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Enhancing Mechanical Performance of Twin-Pipe Printable Concrete Using a Binary Binder System (2023-05)

10.1016/j.matlet.2023.134515

 Tao Yaxin,  Rahul Attupurathu,  Mohan Manu,  de Schutter Geert,  van Tittelboom Kim
Journal Article - Materials Letters, Vol. 346

Abstract

A twin-pipe pumping (TPP) system has been developed for the set-on-demand purpose of 3D printable concrete, where a static mixer is used to merge two streams (primarily a Portland cement-based mixture and a limestone powder-based mixture) before extrusion. Although the limestone-based suspension works as an accelerator carrier for high mixing efficiency, inert limestone powder would perform as a weak region. To improve the mechanical performance of the final printed element using TPP, the weak limestone-based mixture was replaced by a newly developed calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement-based mixture in this study. Results indicated that the mechanical strength in different loading directions was improved using the PC/CSA system.

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4 Citations

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    Optimization of Building Structures Based on Additive Manufacturing:
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    3D Concrete Printing for Tunnel Linings:
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BibTeX 
@article{tao_rahu_moha_schu.2023.EMPoTPPCUaBBS,
  author            = "Yaxin Tao and Attupurathu Vijayan Rahul and Manu K. Mohan and Geert de Schutter and Kim van Tittelboom",
  title             = "Enhancing Mechanical Performance of Twin-Pipe Printable Concrete Using a Binary Binder System",
  doi               = "10.1016/j.matlet.2023.134515",
  year              = "2023",
  journal           = "Materials Letters",
  volume            = "346",
}
Formatted Citation

Y. Tao, A. V. Rahul, M. K. Mohan, G. de Schutter and K. van Tittelboom, “Enhancing Mechanical Performance of Twin-Pipe Printable Concrete Using a Binary Binder System”, Materials Letters, vol. 346, 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.matlet.2023.134515.

Tao, Yaxin, Attupurathu Vijayan Rahul, Manu K. Mohan, Geert de Schutter, and Kim van Tittelboom. “Enhancing Mechanical Performance of Twin-Pipe Printable Concrete Using a Binary Binder System”. Materials Letters 346 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2023.134515.