MOTUS –
THE VOLLERT CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM
THE VOLLERT CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM
Building the world of tomorrow
Affordable living space, new architecture highlights, and high earthquake-resilience – the MOTUS construction system by Vollert combines multiple advantages in one. In addition to solid and sandwich walls, in particular 3-dimensional hollow-core slabs in a variety of design types are the main feature of the new system structure.
The MOTUS construction system is combining many advantages
Current city architecture has to meet many demands. It must be built sustainably and resource-efficiently, while also creating living space for the growing population numbers in the mega cities quickly and at low cost. Living and comfort quality as well as an attractive architecture are some important factors, as are responses to the worsening climate- and weather-related changes and nature disasters.
New construction systems are in demand. The MOTUS construction system offers unprecedented variability to architects and builders:
- Greater architecture diversity by freely plannable wall and floor elements in precast construction
- Unique living experience by outstanding indoor climate at optimal heat insulation
- Highlight: Earthquake-proof construction for 9+ buildings with new, patented hollow-core slabs and special connection elements
- Sustainable construction: 40% concrete savings reduce costs and the ecological footprint
Earthquakes and weather phenomena
This is the first construction system with a pre-stressed hollow-core slab to offer new stability against earthquakes and nature disasters. The load-bearing capacity is decisively determined by patented construction details and special connection elements with connection reinforcements and caissons.
Plant technology
The MOTUS modular construction is based on a novel manufacturing procedure. Rather than being produced by extrusion or slipform production, the hollow-core slabs are made based on the pallet circulation principle. Each pre-stressed concrete hollow-core slab is manufactured precisely to the desired element geometry and dimensions without any cut-offs instead of trimming an endless slab down to match the construction site situation after concreting. The newly developed tube-drawing machine produces the actual cavities. The cavity generators are only temporarily inserted in the concreting process. In contrast to continuous casting, the number and geometries of the cavities can be adapted extremely flexibly.
Power, water, or ventilation shafts as well as special built-in parts can be integrated as well, giving structural engineers or TGA planners entirely unprecedented options. A single-wire tensioner is used to apply the stressing forces. For this, the transport pallets were designed to ensure transfer of the highest possible tension forces to the concrete element.
