ABSTRACT
Cardboard is indispensable for our daily use, but considering it as a construction material is not a common practice yet Cardboard is sustainable, it is based on renewable or even recycled resources, environmentally friendly and recyclable. It is also an inexpensive material; light but very strong. Hence, its application for temporary constructions is reasonable. In this paper this innovative and sustainable construction material is presented. In particular it is focused on the mechanical and structural behaviour of cardboard and cardboard elements. Therefore different types of cardboard structures are analysed. With these different types of cardboard, beam components were designed and tested. The aim was to use the qualities of each basic material for the adequate part of the beam and to find a preferable design with a favourable strength to weight relation. The prototypes showed, that cardboard is strong enough to be used as a construction material and through smart design it can be the preferable Construction material.
