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22. October 2020

Jakob supports research in new concrete construction methods

Jakob has been honoured to support research into new construction methods for concrete. The Block Research Group at ETH Zurich used Jakob cables to create a flexible formwork for a curved concrete roof. The HiLo roof is situated on top of NEST, the test site of Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Material Sciences.

Construction of cable framework — (c) Block Research Group, ETH Zurich | Photo by Juney Lee

Construction of cable framework — (c) Block Research Group, ETH Zurich | Photo by Juney Lee

Cable structure and membrane layer — (c) Block Research Group, ETH Zurich | Photo by Juney Lee

The completed concrete roof structure — (c) Block Research Group, ETH Zurich | Photo by Stefan Liniger

Steel cable framework — (c) Block Research Group, ETH Zurich | Photo by Juney Lee

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