Digital fabrication with cement-based materials: Process classification and case studies

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Contributors

  • R. A. Buswell - , Loughborough University (Author)
  • F. P. Bos - , Eindhoven University of Technology (Author)
  • Wilson Ricardo Leal da Silva - , Danish Technological Institute (Author)
  • N. Hack - , Technical University of Braunschweig (Author)
  • Harald Kloft - , Technical University of Braunschweig (Author)
  • Dirk Lowke - , Technical University of Braunschweig (Author)
  • Niklas Freund - , Technical University of Braunschweig (Author)
  • Asko Fromm - , Wismar University of Applied Sciences (Author)
  • E. Dini - , Monolite Ltd (Author)
  • Timothy Wangler - , ETH Zurich (Author)
  • E. Lloret-Fritschi - , ETH Zurich (Author)
  • Roel Schipper - , Delft University of Technology (Author)
  • Viktor Mechtcherine - , Chair of Construction Materials (Author)
  • Arnaud Perrot - , Université de Bretagne Sud (Author)
  • K. Vasilic - , German Society for Concrete and Construction Technology (Author)
  • Nicolas Roussel - , École des Ponts ParisTech (Author)

Abstract

The need for methods for forming concrete has existed for as long as concrete has been used in constructing the built environment. Creating flat, rectilinear formers have traditionally been the cost and time efficient default for the majority of applications. The desire for greater design freedom and the drive to automate construction manufacturing is providing a platform for the continued development of a family of processes called Digital Fabrication with Concrete (DFC) technologies. DFC technologies are many and varied. Much of the material science theory is common, but the process steps vary significantly between methods, creating challenges as we look towards performance comparison and standardisation. Presented here is a framework to help identify and describe process differences and a showcase of DFC application case studies that explain the processes behind a sub-set of the technologies available.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRILEM State-of-the-Art Reports
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.
Pages11-48
Number of pages38
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesRILEM State-of-the-Art Reports
Volume36
ISSN2213-204X