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Printability and Efflorescence-Control of Admixtures-Modified 3D Printed White Portland-Cement-Based Materials Based on the Response-Surface-Methodology (2021-01)

10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102208

Xu Jiabin,  Chen Mingxu, Zhao Zhihui, Li Laibo, Wang Shoude, Huang Yongbo,  Zhao Piqi, Gong Chenchen,  Lu Lingchao,  Cheng Xin
Journal Article - Journal of Building Engineering, Vol. 38

Abstract

3D printed white Portland cement-based materials (WPCMs) were supposed to be a promising cementitious material used in the 3D printing of colored and decorated building components due to the excellent whiteness. This paper was concentrated on the rheology, printed structure, and efflorescence control of 3D printed WPCMs modified by the hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), calcium formate (CF), and ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) powder based on the extrusion-based 3D printing system. The experimental results show that the HPMC and EVA improve the static yield stress of 3D printed WPCMs significantly, however, the reverse phenomenon is true for the CF dosage of 0–1%. When the dosage of CF exceeds 1%, the yield stress increases gradually. Additionally, the printed structure is well built up when the dosages of HPMC is larger than 0.3%. Furthermore, the response surface methodology (RSM) is used to investigate the properties of 3D printed WPCMs with hybrid admixtures due to their different functions. The optimal dosage of hybrid admixtures is determined for realizing controllable rheology and stable printed structure.

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BibTeX
@article{xu_chen_zhao_li.2021.PaECoAM3PWPCBMBotRSM,
  author            = "Jiabin Xu and Mingxu Chen and Zhihui Zhao and Laibo Li and Shoude Wang and Yongbo Huang and Piqi Zhao and Chenchen Gong and Lingchao Lu and Xin Cheng",
  title             = "Printability and Efflorescence-Control of Admixtures-Modified 3D Printed White Portland-Cement-Based Materials Based on the Response-Surface-Methodology",
  doi               = "10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102208",
  year              = "2021",
  journal           = "Journal of Building Engineering",
  volume            = "38",
}
Formatted Citation

J. Xu, “Printability and Efflorescence-Control of Admixtures-Modified 3D Printed White Portland-Cement-Based Materials Based on the Response-Surface-Methodology”, Journal of Building Engineering, vol. 38, 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102208.

Xu, Jiabin, Mingxu Chen, Zhihui Zhao, Laibo Li, Shoude Wang, Yongbo Huang, Piqi Zhao, Chenchen Gong, Lingchao Lu, and Xin Cheng. “Printability and Efflorescence-Control of Admixtures-Modified 3D Printed White Portland-Cement-Based Materials Based on the Response-Surface-Methodology”. Journal of Building Engineering 38 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102208.