Quality Assessment of Printable Strain Hardening Cementitious Composites Manufactured in Two Different Printing Facilities

Stefan C. Figueiredo, Anne L. van Overmeir, Karsten Nefs, Erik Schlangen, Theo A. M. Salet, Branko Šavija, Akke S. J. Suiker, Freek P. Bos

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Abstract

Over the past few years, several studies have shown the potential of three-dimensional concrete printing (3DCP) for applications in building and civil engineering. However, only a few studies have compared the properties of the fresh printing material and the quality of the printed elements from different printing facilities. Variations in the manufacturing conditions caused by the mixing procedures, the pumping device and the nozzle shape and/or dimensions may influence the quality of the printed elements. This study investigates the differences in the fresh and hardened properties of a printing material tested in two different printing facilities. The pump pressure and temperature experienced by the printing material during the printing session are monitored real-time. Hardened properties are measured for the printed elements, such as the bending capacity, the apparent density, and the air void content. The research shows that two different printing facilities may result in printed elements with relative differences in flexural strength and volumetric density of 49% and 7%, respectively.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSecond RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication
EditorsFreek P. Bos, Sandra S. Lucas, Rob J.M. Wolfs, Theo A.M. Salet
Place of PublicationCham
PublisherSpringer
Pages824-838
Number of pages15
ISBN (Print)978-3-030-49916-7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Publication series

NameRILEM Bookseries
Volume28
ISSN (Print)2211-0844
ISSN (Electronic)2211-0852

Bibliographical note

Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.

Keywords

  • 3D concrete printing
  • ECC
  • Quality control
  • SHCC

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