Pretensioned natural stone for low carbon construction
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18 August 2022

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Free
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Pretensioned natural stone for low carbon construction

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Date published

18 August 2022

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Free

A poster from a project funded by the Institution’s 2021/22 Undergraduate Grant Scheme.

The aim of this project was to experimentally demonstrate the fabrication and structural viability of stone beams with variable prestressing moment along the span.
 
Author: Mateo Rossi Rolando
Poster: Mateo Rossi Rolando
Supervisor: Dr Wendel Sebastian
University: University College London
 

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Report Grants Masonry - stone Beam Research Panel

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