A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
The cementitious product 1 comprising a substrate 2 formed from a cementitious material and at least one branched channel 3 embedded within the substrate configured to provide a conduit for a second material to flow through the substrate. The at least one branched channel comprises a plurality of interconnected channel elements 30, the plurality of interconnected channel elements comprising at least one diverging portion 31 at which a plurality of paths diverge from a common path, and/or at least one converging portion 32 at which a plurality of paths converge to a common path. The channel elements may be formed separately and configured to be connected during assembly of the branched channel. The branching channel element may comprise only diverging portions or only converging portions, the branching channels alternatively may comprise both diverging and converging portions. Also disclosed is a method of forming a cementitious product.
The cementitious product 1 comprising a substrate 2 formed from a cementitious material and at least one branched channel 3 embedded within the substrate configured to provide a conduit for a second material to flow through the substrate. The at least one branched channel comprises a plurality of interconnected channel elements 30, the plurality of interconnected channel elements comprising at least one diverging portion 31 at which a plurality of paths diverge from a common path, and/or at least one converging portion 32 at which a plurality of paths converge to a common path. The channel elements may be formed separately and configured to be connected during assembly of the branched channel. The branching channel element may comprise only diverging portions or only converging portions, the branching channels alternatively may comprise both diverging and converging portions. Also disclosed is a method of forming a cementitious product.