Integration of Steel Reinforcement into Extrusion-Based 3D Concrete Printing of Monolithic Concrete Elements

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Abstract

The field of 3D concrete printing and the integration of load-bearing reinforcement remains a significant challenge. This paper introduces three innovative methods for constructing monolithic, steel-reinforced concrete walls using the CONPrint3D technology, which was previously developed for large-scale, monolithic, on-site 3D concrete printing. These methods include: 1) the additive application of reinforcement meshes hung in front of a printed core wall, 2) the lateral additive filling within a reinforcement cage, and 3) the fully automated construction of a welded reinforcement structure followed immediately by layerby-layer encasement with extruded concrete. In the paper, the material challenges regarding concrete and the mechanical engineering development approaches are discussed. A comparative evaluation of these proposed and in lab scale tested new processes against established construction methods is included.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFourth RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Pages311-318
Number of pages8
ISBN (electronic)978-3-031-70031-6
ISBN (print)978-3-031-70030-9, 978-3-031-70033-0
Publication statusPublished - 5 Sept 2024
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesRILEM Bookseries
Volume53
ISSN2211-0844

Conference

Title4th RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication
SubtitleDigital Concrete 2024
Abbreviated titleDC 2024
Conference number4
Duration4 - 6 September 2024
LocationScience Congress Center Munich
CityMünchen
CountryGermany

External IDs

Scopus 85203042841
ORCID /0000-0002-9168-0835/work/167215916
ORCID /0000-0001-7157-2143/work/167216939
ORCID /0000-0002-3999-5186/work/167216956
ORCID /0009-0007-2559-908X/work/167217092

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