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 …

From biology to biomimicry: Using nature to build better structures–A review

MK Ahamed, H Wang, PJ Hazell - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Nature provides examples of resilient materials and structures with optimised morphologies
and topologies to achieve excellent mechanical and structural properties and sustainable …

Additively manufactured composite lattices: A state-of-the-art review on fabrications, architectures, constituent materials, mechanical properties, and future directions

S Aghajani, C Wu, Q Li, J Fang - Thin-Walled Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Finding ideal materials remains a crucial challenge in the aerospace, automotive,
construction, and biomedical industries. Moreover, a growing concern about environmental …

Influence of 3D-printed polymer structures on dynamic splitting and crack propagation behavior of cementitious tailings backfill

H Zhang, S Cao, E Yilmaz - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Originally developed for polymer materials, 3D printing is an encouraging technique to
create versatile geometric shapes and high-precision construction elements from various …

Study on crashworthiness of nature-inspired functionally graded lattice metamaterials for bridge pier protection against ship collision

Y Nian, S Wan, X Wang, P Zhou, M Avcar, M Li - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Lightweight lattice metamaterials can effectively enhance the impact resistance of thin-
walled structures. With the aim of further investigating the potential of lattice-filled composite …

Performance of concrete beam reinforced with 3D printed Bioinspired primitive scaffold subjected to three-point bending

V Nguyen-Van, NK Choudhry, B Panda… - Automation in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Concrete exhibits inherently low ductility and tensile strength despite its high compressive
strength. Typically, it must be reinforced with steel rebars, yet it still suffers from potential …

[HTML][HTML] Compressive properties of bidirectionally graded lattice structures

J Yang, X Chen, Y Sun, J Zhang, C Feng, Y Wang… - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Functionally graded lattice structures are gaining increasing attention due to their potential
to enable the customization of the structural response and development of multi-functional …

Physical and mechanical properties of polypropylene fibre-reinforced cement–glass composite

M Małek, W Łasica, M Kadela, J Kluczyński, D Dudek - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
In accordance with the principles of sustainable development, environmentally friendly, low-
emission, and energy-intensive materials and technologies, as well as waste management …

Development of strain-hardening cementitious composites (SHCC) as bonding materials to enhance interlayer and flexural performance of 3D printed concrete

F Teng, J Ye, J Yu, H Li, Y Weng… - Cement and Concrete …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D concrete printing (3DCP) has limitations in weak interlayer bond strength and
reinforcement integration. To tackle these challenges, this study aims to develop and deposit …

A review of largescale 3DCP: Material characteristics, mix design, printing process, and reinforcement strategies

GH Ahmed, NH Askandar, GB Jumaa - Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D concrete printing (3DCP) is the additive manufacturing (AM) with the use of
cementitious materials. It is a layer-by-layer new construction method which can provide …