HISH-HE PRYCIAN J.
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BSCE-5A
ACTIVITY 2.3
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Abstract
Three dimensional (3D) printing(also known as additive manufacturing) is an advance
manufacturing process that can produce complex shape geometries automatically from a 3D
computer-aided design model without any tooling, dies and fixtures. This automated
manufacturing process has been applied to many diverse fields of industries today due to
significant advantages of creating functional prototypes in reasonable build time with less
human intervention and minimum material wastage. However, a more recent application of
this technology towards the built environment seems to improve our traditional building
strategies while reducing the need for human resources, high capital investments and
additional formworks. Reach interest in employing 3D printing for building and construction has
increased exponentially in the past few years. This paper discipline by analysing publications
from 1997 to 2016. Some recent developments for 3D concrete printing at the Singapore
Centre for 3D printing are also discussed here. Finally, this paper gives a brief description of
future work that can be done to improve both the capability and printing quality of the current
systems.
IEEE Journal
Abstract
Additive manufacturing (AM), popularly known as `3D printing', is a manufacturing
technique that builds physical 3D objects layer by layer using materials such as polymers,
metals, and cementitious composites. The widespread popularity of additive manufacturing
in most industries ranging from biomedical to aerospace suggests a revolution in
manufacturing which has recently emerged to the construction sector. Considered as the
future of construction, AM is used in 3D concrete printing due to its benefits in reducing the
waste and contributing towards circular economy goals through the use of recovered waste
materials from demolition sites. This paper presents an active extrusion system for the 3D
printing of cementitious materials for the construction industry. The system has been
designed from first principles and therefore can be extended to other materials and scaled
up with slight hardware modifications. A robust design has been realized using an
unconventional yet simplistic approach. The extrusion system uses some additions to the
design to generate a consistent output of material throughout a print. The effectiveness of
the extruder is demonstrated through an extensive printing and testing of various printed
objects.
IPO
Abstract:
A method for building construction using a three-dimensional (3D) printer is provided. The
method includes receiving at least one set of instructions from a user by an input receiving module.
The system also includes controlling the three-dimensional printer based on the at least one set of
instructions by a control module. The system also includes printing a three-dimensional (3D)
foundation formwork in one of an on-site and an off-site by the three-dimensional printer. The system
also includes constructing a column reinforcement by the three-dimensional printer. The system also
includes printing a three-dimensional column formwork in one of the on-site and the off-site by the
three-dimensional printer. The system also includes printing three-dimensional one or more beams
in the off-site by the three-dimensional printer. The system also includes printing a three-dimensional
slab formwork in one of the on-site and the off-site by the three-dimensional printer