3D Printed Formwork for Concrete: State-of-the-Art, Opportunities, Challenges, and Applications.

ABSTRACT: Concrete is the most used human-made material in the world, and it is responsible for around 8% of the total greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Hence, efficient concrete construction methods are one of the main foci of research in architecture, civil engineering, and material science. One recent development that promises to achieve this goal is the use of digital fabrication for building components. Most investigations focus on direct extrusion 3D printing with concrete, which has already been covered in several review articles. Conversely, this article reviews a different approach, which focuses on the indirect digital fabrication of concrete through 3D printed formworks. This approach is under investigation for structural and nonstructural, as well as for on- and off-site applications,

SUBMITTER: Jipa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9059241 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature