Modelling of 3D concrete printing process: A perspective on material and structural simulations

V Nguyen-Van, S Li, J Liu, K Nguyen, P Tran - Additive manufacturing, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D concrete printing (3DCP) offers solutions for affordable construction including
cost minimisation, productivity improvement, and sustainability alignment, as well as being …

[HTML][HTML] A review of recent trends and challenges in numerical modeling of the anisotropic behavior of hardened 3D printed concrete

A Baktheer, M Classen - Additive Manufacturing, 2024 - Elsevier
The rapid development of 3D printed concrete (3DPC) technology, in particular the
integration of reinforcement into the components, emphasizes the need for accurate …

Sandwich-structured porous concrete manufactured by mortar-extrusion and aggregate-bed 3D printing

Q Lyu, P Dai, A Chen - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
To facilitate automation in manufacturing porous concrete and also decrease the cement
content of relevant 3D printed concrete, a new type of sandwich-structured porous concrete …

Trustworthy machine learning-enhanced 3D concrete printing: Predicting bond strength and designing reinforcement embedment length

XR Ma, XL Wang, SZ Chen - Automation in Construction, 2024 - Elsevier
Three-dimensional concrete printing (3DCP) faces challenges in determining and ensuring
adequate bond strength between reinforcement and printed concrete. Traditional methods …

[HTML][HTML] A review of methods on buildability quantification of extrusion-based 3D concrete printing: From analytical modelling to numerical simulation

Z Chang, Y Chen, E Schlangen, B Šavija - Developments in the Built …, 2023 - Elsevier
Herein, different kinds of methods for buildability quantification of 3D concrete printing are
reviewed, including experimental approaches, analytical modelling, and numerical …

[HTML][HTML] Lattice modelling of early-age creep of 3D printed segments with the consideration of stress history

Z Chang, M Liang, S He, E Schlangen, B Šavija - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
We propose a new numerical method to analyze the early-age creep of 3D printed segments
with the consideration of stress history. The integral creep strain evaluation formula is first …

[HTML][HTML] Does early age creep influence buildability of 3D printed concrete? Insights from numerical simulations

Z Chang, M Liang, Y Chen, E Schlangen, B Šavija - Additive Manufacturing, 2023 - Elsevier
Cementitious materials may exhibit significant creep at very early age. This is potentially
important for concrete 3D printing, where the material is progressively loaded even before it …

Buildability modeling of 3D-printed concrete including printing deviation: A stochastic analysis

J Zhu, X Ren, M Cervera - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Owing to the formwork-free construction, 3D concrete printing shows great prospects in
construction industry. However, this manner also results in non-verified geometric precision …

Modeling extrusion process and layer deformation in 3D concrete printing via smoothed particle hydrodynamics

H Yu, W Zhang, B Yin, W Sun, A Akbar, Y Zhang… - Computer Methods in …, 2024 - Elsevier
We developed a computational framework to simulate the intricate processes of extrusion
and layer deformation in 3D concrete printing (3DCP). A novel two-dimensional (2D) virtual …

Buildability of complex 3D-printed concrete geometries using Peridynamics

J Zhu, M Cervera, X Ren - Automation in Construction, 2024 - Elsevier
As a formwork-free construction method, 3D–printed concrete (3DPC) shows great
advantages in forming complex structures; but encounters buildability problems. To address …