Structural design and testing of digitally manufactured concrete structures

Research output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/reportChapter in book/anthology/reportContributedpeer-review

Contributors

  • Domenico Asprone - , Universita' di Napoli Federico II (Author)
  • Costantino Menna - , Universita' di Napoli Federico II (Author)
  • Freek Bos - , Eindhoven University of Technology (Author)
  • Jaime Mata-Falcón - , ETH Zurich (Author)
  • Liberato Ferrara - , Polytechnic University of Milan (Author)
  • Ferdinando Auricchio - , University of Pavia (Author)
  • Ezio Cadoni - , University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (Author)
  • Vítor M.C.F. Cunha - , University of Minho (Author)
  • Laura Esposito - , Universita' di Napoli Federico II (Author)
  • Asko Fromm - , Technical University of Braunschweig (Author)
  • Steffen Grünewald - , Ghent University, Delft University of Technology (Author)
  • Harald Kloft - , Technical University of Braunschweig (Author)
  • Viktor Mechtcherine - , Chair of Construction Materials (Author)
  • Venkatesh Naidu Nerella - , Chair of Construction Materials (Author)
  • Roel Schipper - , Delft University of Technology (Author)

Abstract

The form freedom enabled by digital fabrication with concrete technologies provides advantages for a wide range of concrete based objects, from architectural to structural elements. The current chapter focuses on the specifics of structural design and engineering of DFC with emphasis on those technologies based on Additive Manufacturing with extrusion. Since it is a new and innovative way to build, a clear common approach to structural engineering has not yet been developed. As a result, this chapter aims to introduce the specific challenges of structural design and engineering with the additive manufacturing technology, providing an overview of structural typologies that have been developed (especially concerning the reinforcement strategies, including fibre reinforcement). Furthermore, the structural principles adopted in DFC and the codified approaches used in conventional reinforced concrete is compared, and putative structural testing procedures and validation methods for DFC are reported.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRILEM State-of-the-Art Reports
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.
Pages187-222
Number of pages36
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

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