Towards efficient concrete structures with ultra-thin 3D printed formwork: exploring reinforcement strategies and optimisation

Experimental Exploration of Metal Cable as Reinforcement in 3D Printed Concrete

The Material Deposition Method (MDM) is enjoying increasing attention as an additive method to create concrete mortar structures characterised by a high degree of form-freedom, a lack of geometrical repetition, and automated construction. Several small-scale structures have been realised around the world, or are under preparation. However, the nature of this construction method is unsuitable fo...

FRP Shear Reinforcement for Concrete Structures

Concrete Reinforcement Modeling for Efficient Information Sharing

Concrete reinforcing requires coordination among many roles: structural engineer, estimator, detailer, fabricator, installer and others. The methods used to define and represent concrete reinforcement elements and assemblies in building information models is crucial in determining the efficiency of sharing data among BIM platforms and the effectiveness of using the carried data in production pl...

Customisable 3D printed microfluidics for integrated analysis and optimisation.

The formation of smart Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC) devices featuring integrated sensing optics is currently hindered by convoluted and expensive manufacturing procedures. In this work, a series of 3D-printed LOC devices were designed and manufactured via stereolithography (SL) in a matter of hours. The spectroscopic performance of a variety of optical fibre combinations were tested, and the optimum pat...

Design and Concrete Material Requirements for Ultra-thin Whitetopping