#59 Innovative Steel–Timber–Concrete Composite StrongFloor
This project aims to develop a novel structural flooring system covering mid- to long-spans that:
- minimises material use
- provides the possibility of fast and modular construction
- reduces manufacturing and construction costs
- improves space quality and aesthetic look
- complies with the requirement of Australian standards and BCA.
The initial phases are an extension of existing experimental knowledge and the development of reliable numerical and analytical models. Later stages of the project will include optimising the floor components.
Researchers on this project include: Prof Tuan Ngo, Dr. Philip Christopher, Dr. Rackel San Nicolas,
Dr. Alireza Chniforush, Khin Sheng Chin.
Lead researcher
Industrialisation
- Sustainable Materials & Products
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Building Design and DFMA
- Product & Process Efficiency
- Structural Optimisation
- Computational Design
- Prefabrication & Advanced Manufacturing
Sustainable Materials & Products
Theme coordinator
Dr Philip Christopher
Projects
#58 The Retrofit Housing Atlas
#70 Building Circularity 4.0: First Steps to Adoption
#76 Thermally active floor panels for cost effective space cooling
#104 Development of a solution for high-rise mass timber residences through a Post & Plate system – Phase 2 Numerical and experimental investigation
#84 Feasibility study of recycling excavated clay materials in full-scale concrete applications
Life Cycle Assessment
Theme coordinator
Dr Victor Bunster
Projects
#65 European Research Tour 2023: Berlin – Copenhagen – Malmö
#50 Development of Artificial Neural Network and Automated Life Cycle Assessments for Cloud Based Residential Energy Estimations
Light House Project #6: Malvern East Apartment Development
#59 Innovative Steel–Timber–Concrete Composite StrongFloor
#28 Componentised Internal Wall Systems for Multi-residential Applications
Building Design and DFMA
Projects
#112 Flexible wet cores for volumetric housing construction
#71 Automated decision making for interdisciplinary coordination during early-stage building design
#95 The Homes NSW MMC Program
#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
Light House Project #13: Mixed Reality Carpentry Demonstration
Structural Optimisation
Theme coordinator
Dr Tai Thai
Projects
#71 Automated decision making for interdisciplinary coordination during early-stage building design
#59 Innovative Steel–Timber–Concrete Composite StrongFloor
#24 Next Generation of Robust and Fire-resilient Light Gauge Steel Systems for Mid-Rise Buildings (Umbrella Project)
#20 Systems and methods for robustness of mid-rise light gauge steel (LGS) buildings – Phase 1 Scoping Study
Computational Design
Theme coordinator
Dr Abdallah Ghazlan
Projects
#112 Flexible wet cores for volumetric housing construction
#71 Automated decision making for interdisciplinary coordination during early-stage building design
#95 The Homes NSW MMC Program
#53 Process Engineering, and Design and Estimating Automation of Fleetwood’s Product Platform
#32 Acoustic flanking performance of mid-rise light gauge steel (LGS) structures
Prefabrication & Advanced Manufacturing
Projects
#58 The Retrofit Housing Atlas
#104 Development of a solution for high-rise mass timber residences through a Post & Plate system – Phase 2 Numerical and experimental investigation
#84 Feasibility study of recycling excavated clay materials in full-scale concrete applications
#95 The Homes NSW MMC Program
#93 US Research Tour 2024: San Francisco and Greater Bay area