Microstructure and mechanical properties of interlayer regions in extrusion-based 3D printed concrete: A critical review

T Ding, J **ao, V Mechtcherine - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D printed concrete structures often exhibit considerable degree of anisotropy and
inhomogeneity because of layered material deposition and inferior properties of the …

[HTML][HTML] The realities of additively manufactured concrete structures in practice

FP Bos, C Menna, M Pradena, E Kreiger… - Cement and Concrete …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Extrusion-based 3D Concrete Printing (3DCP) is rapidly gaining popularity in the
construction industry. Trial projects are now being realized at an increasing rate around the …

Additive manufacturing evolution in construction: from individual terrestrial to collective, aerial, and extraterrestrial applications

K Aghaee, L Li, A Roshan, P Namakiaraghi - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
The third industrial revolution is marked by the fast-growing evolution of Additive
Manufacturing (AM) in construction. This transformative shift is driving the automation of …

[HTML][HTML] On-line and in-line quality assessment across all scale levels of 3D concrete printing

R Wolfs, D Bos, JF Caron, M Gerke, R Mesnil… - Cement and Concrete …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D Concrete printing requires much more elaborate quality control procedures
compared to conventional concrete processing. Due to the various process steps, and the …

[HTML][HTML] Thixotropy of superplasticized cement pastes–Underlying mechanisms considering the polycarboxylate molecular structure, interparticle interactions and …

D Nicia, C Jakob, D Jansen, D Ivanov… - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper deals with the decisive mechanisms of thixotropic structural build-up in
superplasticized cement-based suspensions related to the PCE molecular structure. We …

[HTML][HTML] Recommendations for quality control in industrial 3D concrete printing construction with mono-component concrete: a critical evaluation of ten test methods …

AU Rehman, A Perrot, BM Birru, JH Kim - Developments in the Built …, 2023 - Elsevier
The critical assessment of the applicability of fresh concrete test methods for characterizing
printable concrete quality and its structural build-up rate is rare in the literature. To address …

[HTML][HTML] Towards full automation in 3D concrete printing construction: development of an automated and inline sensor-printer integrated instrument for in-situ …

AU Rehman, IG Kim, JH Kim - Developments in the Built Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
The realization of full automation in 3D Concrete Printing (3DCP) encounters numerous
obstacles, notably the absence of automated and inline testing methodologies to measure …

Showing the role of weakly-bound particles flocculation in the reversibility of thixotropic behavior for fresh cement paste

H Ye, J Zhang, X Gao, J Ling, X Zhu, D Jiao - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
The thixotropic behavior of fresh cement-based materials has been found to be derived from
the reversible breakage and agglomeration of flocculated cement grains. The existence of …

Extrusion-based 3D-concrete-printing with different flow direction

T Pan, R Guo, C Fu, X Ji, Z Liu, Y Yan - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Various flow directions are employed in the actual printing process, resulting in different
printed results. This study primarily investigates how flow direction impacts the distribution of …

[HTML][HTML] Fresh properties of fly ash-based geopolymer: the role of the testing conditions on the rheological measurements

EJ Fensterseifer, MM Lima, PJP Gleize… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rheology is a powerful tool to assess the fresh properties of cementitious systems
accurately. However, uncertainties and systematic errors in measurements can impact the …