SEITE 29 PAGE 29 Control concept for ultra-lightweight structures Brains Architecture with Ultralight, Adaptive Structures Traffi c, snow and wind are typical, everyday loads that buildings are subjected to. In contrast, extreme events such as earthquakes or “the worst winter in living memory” are very rare – yet buildings still have to be designed to cope with them. Today, this means using large quan- tities of materials to ensure safety margins that are hardly ever needed. So that future buildings can use less material but still cope with extreme events, the University of Stuttgart is investigating ultra-lightweight, adaptive structures with intelligent hydraulics that compensate for a wide range of different loads. Static Adaptation and Active Vibration Control The S

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