====== Netherlands Research Efforts ====== ===== Eindhoven University of Technology ===== ### Arno Pronk an assistant professor at the Eindhoven University of Technology is a leader in the many ways a flexible fabric formwork may be used to enclose a space. Explore his website below for an inspiring view of his work. ### \\ ;#; {{url>https://www.tue.nl/en/research/researchers/arno-pronk|Home Page - Arno Pronk}} ;#; \\ ;#; {{url>http://www.structural-ice.com/|Structural Ice - Arno Pronk}} ;#; \\ #;; See also his work on YouTube, search for "pr structuralice". #;; ===== Selected Papers - Arno Pronk ===== {{:netherlands:eindhoven:free_form_shell_structures.pdf|A Faesable Way To Make Freeform Shell Structures.}}\\ {{:netherlands:eindhoven:making_blobs_with_textile_mould.pdf|Making Blobs With A Textile Mould}}\\ {{:netherlands:eindhoven:natures_experience_for_building_technology.pdf|Nature’s Experiences for Building Technology}}\\ {{:netherlands:eindhoven:free_formed_concrete_elements_flexible_mould.pdf|The Production Of Free Formed Concrete Elements In A Flexible Mould}} ~~UP~~ ===== Thesis - Rob Verhaegh ===== ### An interesting Masters thesis by Rob Verhaegh entitled FREE FORMS IN CONCRETE - //The fabrication of free-form concrete segments using fabric formwork// was completed in August 2010. His thesis may be found {{:netherlands:eindhoven:free_formed_concrete_verhaegh_thesis.pdf|here}}. ### ~~UP~~ ===== Delft University of Technology ===== ### PhD candidate Diederik Veenendaal did his Masters thesis on the //Evolutionary Optimization of Fabric Formed Structural Elements//. His thesis may be found {{:netherlands:delft:evolutionary_optimization_fabric_formed_structural_elements.pdf|here}}. Diederick is currently pursuing his PhD at ETH Zürich. You can follow his progress by visiting his website [[http://fabricformwork.wordpress.com/|Fabric Formwork]]. ### ~~UP~~ ===== External Links ===== [[https://www.tue.nl/en/|University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands]]\\ [[https://www.tue.nl/en/research/research-groups/structural-engineering-and-design/innovative-structural-design|Innovative-Structural-Design ]]\\ ~~UP~~