Lycra is a registered brand name for a polyurethane-based synthetic fiber that’s also called spandex or elastane. The DuPont Company first developed Lycra in 1958 to replace latex rubber as a stretching agent in clothes. It’s also prized for its strength and durability. There has been no previous test in a concrete mix but I think it has real potential for making a lightweight flexible concrete.
Properties:
Lightweight, flexible, soft, rubbery, a rigid section that makes it tougher than rubber, UV resistant, good resistance to oxidizing agents and Sticks at 350-390F. Melts above 500F.
Based on Properties what can this do?
• Light weight concrete
• Flexible concrete
• Used as core to act as a moisture sink
• Acoustic
To what extent can it meet the projects aims?
To create an architectural façade system that will be made from a low carbon based concrete and use a waste stream that can act as a carbon sink to be used as a habitat for the growth of plants/ microbe / microorganisms.
• Permeability
• Large surface area for carbonation
• Growth on Façade
• All of this will need to be tested
P.S it also feels how I imagine it is to touch a cloud :)
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