Integrating mineral-bonded carbon fibers into 3D concrete printing

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Abstract

The construction sector is in a process of rethinking: Away from ‘higher, faster, further’ (and cheaper!), toward sustainable, durable, environmentally friendly and highly digitalized and automated construction industry. Additive manufacturing with concrete, also called 3D concrete printing (3DCP) has emerged from these requirements. It enables formwork-free, robot-supported construction and saves resources through slim design. Integration of reinforcement into 3D concrete printing remains however a major challenge. The article at hand presents the recent work at the TU Dresden focusing on the integration of mineral-bonded and polymer-bonded carbon fiber heavy tows in additive manufacturing with concrete. The research work is part of the CRC/TRR 280 sub-project D01. In this technology, the continuous fiber bundles are impregnated with ultra-fine mineral suspension prior to merging them with concrete. The integration of carbon fibers into the 3D printing process has been investigated using two different approaches. The first one makes use of a gantry printer, which enables printing relatively large cross-sections with multiple integrated carbon yarns. The other one uses a six-axis industrial robot arm as a manipulator for printing fine high-resolution structures with a high degree of reinforcement. This approach makes it possible to produce prefabricated 3D topologies with a highly branched inner structure. Such topological optimization stands for highly efficient use of resources, but it also poses special requirements with respect to concrete composition, such as set on demand, so that buildability can be ensured after fresh material is pumped and extruded.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings for the 6th fib International Congress, 2022- Concrete Innovation for Sustainability
EditorsStine Stokkeland, Henny Cathrine Braarud
Publisherfib. The International Federation for Structural Concrete
Pages604-613
Number of pages10
ISBN (print)9782940643158
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

Seriesfib International Congress 2022
ISSN2617-4820

Conference

Title6th fib International Congress
SubtitleConcrete Innovation for Sustainability
Abbreviated titlefib 2022
Conference number6
Duration12 - 16 June 2022
Degree of recognitionInternational event
LocationClarion Hotel The Hub
CityOslo
CountryNorway

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ORCID /0000-0002-8256-1455/work/142241010

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Keywords

  • 3D concrete printing, additive manufacturing, carbon fibers, CRC/TRR 280, reinforcement