircase system will be presented. Besides the production of the elements, the paper will also discuss the
experimental investigation of the system. On the one hand, the tests were carried out with the boundary conditions of
regular use, on the other hand, unfavourable situations were considered. At the end, the complete staircase system will
be demonstrated.