From Smart Dynamic Casting to a Growing Family of Digital Casting Systems (2020-05)¶

10.1016/j.cemconres.2020.106071

Lloret-Fritschi Ena, Wangler Timothy, Gebhard Lukas, Mata-Falcón Jaime, Mantellato Sara, Scotto Fabio, Burger Joris, Szabó Anna, Ruffray Nicolas, Reiter Lex, Boscaro Federica, Kaufmann Walter, Kohler Matthias, Gramazio Fabio, Flatt Robert
Journal Article - Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 134

Abstract

Over the past decade innovative techniques for shaping concrete have emerged, all aiming to use less material and reduce the need for traditional formwork. One very promising method is to shape concrete dynamically: referred to as Smart Dynamic Casting (SDC), this process was pioneered in 2012 as the first robotically-driven system for slipforming bespoke concrete structures. The process has successfully been adapted to produce structures using ultra-thin formworks that are cast using our digital set-on-demand procedure. More generally we frame this approach as Digital Casting Systems (DCS), which allows the user precisely to determine the hydration rate of the material, thus eliminating formwork pressure. This paper highlights the major findings from SDC that led us to continue developing DCS. It lays out the material concepts fundamental the family of DCS, which, by eliminating the need for bulky formworks, has a large potential impact on future construction methods.

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BibTeX

@article{llor_wang_gebh_mata.2020.FSDCtaGFoDCS,
  author            = "Ena Lloret-Fritschi and Timothy Paul Wangler and Lukas Gebhard and Jaime Mata-Falcón and Sara Mantellato and Fabio Scotto and Joris Jan Burger and Anna Szabó and Nicolas Ruffray and Lex Reiter and Federica Boscaro and Walter Kaufmann and Matthias Daniel Kohler and Fabio Gramazio and Robert Johann Flatt",
  title             = "From Smart Dynamic Casting to a Growing Family of Digital Casting Systems",
  doi               = "10.1016/j.cemconres.2020.106071",
  year              = "2020",
  journal           = "Cement and Concrete Research",
  volume            = "134",
}

Formatted Citation

IEEE

E. Lloret-Fritschi, “From Smart Dynamic Casting to a Growing Family of Digital Casting Systems”, Cement and Concrete Research, vol. 134, 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2020.106071.

CMOS

Lloret-Fritschi, Ena, Timothy Paul Wangler, Lukas Gebhard, Jaime Mata-Falcón, Sara Mantellato, Fabio Scotto, Joris Jan Burger, et al.. “From Smart Dynamic Casting to a Growing Family of Digital Casting Systems”. Cement and Concrete Research 134 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2020.106071.