Key Technologies and Innovative Applications of 3D Concrete Printing
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Structures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 918
Special Issue Editors
Interests: 3D concrete printing; engineered cementitious composites; material optimization; fracture of concrete
Interests: strain-hardening cementitious composites; 3D printing concrete materials; recycled high performance concrete
Interests: construction materials; structural retrofitting; intelligent construction
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
3D concrete printing has seen rapid advancements in recent years, driven by the benefits of automated process, formwork-free construction, reduced material wastage, and low labor cost. Researchers have made significant strides in developing printable materials, characterizing the fresh and hardened properties of printable materials, optimizing the printing process, exploring structural optimization techniques, etc. However, the extrusion-based layer-by-layer printing approach has presented several challenges that have hindered the practical application of 3D concrete printing. The challenges include high drying shrinkage due to the formwork-free process, difficulty in integrating steel reinforcement in printed structures, etc.
This Special Issue aims to address the latest challenges and explore the developments in key technologies and innovative applications of 3D concrete printing. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Development of printable materials;
- Fresh and hardened properties;
- Structural optimization in 3D concrete printing;
- Mechanical performance of printed structures;
- Shrinkage/durability/sustainability;
- Numerical simulation of 3D concrete printing;
- Reinforcement integration in 3D concrete printing.
We invite researchers working in these and related areas to submit their original research articles, review papers, and case studies for this Special Issue. Your contributions will help advance the state of the art in this rapidly evolving field and promote the wider adoption of 3D concrete printing technology.
Dr. Junhong Ye
Dr. Yichao Wang
Dr. Fangyuan Dong
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- 3D concrete printing
- material optimization
- structural optimization
- shrinkage/durability/sustainability
- structural performance
- numerical simulation
- reinforcement strategy
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