Dive Brief:
- A team at the Vienna University of Technology has developed an inflatable concrete dome.
- As opposed to using expensive timber supports to build the dome, this method utilizes air and steel cables to “inflate” the dome.
- This method of building a concrete dome will cut costs by almost 50%.
Dive Insight:
By cutting costs by 50 percent, the team at Vienna University of Technology is optimistic the market will be receptive to this new technology. The Austrian Federal Railways has already commissioned a project that will utilize this new technology.
