Concrete shell collectors offer an alternative to conventional parabolic trough collectors. The
principle design concept is derived from existing barrel rooves that effectively bridge large …

Parabolrinnen in solarthermischen Kraftwerken werden bisher vornehmlich als
Stahlfachwerke mit punktgestützten Spiegelelementen hergestellt. Um die Stromerzeugung …

Current parabolic trough collector development mainly aims at cost reduction. Within the
project ConSol the goal was to reduce material and production costs by using high …

Parabolic shells made from high-performance concrete as solar collectors for concentrating
solar power plants (CSP) are a promising alternative to conventional steel framework …

Modern optimisation methods reveal better designs of structures in many engineering fields.
In civil engineering these opportunities are not exploited consequently so far. Particularly …

Abstract (DE) Parabolrinnen-Kraftwerke sind zurzeit die am häufigsten zum Einsatz
kommende und wirtschaftlichste Technologie solarthermisch konzentrierender Systeme …

Abstract (DE) Das Erkenntnistransferprojekt baut auf die im SPP-Projekt „Leichte
Verformungsoptimierte Schalentragwerke aus mikrobewehrtem UHPC am Beispiel von …

Optimization methods are applied to a variety of problems in engineering disciplines. In
structural engineering, however, most constructions have a unique character, and …