Dismantling strategies for existing concrete structures (C03)

• Subject Area: Structural Engineering, Building Informatics and Construction Operation ; Computer Architecture, Embedded and Massively Parallel Systems
• Term: since 2025
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 523205694

Sub-project C03 focuses on the dismantling of existing in-situ concrete source structures into reusable elements. The first step is to evaluate a large number of requirements for dismantling. This results in a data model with geometric and semantic information. For the geometric segmentation into reusable elements, efficient decomposition algorithms will be developed. In addition, spatiotemporal constraints for dismantling sequences of concrete elements will be identified, taking into account both structural safety and logistical aspects. A key outcome will be the development of a construction kit containing the identified concrete elements with high recycling potential.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1683: Methods of interaction for the modular reuse of existing structures
• Applicant Institution: Ruhr-Universität Bochum
• Project Heads: Professor Dr.-Ing. Markus König; Professor Dr.-Ing. Markus Thewes; Professor Dr. Andreas Vogel