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   - <fs medium>New fabrics with improved properties over those of geotextiles even more suited for use as a formwork component.</fs>   - <fs medium>New fabrics with improved properties over those of geotextiles even more suited for use as a formwork component.</fs>
   - <fs medium>Improved analytical tools for form-finding using finite element structural analysis software.</fs>   - <fs medium>Improved analytical tools for form-finding using finite element structural analysis software.</fs>
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 ===== Proposed Research ===== ===== Proposed Research =====
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   * <fs medium>2. Can efficiencies using a flexible formwork be realized significantly enough to reduce our impact on the built environment in terms of materials and energy usage – is it //sustainable//?</fs>    * <fs medium>2. Can efficiencies using a flexible formwork be realized significantly enough to reduce our impact on the built environment in terms of materials and energy usage – is it //sustainable//?</fs> 
   * <fs medium>3. Can a flexible fabric formwork be used to design concrete members in a manner that would be practical and useful to the design community?</fs>   * <fs medium>3. Can a flexible fabric formwork be used to design concrete members in a manner that would be practical and useful to the design community?</fs>
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 ==== Phase I – Proof of Concept ==== ==== Phase I – Proof of Concept ====
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       - load cell at each corner of test frame       - load cell at each corner of test frame
       - Panels loaded and unloaded for three (3) cycles       - Panels loaded and unloaded for three (3) cycles
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 ==== Phase II – Proof of Concept ==== ==== Phase II – Proof of Concept ====
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       - load cell at each corner of test frame       - load cell at each corner of test frame
     - Panels loaded and unloaded (fabric stripped) for three (3) cycles     - Panels loaded and unloaded (fabric stripped) for three (3) cycles
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 ==== Phase III – Proof of Concept ==== ==== Phase III – Proof of Concept ====
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 <fs medium>For Phase III testing of full-scale concrete wall panels may be difficult given the capacities of the vacuum chamber equipment we are able to configure.  While it would be preferred to test a full-scale panel similar to one that would be used in a practical application it is believed that acceptable results and conclusions will be obtained from scaled down panels as well.</fs> <fs medium>For Phase III testing of full-scale concrete wall panels may be difficult given the capacities of the vacuum chamber equipment we are able to configure.  While it would be preferred to test a full-scale panel similar to one that would be used in a practical application it is believed that acceptable results and conclusions will be obtained from scaled down panels as well.</fs>
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 [6] ADINA R & D, Inc.  //ADINA// (Version 8.5).  [Computer program].  //Available//: ADINA R & D, Inc., 71 Elton Avenue, Watertown, Massachusetts 02472.  September 2008.\\ [6] ADINA R & D, Inc.  //ADINA// (Version 8.5).  [Computer program].  //Available//: ADINA R & D, Inc., 71 Elton Avenue, Watertown, Massachusetts 02472.  September 2008.\\
 [7] Terram Ltd., “Designing for Soil Reinforcement (Steep Slopes),” Handbook, (United Kingdom: Terram Ltd.), pp. 19-22.  May 2000.</fs>\\ [7] Terram Ltd., “Designing for Soil Reinforcement (Steep Slopes),” Handbook, (United Kingdom: Terram Ltd.), pp. 19-22.  May 2000.</fs>\\
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