A systematical review of 3D printable cementitious materials

B Lu, Y Weng, M Li, Y Qian, KF Leong, MJ Tan… - … and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is a technology which adopts layer-by-layer
additive deposition process to build three-dimensional objects. Over the past decade, 3D …

A review of the effect of nanoclays on the fresh and hardened properties of cement-based materials

S Kawashima, K Wang, RD Ferron, JH Kim… - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper provides an overview of the use of nanoclays in cement-based materials. The
effect of nanoclays on shear rheological properties will be discussed, with a focus on …

[HTML][HTML] Printability region for 3D concrete printing using slump and slump flow test

YWD Tay, Y Qian, MJ Tan - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Rheological studies are important for successful 3D concrete printing. The main challenge
for successful 3D concrete printing is the complex characteristic the materials should …

Distinguishing dynamic and static yield stress of fresh cement mortars through thixotropy

Y Qian, S Kawashima - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2018 - Elsevier
The dynamic and static yield stress of fresh cement mortar were measured in a rotational
rheometer with a vane geometry using shear rate and shear stress-controlled protocols …

Enhancing thixotropy of fresh cement pastes with nanoclay in presence of polycarboxylate ether superplasticizer (PCE)

Y Qian, G De Schutter - Cement and Concrete Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Nanoclay, a thermal treated, purified attapulgite clay, has been used to increase thixotropy.
However, the effect of nanoclay in presence of water reducing agent, such as PCE, on …

Rheology of cement pastes with calcium carbonate polymorphs

D Zhao, JM Williams, AHA Park… - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
Naturally occurring limestone currently used for concrete production mainly consists of
calcite, and the other two metastable forms of anhydrous calcium carbonate include …

Effect of polycarboxylate ether superplasticizer (PCE) on dynamic yield stress, thixotropy and flocculation state of fresh cement pastes in consideration of the Critical …

Y Qian, K Lesage, K El Cheikh, G De Schutter - Cement and Concrete …, 2018 - Elsevier
Polycarboxylate ether surperplasticizer (PCE) has been commonly used and studied to
enhance flowability of cementitious materials. However, the effect of PCE addition on …

Effects of redispersible polymer powders on the structural build-up of 3D printing cement paste with and without hydroxypropyl methylcellulose

Y Zhang, Z Jiang, Y Zhu, J Zhang, Q Ren… - Construction and Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper studies the effects of polyvinyl acetate-ethylene (VAE) based redispersible
polymer powder (RPP) and polyvinyl acetate-vinyl versatate-ethylene (VVE) based RPP on …

Strain-based approach for measuring structural build-up of cement pastes in the context of digital construction

VN Nerella, MAB Beigh, S Fataei… - Cement and Concrete …, 2019 - Elsevier
As a first step toward characterising structural build-up of high-strength, printable concrete
mixes, the structural build-up of cement pastes of varying compositions and rheological …

Roles of hybrid activators in improving the early-age properties of one-part geopolymer pastes

YS Wang, Y Alrefaei, JG Dai - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The simple operation of one-part geopolymer has shown promising practicability for future in-
situ construction similar to ordinary Portland cement. Intending to meet the demand of …