JUser: :_load: Unable to load user with id: 42 Sensing Spaces - Royal Academy Arqt. Souto Moura Prev Next Home / + Investigation + ABOUT US + CATALOG + CASE STUDIES + ARCHITECTURE + GRC TECHNICAL + INVESTIGATION + CERTIFICATION + ENVIRONMENT + CONTACTS / CREDITS CLIENTES SEARCH INVESTIGATION Annually Prégaia spends 1% of its budget in I.D. projects. The studies are made in areas such as Finishing Quality on concrete products, Energy Conservation and Acoustical Properties of precast cladding panels. All projects are developed by accredited Universities or specialized professionals, both Portuguese and foreigners alike. The research and studies of foreign participants are conducted through partnerships with international organizations affiliated with prefabricated materials, concrete products, or composite materials. Prégaia is currently developing a research project in partnership with the University of Minho and Civitest, with the financial sponsorship from POCTI and POSI through the Innovation Agency AS (ADI). Paberbia Project Prefabricated concrete panels reinforced with fiberglass (FV) are semi structural components that had a significant economic impact on the industry of prefabricated material. The fiberglass used to reinforce the panels increases the ductility of the concrete and results in a thinner panel. Nevertheless, over time, the ductility of the fiberglass decreases and presents security issues due to the reduction in thickness of the panels. The Panels can be made thinner with the use of steel fiber reinforcements, which increase the ductility of the cement and provide better residual resistance than the fiberglass. The ductility of the concrete reinforced with steel fibers remains practically unchanged throughout the life of panel. In order to reduce the weight of the panel, plates of light weight material will be placed in the center of the panel, making a sort corrosion on the panels exposed to the surface, the panel will have two layers of highly compacted, high concentration concrete on each side. This project proposes to document the nature of this type of panel with the help of experimental and differentiation and numerical investigation. Selecção Exigencial Ecofachada Project QI PME Project – Internationalization HI-TECH Project IS Innovation Project Highlights Monumento M.J.Nogueira Pinto Read more... Sensing Spaces Expo Read more... Linha Souto Moura Read more... Novo Hospital de Braga Read more... BES Angola Read more... PRÉGAIA - Prefabricados, Lda. Rua das Cardosas | S. Pedro de Fins | 4425-510 Maia PORTUGAL | Tel. +351 220 904 400 | Fax +351 227 346 361 | info@pregaia.com Design and Development by branditcreate.com