A review of “3D concrete printing”: Materials and process characterization, economic considerations and environmental sustainability

GH Ahmed - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D printing of cementitious materials or concrete (3DCP) has developed
unbelievably in past 10 years and has the potential to revolutionize the concrete industry …

The past and future of sustainable concrete: A critical review and new strategies on cement-based materials

J de Brito, R Kurda - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The negative impacts of cement-based material (CBM) production are way bigger than ever
expected. To illustrate the scale of this phenomenon, all the forests in the world, regardless …

Robocasting of advanced ceramics: ink optimization and protocol to predict the printing parameters-A review

S Lamnini, H Elsayed, Y Lakhdar, F Baino… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Abstract Direct-Ink-Writing (or robocasting) is a subset of extrusion-based additive
manufacturing techniques that has grown significantly in recent years to design simple to …

Additive manufacturing applications for industry 4.0: A systematic critical review

SME Sepasgozar, A Shi, L Yang, S Shirowzhan… - Buildings, 2020 - mdpi.com
Additive manufacturing, including 3D printing (3DP), is one of the critical pillars of Industry
4.0 and the next construction revolution. Several countries, including China, have utilized …

Appraising fourth industrial revolution technologies role in the construction sector: How prepared is the construction consultants?

FSB Ibrahim, A Ebekozien, PAM Khan, M Aigbedion… - Facilities, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose In the past, the construction sector faced a low technological development level.
Recently, studies have shown that the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) technologies play a …

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 …

COVID-19 recovery for the Nigerian construction sites: The role of the fourth industrial revolution technologies

A Ebekozien, C Aigbavboa - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021 - Elsevier
Fourth industrial revolution (4IR) technologies have been proved as successful platforms to
communicate and visualise construction projects within team meetings. These techniques …

Fresh and hardened properties of extrusion-based 3D-printed cementitious materials: A review

Z Li, M Hojati, Z Wu, J Piasente, N Ashrafi, JP Duarte… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
3D-printing of cementitious materials is an innovative construction approach with which
building elements can be constructed without the use of formwork. Despite potential benefits …

Review of binder jetting 3D printing in the construction industry

P Shakor, SH Chu, A Puzatova, E Dini - Progress in Additive Manufacturing, 2022 - Springer
Binder jetting (inkjet), featured by the dripping of liquid on the powder-based layer for
solidification and bonding, is the second most popular 3D printing (3DP) technology for the …

A review of largescale 3DCP: Material characteristics, mix design, printing process, and reinforcement strategies

GH Ahmed, NH Askandar, GB Jumaa - Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D concrete printing (3DCP) is the additive manufacturing (AM) with the use of
cementitious materials. It is a layer-by-layer new construction method which can provide …