MOSCOW, December 12. /TASS/. The Don State Technical University (DSTU) researchers have developed a complex experimental unit for the production of variatropic concrete elements. According to the DSTU press service, it will save up to 40% of concrete and 15% of steel.
"The quality of new construction materials is be determined by experimental studies of variatropy (different characteristics of the material along its annular cross section in terms of density, strength, deformability) of the structure of concretes of different densities and different compositions according to the authors' methodology. Realizing the project will allow the producers of reinforced concrete to save up to 40% of concrete compared to the traditional technologies. Reinforcing steel will be saved up to 15% per production unit," the press-service noted.
The new technology includes an Artificial Intelligence-based system, which allows to predict the mechanical properties of concrete. Introducing AI is going to simplify production by about 12%. Automating the process is going to reduce costs by another 12%. In general, construction companies will be able to simplify installation resources and reduce construction time by up to 20%.
The research is being conducted as part of the Priority 2030 program. Many companies, including Russian Railways and Rosseti, are customers of the project, which uses at least 60% of domestic raw materials. A pilot industrial batch of 500 reinforced concrete columns will be produced by 2026.