Improving the structural efficiency of textured three-dimensional concrete printing wall by architectural design

doi:10.1007/s11709-024-1001-6

Front. Struct. Civ. Eng.

2024, Vol. 18

Issue (5) : 699-715 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-024-1001-6

Improving the structural efficiency of textured three-dimensional concrete printing wall by architectural design

Wannapol SADAKORN¹, Santirak PRASERTSUK², Lapyote PRASITTISOPIN¹(

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¹. Architectural Technology Research Unit, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
². Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Thammasat University, Pathumthani 12121, Thailand

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Abstract

Three-dimensional concrete printing (3DCP) technology begins to be adopted into construction application worldwide. Recent studies have focused on producing a higher concrete quality and offering a user-friendly construction process. Still, the 3DCP construction cost is unlikely to be lower than that of conventional construction, which is especially important for projects where the cost is sensitive. To broaden the 3DCP construction applications, reduction of the quantity of 3DCP material usage is needed. This work aims to perform structural analysis of several patterns of geometric textured 3DCP shell wall structures. 21 different cantilevered textured patterns of 3DCP shell wall structures were architecturally designed and then subjected to structural analysis by a finite element method (FEM). The results indicated that by designing appropriate patterns, the structural performance to weight ratio could be improved up to 300%. The study therefore offers an innovative design process for constructing 3DCP housing and suggests pre-construction analysis methods for 3DCP shell wall structures.

Keywords 3D printing concrete architectural design shell wall finite element method

Corresponding Author(s): Lapyote PRASITTISOPIN

Just Accepted Date: 24 May 2024 Online First Date: 18 June 2024 Issue Date: 26 June 2024

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Wannapol SADAKORN,Santirak PRASERTSUK,Lapyote PRASITTISOPIN. Improving the structural efficiency of textured three-dimensional concrete printing wall by architectural design[J]. Front. Struct. Civ. Eng., 2024, 18(5): 699-715.

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Fig.1 Architectural patterned 3DCP shell wall panel.

Fig.2 3DCP shell wall structures.

Tab.1 Physical and structural characteristics of stable geometric patterns

Fig.3 Structural loads of triangle polygon.

Tab.2 Input properties of the 3DCP material

Fig.4 Top view of L/1 to L/10 and examples of perspective of L/5, L/6, and L/7 of L type wall designs.

Fig.5 Top view of V/1 to V/10 and examples of perspective of V/4, V/5, and V/6 of V type wall designs.

Fig.6 Top view and perspective of double wall design.

Fig.7 Gridline used for designing the wall patterns (unit: mm).

Fig.8 P01 wall design.

Fig.9 P02 wall design.

Fig.10 P03 wall design.

Fig.11 P04 wall design.

Fig.12 P05 wall design.

Fig.13 FEM results from the maximum stress calculation of P01 Type 1 model.

Fig.14 Plots of maximum stress of different cantilevered textured patterns: L type.

Fig.15 Plots of maximum stress of different cantilevered textured patterns: V type.

Fig.16 Plots of amount of 3DCP materials of different cantilevered textured patterns: L type.

Fig.17 Plots of amount of 3DCP materials of different cantilevered textured patterns: V type.

Fig.18 Maximum stress to weight ratio of different cantilevered textured patterns: L type.

Fig.19 Maximum stress to weight ratio of different cantilevered textured patterns: V type.

Fig.20 Maximum stress of different wall patterns.

Fig.21 Amount of 3DCP material used of different wall patterns.

Fig.22 Maximum stress to weight ratio of different wall patterns.

Fig.23 (a) 3DCP wall with P01 Type 2 pattern with the size of 1 m × 1 m × 0.12 m; (b) FEM model of P01 Type 2 wall pattern (two-side textured wall) regarding its maximum stress.

Fig.24 Prototype of 3DCP modular house with the scale of 1:20 of the original building.

Fig.25 Images of 3DCP modular housing design.

Fig.26 Dry-joint system of 3DCP wall panels.

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