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Pierre-Marie Bernard Guillemot received the Frank Goes Prize in the Architectural Engineering category from the Fédération des Entrepreneurs Généraux de la Construction
This Prize is awarded for his Master Thesis work entitled "Computational Study of the Feasibility of Baubotanical Structures", under the supervision of Prof. Péter Z. Berke.
In his thesis work, Pierre-Marie Bernard Guillemot developed a computational modeling methodology aiming at the assessment of the feasibility of civil engineering structures grown from living plants. His approach incorporates growth models that account for the evolution of the plant geometry with time (cross sections and member length) respecting general allometric relationships from which the structural performance is derived at different time instants in the plant life using finite element models. The growth time needed to be able to exploit the living structure for its target service is estimated based on the satisfaction of Ultimate and Service Limit States, linked to stress and maximum displacement in the structure derived from the finite element model.
The Frank Goes Prize, awarded in memoriam of former FABA|FEGC (Federatie van Algemene Bouwaannemers | Fédération des Entrepreneurs Généraux de la Construction) Chairman Frank Goes, underscores the significance of his contributions to the field.