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Complex Architecture in Printed Concrete (2020-07)

The Case of the Innsbruck University 350th Anniversary Pavilion COHESION

10.1007/978-3-030-49916-7_106

Grasser Georg, Pammer Lorenz, Köll Harald, Werner E.,  Bos Freek
Contribution - Proceedings of the 2nd RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication, pp. 1116-1127

Abstract

During the summer semester 2018–2019, a 3D concrete printed (3DCP) pavilion consisting of 47 unique free form parts was realized in the central square of the engineering campus of the University of Innsbruck. In a period of just 11 weeks, it was designed, engineered, manufactured, and assembled on-site to provide an attractive meeting space for students and staff alike. The parts were printed off-site in an extrusion layering process, using variable print speeds and filament heights to obtain radially fitting segments that were transported to the building site. A selection of parts was reinforced with innovative woven carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) strands, while the others were reinforced with in-laid conventional reinforcement bars. The parts were bolted to an on-site cast fibre-reinforced concrete floor and the seams were sealed with a silicone adhesive. This paper presents the entire project, including architectural considerations, geometrical parametric modelling, structural (safety) principles and design, manufacturing, and construction, including connections.

2 References

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22 Citations

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    Investigation of Axial Load Capacity of 3D Printed Concrete Wall
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    A Review
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    Cost-Effective Concrete Fabrication for Large Irregularly Shaped Architectural Structures
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    Study of 3D Printed Concrete with Low-Carbon Cementitious Materials Based on Its Rheological Properties and Mechanical Performances
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    Characterizing the Bond Properties of Automatically Placed Helical Reinforcement in 3D Printed Concrete
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BibTeX
@inproceedings{gras_pamm_koll_wern.2020.CAiPC,
  author            = "Georg Grasser and Lorenz Pammer and Harald Köll and E. Werner and Freek Paul Bos",
  title             = "Complex Architecture in Printed Concrete: The Case of the Innsbruck University 350th Anniversary Pavilion COHESION",
  doi               = "10.1007/978-3-030-49916-7_106",
  year              = "2020",
  volume            = "28",
  pages             = "1116--1127",
  booktitle         = "Proceedings of the 2nd RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication: Digital Concrete 2020",
  editor            = "Freek Paul Bos and Sandra Simaria de Oliveira Lucas and Robert Johannes Maria Wolfs and Theo A. M. Salet",
}
Formatted Citation

G. Grasser, L. Pammer, H. Köll, E. Werner and F. P. Bos, “Complex Architecture in Printed Concrete: The Case of the Innsbruck University 350th Anniversary Pavilion COHESION”, in Proceedings of the 2nd RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication: Digital Concrete 2020, 2020, vol. 28, pp. 1116–1127. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-49916-7_106.

Grasser, Georg, Lorenz Pammer, Harald Köll, E. Werner, and Freek Paul Bos. “Complex Architecture in Printed Concrete: The Case of the Innsbruck University 350th Anniversary Pavilion COHESION”. In Proceedings of the 2nd RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication: Digital Concrete 2020, edited by Freek Paul Bos, Sandra Simaria de Oliveira Lucas, Robert Johannes Maria Wolfs, and Theo A. M. Salet, 28:1116–27, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49916-7_106.