A bio-inspired solution to alleviate anisotropy of 3D printed engineered cementitious composites (3DP-ECC): Knitting/tilting filaments

W Zhou, W McGee, HS Gökçe, VC Li - Automation in Construction, 2023 - Elsevier
Widely reported anisotropy in 3D printed cementitious structures has been a primary
concern to structural integrity, especially for fiber-reinforced cementitious material, eg …

Printability and shape fidelity evaluation of self-reinforced engineered cementitious composites

MS Zafar, A Bakhshi, M Hojati - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Incorporating fibers into Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) renders it a
promising self-reinforced candidate for additive manufacturing, which can effectively …

3D-printable engineered cementitious composites (3DP-ECC): Fresh and hardened properties

K Yu, W McGee, TY Ng, H Zhu, VC Li - Cement and Concrete Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D printing (3DP) is an emerging digital construction method for concrete materials.
A major impediment to efficient 3D concrete printing (3DCP) is the need for steel …

Mechanical properties of engineered cementitious composites beams fabricated by extrusion-based 3D printing

B Zhu, J Pan, Z Zhou, J Cai - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Engineered cementitious composites (ECC) is emerging as promising candidate
cementitious materials for 3D concrete printing (3DCP). This paper experimentally …

On the emergence of 3D printable engineered, strain hardening cementitious composites (ECC/SHCC)

VC Li, FP Bos, K Yu, W McGee, TY Ng… - Cement and Concrete …, 2020 - Elsevier
While interest in 3D printing of concrete (3DCP) and structures has been growing, a major
obstacle for implementation of 3DP construction method is the need for steel reinforcement …

Comparison of printability and mechanical properties of rigid and flexible fiber-reinforced 3D printed cement-based materials

Y Zhang, Y Zhu, Q Ren, B He, Z Jiang… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Since eco-friendly, labor-saving construction technologies are urgently needed than ever,
concrete 3D printing technology has gained increasing attention. However, there are still …

A multiscale model for quantifying fiber orientation effects on the tensile properties of 3D printed Engineered Cementitious Composites (3DP-ECC)

Z Pang, C Lu, B Li, J Wang - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The lack of steel reinforcement in conventional 3D concrete printed structures leads to
susceptibility to damage during construction. 3D printed Engineered Cementitious …

Enhancement of 3D printed cementitious composite by short fibers: A review

Y Zhou, D Jiang, R Sharma, YM Xie, A Singh - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, the construction industry has been striving to develop faster production processes
with the ever-increasing complexity of forms. In order to achieve enhanced productivity and …

Impact of 3D printing direction on mechanical performance of strain-hardening cementitious composite (SHCC)

J Yu, CKY Leung - First RILEM International Conference on Concrete and …, 2019 - Springer
Automatically adding or even printing steel reinforcements into a 3D-printed concrete
structure is antithetical to the design freedom as well as construction ease and efficiency …

Three-dimensional printing multifunctional engineered cementitious composites (ECC) for structural elements

Y Bao, M Xu, D Soltan, T Xia, A Shih, HL Clack… - First RILEM international …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Three-dimensional printing (3DP) has great potential to facilitate fabrication of
structures with smart functions. This research aims to develop an effective and efficient …