JRC call for proposals: Reaction Wall and testing the vulnerability of buildings
Tue Oct 26 13:53:00 CEST 2021
The Joint Research Centre invites cross-boundary proposals for projects to experiment, prototype and demonstrate ideas for the New European Bauhaus.
The JRC ELSA Reaction Wall and the Nanobiotechnology Laboratory will serve as collaboration platform to stimulate creativity and innovation in the built environment.
The central feature of the European Laboratory for Structural Assessment (ELSA) is the Reaction Wall. It consists of a reinforced concrete vertical wall and a horizontal floor rigidly connected together to test the vulnerability of buildings to earthquakes and other threats to structural stability.
In this call for proposals, ELSA is collaborating with the Nanobiotechnology Laboratory to provide access to techniques such as electron microscopy, X-Ray diffraction, X-Ray photoelectron microscopy and BET for the structural and morphology characterisation of smart and sustainable materials including nanomaterials in buildings and constructions.
Priority topics of the Reaction Wall:
- Safe and green renovation of buildings for the New European Bauhaus
- Smart and sustainable materials including nanomaterials in buildings and construction
- Design and retrofit for resilience
- Safety of built infrastructure against multiple hazards, including climate change
- New materials and technologies
- Sustainable materials for construction
- Application of advanced testing methods
The call for sending proposals will last until 16 January 2022.
More information about the call is available here.
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