ABSTRACT
It exists a growing concern about the optimisation of natural resources, and undoubtedly the construction sector should take a position inside this concern. This investigation is focused on the ability of Triply Periodic Minimal Surfaces to create hollowing bodies inside the structural elements to reduce weight and, therefore, the environmental impact of buildings while maintaining acceptable structural performance. To increase the scope and interest of this approach, it is also explored the possibility of including installations inside the voids and enhancing the design procedure to tune the shape, size, and the number of cavities parametrically. Some scaled-down physical slab models have been built along with the theoretical approach to these issues. The stiffness and strength of these samples have been tested and compared to non-hollowed slab specimens having the same size and loads. The results of these tests are also presented and discussed in this paper.
