Exploration and Practical Research on Low-Cost Process Solutions for Achieving Complex UHPC Shapes

When architectural aesthetics meets cost control, complex UHPC forms are no longer an unreachable dream. Qinglong's 28 years of full-chain technical expertise make "artistic-grade architectural skins" achievable with engineering-grade cost control.

In the field of contemporary architectural design, Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC), with its outstanding mechanical properties and design freedom, has become the ideal material for shaping iconic architectural skins. However, achieving complex forms often comes with high costs, creating a key bottleneck that constrains designers from realizing their creative ideas. As an industry leader with 28 years of deep expertise in UHPC/GRC/GRG/GRP materials, Qinglong Group has developed a systematic solution for achieving complex UHPC forms at low cost through process innovation and full-chain integration, offering new ideas for balancing architectural aesthetics with engineering economics.

Cost Pain Points and Process Breakthroughs for Complex UHPC Forms

Traditional production of complex UHPC components often faces three major challenges: high mold costs, low material utilization, and insufficient forming efficiency. Leveraging the technical accumulation of its national-level R&D center, Qinglong innovatively adopted a "parametric mold design + modular production" model, breaking down irregular components into standardized modules combined with customized nodes, increasing mold reuse rates by more than 40%. Taking a hyperbolic curtain wall project at a cultural center as an example, by optimizing the segmentation scheme through Grasshopper parametric modeling, a single mold set could produce 12 types of components with different curvatures, directly reducing mold costs by 35%.

Material System Innovation: Full-Process Optimization from Formulation to Process

As a professional UHPC manufacturer, Qinglong deeply understands the decisive role of material performance in cost control. By adjusting steel fiber content and optimizing particle grading, it developed a C120-grade ultra-high flowability UHPC formulation that, while ensuring compressive strength ≥150MPa, increased slurry flowability to 280mm, achieving perfect filling of complex cavities. Combined with its self-developed vacuum-assisted casting process, the first-time forming pass rate of components reached 98%, reducing material waste by 15% compared to traditional casting. In a commercial complex project in Nanning, this process reduced the overall cost of 3,000㎡ hollow UHPC sunshades by 22%.

Full-Chain Collaboration: Cost Control from Design Deepening to Construction and Installation

Qinglong's core advantage lies in its full-chain service capability covering "design deepening - manufacturing - construction and installation," using BIM technology to achieve seamless connection between design and production. In the Dongguan Women and Children's Activity Center project, the technical team used 3D scanning and reverse modeling to identify 37 design conflict points in advance, avoiding on-site rework costs. By adopting a prefabricated construction scheme of "factory prefabrication + on-site dry hanging," installation efficiency was doubled compared to traditional methods, significantly shortening the project timeline. This closed-loop model of "design optimization - intelligent manufacturing - precision installation" keeps the overall cost of complex UHPC form projects within the 70%-85% range of traditional methods.

Industry Value and Application Prospects

As a national "Specialized, Refined, Distinctive, and Innovative" enterprise, Qinglong participated in formulating multiple industry standards, including "General Technical Conditions for Non-Load-Bearing Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) Components." Its low-cost process solutions have been successfully applied in domestic and international projects such as the light-transmitting concrete project at Century Plaza on Nanjing East Road and a landmark building in Malaysia. As the trends of green building and prefabrication deepen, UHPC applications in municipal landscapes, commercial complexes, cultural buildings, and other fields will continue to expand. With "creating beautiful architecture" as its mission, Qinglong enables more designers' creative visions to come to fruition through technological innovation, driving the architectural decoration materials industry toward "artistic, low-carbon, and economical" development.

In the art of balancing architectural aesthetics and engineering costs, Qinglong's 28 years of technical expertise and full-chain service capabilities are redefining the path to achieving complex UHPC forms. From parametric design to intelligent manufacturing, from material innovation to construction optimization, the lean control of every link makes "low-cost, high-appearance" architectural skins possible, providing the industry with replicable and scalable process paradigms.