DEVELOPMENT OF A VIABLE CONCRETE （发展一个可行的混凝土）.pdfVIP

S20-3 DEVELOPMENT OF A VIABLE CONCRETE PRINTING PROCESS Sungwoo Lim*, Richard Buswell, Thanh Le, Rene Wackrow, Simon Austin, Alistair Gibb, and Tony Thorpe Department of Civil Building Engineering, Loughborough University, UK * Corresponding author (s.lim@lboro.ac.uk) ABSTRACT: A novel Concrete Printing process has been developed, inspired and informed by advances in 3D printing, which has the potential to produce highly customised building components. Whilst still in their infancy, these technologies could create a new era of architecture that is better adapted to the environment and integrated with engineering function. This paper describes the development of a viable concrete printing process with a practical example in designing and manufacturing a concrete component (called Wonder Bench) that includes service voids and reinforcement. The challenges met and those still to be overcome particularly in the evaluation of the manufacturing tolerances of prints are also discussed. Keywords : Concrete Printing, Construction Automation, Digital Fabrication, Additive Manufacturing 1. INTRODUCTION characteristics of pumpability, printability, buildability and Additive (also known as rapid or layered) manufacturing open time. Printed examples using the refined process and (AM) is now an integral part of modern product developed material are presented in detail in the following development [1], having been commercialised over the last discussion. two decades. This is particularly apparent in the fields of aerospace and automotive manufacturing, and for a wide 2. FREEFORM CONSTRUCTION range of medical applicat