INSPIRATION & REFERENCE

This video shows biomechanical investigation-methods for branched plant samples and the concept, design and fabrication of a novel braided CFRP-concrete composite as branched structural element for architectural applications.

The Large scale demonstrator is being exhibited as part of the BauBionik Exhibition in Schloss Rosenstein at the Museum for Natural History Stuttgart, Germany.

ITKE Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design
ITFT Institute for Textile and Fiber Technologies
PBG Plant Biomechanics Group, Botanical Garden