3D Printing and Digital Technologies in Concrete

Dear Colleagues,

Digital technologies in concrete, such as additive extrusion, shotcrete and particle-bed-based 3D printing, as well as subtractive manufacturing including milling, are rapidly penetrating the built environment industry, both in practice and academia, promising significant time, cost and environmental benefits through the digital transformation of construction processes.

In light of this, this Special Issue is dedicated to presenting the state-of-the-art in 3D printing and digital technologies in concrete, publishing high-quality original research papers within the following subfields:

• Sustainable materials;
• Microstructure characterisation;
• Fresh state behaviour;
• Reinforcement strategies;
• Technological developments;
• Durability investigations;
• Structural engineering;
• Hardened state behaviour;
• Mechanical performance;
• Numerical modelling strategies;
• Quality control processes;
• Software advancements.

We welcome all contributions and especially encourage fresh perspectives from our industry community to facilitate industry–academia collaboration, communication and synchronisation.

Dr. Jacques Kruger
Prof. Dr. Gideon van Zijl
Guest Editors

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