A review of “3D concrete printing”: Materials and process characterization, economic considerations and environmental sustainability

GH Ahmed - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D printing of cementitious materials or concrete (3DCP) has developed
unbelievably in past 10 years and has the potential to revolutionize the concrete industry …

3D concrete printing: A systematic review of rheology, mix designs, mechanical, microstructural, and durability characteristics

AU Rehman, JH Kim - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper provides a state-of-the-art report on the up-to-date research on the emerging 3D
concrete printing technology from the concrete materials perspective. It reviews the recent …

[HTML][HTML] On sustainability and digital fabrication with concrete

RJ Flatt, T Wangler - Cement and Concrete Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Digital fabrication with concrete has been touted as an avenue to more sustainable
construction through more material efficient design, but notably has produced materials with …

Interlayer reinforcement of 3D printed concrete by the in-process deposition of U-nails

L Wang, G Ma, T Liu, R Buswell, Z Li - Cement and Concrete Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D concrete printing has tremendous potential for construction manufacturing;
however, weak interface bonding between adjacent layers remains a well-known issue that …

A review of formwork systems for modern concrete construction

W Li, X Lin, DW Bao, YM Xie - Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Concrete is a principal construction material in building industry. Formwork plays an
important role in assisting geometry realisation and strength development of concrete …

[HTML][HTML] A process classification framework for defining and describing Digital Fabrication with Concrete

RA Buswell, WRL Da Silva, FP Bos… - Cement and Concrete …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Digital Fabrication with Concrete (DFC) encompasses 3D Concrete Printing (3DCP)
and many other methods of production. DFC is emerging from an era of invention and …

Opportunities and challenges for structural engineering of digitally fabricated concrete

C Menna, J Mata-Falcón, FP Bos, G Vantyghem… - Cement and Concrete …, 2020 - Elsevier
Digital fabrication technologies utilizing concrete (DFC) have recently enabled form freedom
for the production of a variety of concrete-made objects having mainly architectural and …

[HTML][HTML] Setting on demand for digital concrete–Principles, measurements, chemistry, validation

L Reiter, T Wangler, A Anton, RJ Flatt - Cement and Concrete Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Digital fabrication with concrete is a field of rapidly developing building processes–including
layered extrusion-where specific yield stress evolution over time is needed, owing to …

[HTML][HTML] Structural behaviour of 3D printed concrete beams with various reinforcement strategies

L Gebhard, J Mata-Falcón, A Anton, B Dillenburger… - Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D concrete printing (3DCP) offers many new possibilities. This technology could
increase the productivity of the construction industry and reduce its environmental impact by …

[HTML][HTML] Extrusion nozzle design and print parameter selections for 3D concrete printing

N Zhang, J Sanjayan - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D concrete printing is a rapidly emerging technology. This study presents
theoretical formulations for concrete extrusion resistance as a function of nozzle parameters …