Polytect - Polyfunctional technical textiles against ...

This 4-year, integrated project for SME's aims at developing new multifunctional textile structures to be applied in construction works for the (retro)fitting of masonry structures (e.g. buildings) and earthworks (e.g. dikes).

Besides strengthening these structures, the incorporation of smart materials and sensors in textiles should allow constant monitoring of the structural integrity to prevent and signal imminent landslides, dam-bursts or sustained earthquake damage for example.

See also the 8' film on the euronews website "High-Tech textiles for a material world"