Double curved concrete printing

Printing on non-planar surfaces

Working paper (2017)

Authors

H.R. Schipper Steel & Composite Structures - CEG
C. Borg Costanzi Design of Constrution - Architecture and the Built Environment
Freek Bos Eindhoven University of Technology
Z Ahmed Eindhoven University of Technology
R. Wolfs Eindhoven University of Technology
Research Group
Steel & Composite Structures (CEG) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2017 H.R. Schipper, C. Borg Costanzi, Freek Bos, Z Ahmed, R. Wolfs
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Published Date

2017

Language

English

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Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Department

Engineering Structures

Research Group

Steel & Composite Structures

Abstract

It is no secret that there have been some great advances in the realm of concrete additive manufacturing. However, one of the major drawbacks of this fabrication technique is that the elements must be self-supporting during printing. While most other additive manufacturing materials can overcome this by using a secondary printed support structure, alternative strategies have to be developed for materials such as concrete.
This 4TU project explores the possibilities of combining concrete additive manufacturing with a temporary support surface. By printing on a free-form surface, more intricate geometries can be realized. A number of potential applications have been outlined, however the principle focus is combining concrete additive manufacturing and casting. The end result is a partially-printed pavilion using a completely digital design-to-fabrication workflow.