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Composite materials and adhesives could revolutionize construction and lead to entire towers being glued together, according to American architect Greg Lynn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Carbon fiber, fiberglass and other structural plastics are lighter, stronger and cheaper than many traditional building materials.<\/p>\n

Connecting these together with fast-drying glue is a quicker and more efficient method of construction, according to Lynn, who said this approach\u00a0could replace the need for screws, rivets and bolts.<\/p>\n

“The use of composites and adhesives could revolutionise engineering in every building type,” he told science magazine\u00a0New Scientist<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The magazine published a report by Geoff Manaugh, author ofBLDG BLOG,<\/em> on the emerging construction technique.<\/p>\n

Reducing the weight of a skyscraper could both dramatically bring down the building’s\u00a0cost and help stop it swaying during an earthquake.<\/p>\n

“If you can take 30 per cent of the weight out of the upper section of a building by using lightweight composite materials, you could end up saving between 70 and 80 per cent of the material in the entire structure,” said Lynn, whose projects include a prototype for a carbon-fibre living pod.<\/p>\n

The materials can be moulded and glued into almost any desired shape to span huge distances. This has led to use in projects such as the theatre at Apple Campus 2 in Cupertino, which the tech company believes has the world’s largest freestanding carbon-fibre roof.<\/p>\n

“These are fundamentally different material systems,” said\u00a0architect Bill Kreysler, who also spoke to New Scientist<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Kreysler’s\u00a0firm worked on the modular exterior panels for the expansion of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, due to open next month.\u00a0The building boasts the largest composite-based building facade in the USA.<\/p>\n

Other successful projects that have used composite materials on a large scale include the University of Maine’s Take the Bridge in a Backpack initiative.<\/p>\n

The team has built 18 lightweight road bridges from carbon-fibre tubes that can be assembled in less than two weeks, with individual arches light enough to be carried by four people.<\/p>\n

Dubai-based company Premier Composite Technologies has provided materials to create movable, lightweight domes made from carbon fibre that provide shade in mosques, as well as a composite-based rail station in Medina.<\/p>\n

Extra screws, rivets and bolts are currently used to connect carbon-fibre building elements as \u2013 despite its strength \u2013 glue is not fully trusted.<\/p>\n

Many adhesives perform poorly at high temperatures and can also feed flames. Composite exterior panels were recently blamed for spreading a fire at an Atkins-designed skyscraper in Dubai.<\/p>\n

Kreysler and Lynn agreed that composite and adhesive-based construction methods need to be better incorporated into building regulations.<\/p>\n

Testing would be expensive and time-consuming, but New Scientist<\/em> speculates that the money might come from the oil industry, as petroleum is used to make many of the plastic-based composites.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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