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Uniaxial Load Testing of Large-Scale 3D Printed Concrete Wall and Finite-Element-Model-Analysis (2021-01)

10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.122039

 Daungwilailuk Totsawat,  Pheinsusom Phoonsak,  Pansuk Withit
Journal Article - Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 275

Abstract

The load-bearing wall is one of the most important parts of three-dimensional (3D)-printed buildings. However, there is no standard or geometry for the wall panel. Additionally, one expectation for 3Dprinted buildings is an architecturally flexible design. Therefore, two patterns of large-scale wall specimens were established and tested under unconfined uniaxial loading to monitor the behavior of the walls. A flat wall with an inner truss outperformed a diamond wall with regard to the strain and deflection. Additionally, a finite-element analysis was performed.

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BibTeX
@article{daun_phei_pans.2021.ULToLS3PCWaFEMA,
  author            = "Totsawat Daungwilailuk and Phoonsak Pheinsusom and Withit Pansuk",
  title             = "Uniaxial Load Testing of Large-Scale 3D Printed Concrete Wall and Finite-Element-Model-Analysis",
  doi               = "10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.122039",
  year              = "2021",
  journal           = "Construction and Building Materials",
  volume            = "275",
}
Formatted Citation

T. Daungwilailuk, P. Pheinsusom and W. Pansuk, “Uniaxial Load Testing of Large-Scale 3D Printed Concrete Wall and Finite-Element-Model-Analysis”, Construction and Building Materials, vol. 275, 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.122039.

Daungwilailuk, Totsawat, Phoonsak Pheinsusom, and Withit Pansuk. “Uniaxial Load Testing of Large-Scale 3D Printed Concrete Wall and Finite-Element-Model-Analysis”. Construction and Building Materials 275 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.122039.