3D Printing Concrete on temporary surfaces

The design and fabrication of a concrete shell structure

Conference paper (2017)

Authors

C. Borg Costanzi Design of Constrution - Architecture and the Built Environment
H.R. Schipper Applied Mechanics - CEG
F. P. Bos Eindhoven University of Technology
U. Knaack Design of Constrution - Architecture and the Built Environment
Research Group
Applied Mechanics (CEG) (TU Delft)
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Published Date

2017

Language

English

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Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Department

Materials- Mechanics- Management & Design

Research Group

Applied Mechanics

Abstract

In this research paper a new methodology for 3D Printing concrete onto a temporary freeform surface is presented. One of the geometrical restrictions associated with printed paste materials such as concrete is that material must be self-supporting during printing. The paper explores the possibilities of printing on top of a temporary freeform surface in order to overcome this restriction. This is achieved by combining a flexible-mould developed at TU Delft with a 3-axis gantry printer provided at TU Eindhoven. A number of hypothetical cases are studied, namely fully-printing geometries or combining 3D printing with casting concrete. The final outcome is a 5m2 partially-printed and partially-cast shell structure, realized through a completely digital workflow using Grasshopper and Rhinoceros

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