An exploration of 3d printing design space inspired by masonry

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Abstract

This paper describes an approach of a process-aware exploration of the design space of building components constructed by extrusion of cementitious material (or concrete 3d printing). In an attempt to broaden the geometries that are being printed today, and to build cantilevers, vaults and domes without using temporary support, we look back at construction techniques used in masonry structures, and analyse the stability of the fabrication process at the scale of the brick, the layer and the final structure. Those strategies are applied to 3d printing with regards to the material properties and the technological aspects of the process. Three examples are actually printed to validate the approach, namely a Nubian vault, a dome and an arch, all without temporary support. Finally a framework for generation of printable geometries and corresponding toolpaths is proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIASS Symposium 2019 - 60th Anniversary Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures; Structural Membranes 2019 - 9th International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures, FORM and FORCE
EditorsCarlos Lazaro, Kai-Uwe Bletzinger, Eugenio Onate
PublisherInternational Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering
Pages1247-1255
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9788412110104
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2019
EventIASS Symposium 2019 - 60th Anniversary Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures; Structural Membranes 2019 - 9th International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures, FORM and FORCE - Barcelona, Spain
Duration: 7 Oct 201910 Oct 2019

Publication series

NameIASS Symposium 2019 - 60th Anniversary Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures; Structural Membranes 2019 - 9th International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures, FORM and FORCE

Conference

ConferenceIASS Symposium 2019 - 60th Anniversary Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures; Structural Membranes 2019 - 9th International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures, FORM and FORCE
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBarcelona
Period7/10/1910/10/19

Keywords

  • 3d printing
  • Cementitious material
  • Digital fabrication
  • Form finding
  • Funicular shell
  • Masonry
  • Robotics

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