Effects of Cement Mortar Characteristics on Aggregate-Bed 3D Concrete Printing (2022-07)¶
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Journal Article - Additive Manufacturing, Vol. 58
Abstract
Aggregate-bed concrete printing is a variant of particle-bed concrete printing, which uses cement mortar to selectively bind coarse aggregates. This paper presents the effects of mortar properties on the printed products. The void structures of printed products were investigated by 2D image analysis and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation at different cross-sections. Two factors are investigated for their effects on the printing quality: the strength and the plastic viscosity of the cement mortar. Increasing mortar strength increases the strength of the skeleton between coarse aggregates and mortar. Besides, increased plastic viscosity was found to increase the volume of coarse air void (> 0.5 mm), and therefore reduce the overall strength. Based on these results, this study gives the guideline on how to adjust the sand/cement (S/C) ratio and water/cement (W/C) ratio to improve the printing qualities of aggregate-bed printing. An empirical model was then proposed considering the influence of coarse air volume and the strength of the mortar.
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BibTeX
@article{yu_sanj_du.2022.EoCMCoAB3CP,
author = "Shiwei Yu and Jay Gnananandan Sanjayan and Hongjian Du",
title = "Effects of Cement Mortar Characteristics on Aggregate-Bed 3D Concrete Printing",
doi = "10.1016/j.addma.2022.103024",
year = "2022",
journal = "Additive Manufacturing",
volume = "58",
}
Formatted Citation
S. Yu, J. G. Sanjayan and H. Du, “Effects of Cement Mortar Characteristics on Aggregate-Bed 3D Concrete Printing”, Additive Manufacturing, vol. 58, 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.addma.2022.103024.
Yu, Shiwei, Jay Gnananandan Sanjayan, and Hongjian Du. “Effects of Cement Mortar Characteristics on Aggregate-Bed 3D Concrete Printing”. Additive Manufacturing 58 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2022.103024.