Development of the Construction Processes for Reinforced Additively Constructed Concrete (2019-04)¶

10.1016/j.addma.2019.02.015

Kreiger Eric, Kreiger Megan, Case Michael
Journal Article - Additive Manufacturing, Vol. 28, pp. 39-49

Abstract

In August 2018, a demonstration/experiment was performed in Champaign, Illinois USA, at the Engineer Research and Development Center Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL) looking at the continuous printing of a 512 ft2 (47.6m2) reinforced additively constructed concrete (RACC) building. This building incorporated the capability of 3D-printing to produce unique free-form shapes, while utilizing traditional reinforcing methods. Previously, in July of 2017, a more traditional building was 3D printed using a discontinuous concrete printing approach. These demonstrations were performed to determine the feasibility of using additively constructed concrete (ACC) as a material for vertical structural elements. This study explores the differences and similarities of ACC with conventional concrete construction and concrete masonry unit construction. To validate the feasibility of ACC a cost comparison analysis was performed comparing the construction methods used in these demonstrations to conventional concrete masonry unit and cast-in-place concrete construction.

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BibTeX

@article{krei_krei_case.2019.DotCPfRACC,
  author            = "Eric L. Kreiger and Megan A. Kreiger and Michael P. Case",
  title             = "Development of the Construction Processes for Reinforced Additively Constructed Concrete",
  doi               = "10.1016/j.addma.2019.02.015",
  year              = "2019",
  journal           = "Additive Manufacturing",
  volume            = "28",
  pages             = "39--49",
}

Formatted Citation

IEEE

E. L. Kreiger, M. A. Kreiger and M. P. Case, “Development of the Construction Processes for Reinforced Additively Constructed Concrete”, Additive Manufacturing, vol. 28, pp. 39–49, 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.addma.2019.02.015.

CMOS

Kreiger, Eric L., Megan A. Kreiger, and Michael P. Case. “Development of the Construction Processes for Reinforced Additively Constructed Concrete”. Additive Manufacturing 28 (2019): 39–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2019.02.015.