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3D Concrete Printing - Technological issues in concrete mix design and extrusion
Technical visit to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
July 12th, 2017
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3D Concrete Printing refers to the process used to synthesize a 3D model in successive layers of material to create an object, e.g. a concrete wall
MATERIALS
CONCRETE MIXER
CONCRETE PUMP
ROBOT CONTROL
CONCRETE EXTRUSION
REINFORCEMENT
DESIGN
Robot-based 3D Printing Process:
3D Concrete Printing
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MATERIALS
• Pumpability vs. Buildability
• Concrete rheology (fresh state)
• Similar materials to that of concrete
• Max. particle size (1 to 4mm)
• Concrete admixtures
Material challenges:Fresh concrete is the filament:
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MATERIALS
• Cement hydration and cement types• Concrete admixtures (retarders and accelerators)• Strength development and drying shrinkage
Concrete properties and mix design
Time (t)
Stre
ss
Yield stress
t = 0 t = few minutes
~10kPa
100kPa
1MPa
10MPa
Thixotropy
Setting
Hardening
Very-earlyage properties
Current challenges being addressed:
• mix design that enables to balance concrete pumpability and buildability
• expected product performance is affected by the process, thus online monitoring is a necessary
DTI’s Test device (layer deformation)
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MATERIALS
Printing parameters - layer height: 10mm, layer width: 40mm, variable print speed
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Buildability of fresh concrete (test without accelerators)
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CONCRETE MIXER
Batch process:
• Concrete composition is constant• Fresh-state properties can be adjusted by
adding admixtures while printing
Continuous mixing:
• Concrete composition is adjustable• Fresh and hardened-state properties can
be adjusted while printing
Mixing plant at DTI’s Concrete Centre
Source: MTec
Source: BMH Systems
Source: MTec
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CONCRETE MIXER
Feedback system in a continuous mixing production process:
• Increase robustness of the production process
• Enable the production of functionally-graded concrete elements
MM M
M
M
Stage 1Dry mix Wet mix Pump
Stage 2 Stage 3
Stage 4Nozzle
Cem
ent
Aggr
egat
es
Production phase Printing phasePumping phase
Source: MIT
Funtionally-graded concrete sample
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CONCRETE PUMP
Peristaltic concrete pump:• Pulsating extrusion
• Poor controllability
• Large equipment for initial tests
Progressive cavity pump: • Controlled extrusion (rotor-stator)
• Suitable for high-viscosity materials
Source: PCM
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CONCRETE PUMP
Progressive cavity pump
Current challenge: Increase controlability and reliability of the printing process
3D Printed prototype
MM M
M
M
Stage 1Dry mix Wet mix Pump
Stage 2 Stage 3
Stage 4Nozzle
Cem
ent
Aggr
egat
es
Production phase Printing phasePumping phase
DTI’s progressive cavity pump
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CONCRETE EXTRUSION
Passive robot nozzle:The extrusion is controlled by a pump and the robot nozzle works as a dispenser that defines the shape of the printed layers.
Active robot nozzle:The extrusion is controlled at the nozzle by a pump, enabling great precision and addi-tion of admixtures during extrusion.
Source: Total Kustom
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CONCRETE EXTRUSION
Nozzle experiments (3D Printed Nozzles)
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MATERIALS VERY-EARLY AGE PROPERTIES
CONCRETE MIXER ROBUSTNESS
FEEDBACK SYSTEM
RELIABILITYCONCRETE PUMP
ROBOT CONTROL AWARENESS (SAFETY)
CONCRETE EXTRUSION ROBUSTNESS & PRECISION
REINFORCEMENT TRANSVERSAL REINFORCEMENT
TECHNICAL STANDARDS
RETHINK DESIGN METHODSDESIGN
3D CONCRETE PRINTING INTERDISCIPLINARITY
3D Concrete Printing
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Thank you for your attention!
Consultant, Civil Engineer, Ph.D.Concrete Centre
Mobile +45 72 20 10 [email protected]
Wilson Ricardo Leal da Silva
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Reference to this presentation:Leal da Silva, W.R. (2017). 3D Concrete Printing - Technological issues in concrete mix design and extrusion. [Presentation Slides] Retrieved from Danish Technological Institute website: https://www.dti.dk/projects/3d-printed-buildings/36993