Fabrication of complex shell elements through robotically depositing concrete layers on multicurved carbon reinforcement structures | Funding Period 2
The project focuses on developing new robotic manufacturing technologies for modular shell components. We will start with single-curved shells containing one layer of textile, then progress to complex curved shells with two layers of textile, and eventually deal with interpenetrating shells with multiple curvatures and complicated spatial load-bearing effects. Some of these shell structures will be augmented with functional inlays and finished with a flat outer skin. While the general shape is provided by the textile, concrete will be applied in a fully automatic manner. The primary technique involves extrusion-based material deposition (printing onto and into carbon reinforcement structures).
Scientists
D-01062 Dresden (Germany)
D-01062 Dresden (Germany)
Cooperations
Generative Fabrication of Complex Structures Made of Mineral-Based Fiber-Reinforced High-Performance Composites | Funding Period 1
In project D01, scientific fundamentals for the integration of continuous fiber reinforcements in mineral-based composites during generative manufacturing are developed. Cement-bound carbon-reinforced concrete matrices are initially used as concrete. As continuous fiber reinforcement, high-performance, temperature-resistant, mineral-impregnated carbon yarns are integrated. The freshly impregnated carbon yarns are flexible in the first hours after impregnation and can be deposited to reinforcement structures very well with robot-supported procedures. When hardened, the impregnation results in an efficient, durable and temperature-resistant bond between continuous fiber reinforcement and fine grained concrete. The material properties of the components during production as well as of the composite during hardening and in the hardened state are determined with adapted relevant test methods or those to be developed and provided for analytical or numerical modelling.
The knowledge gained from this manufacturing process forms the basis for working with other material types such as highly ductile concrete or polymer-impregnated carbon yarns.
Within the framework of D01, the seed fund project "Carbon-reinforced concrete structures additively manufactured on free-standing textile formwork – freeDome" (1st round 2022) is carried out together with project B02.
Publikationen | Publications
Dhahir, M. K.; Kalthoff, M.; Neef, T.; Friese, D.; Beckmann, B.; Cherif, Ch. Matschei, T.; Mechtcherine, V.; Marx, S. (2023) Developing the Chemical Prestressing Technology for Textile Carbon Reinforced Concrete in: Ilki, A.; Çavunt, D.; Çavunt, Y. S. [eds.] Building for the Future: Durable, Sustainable, Resilient – Proc. of fib Symposium 2023, 05.–07.06.2023 in Istanbul (Turkey), publ. in: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 350, Cham: Springer, p. 1428–1438 – DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-32511-3_146
Friese, D.; Hahn, L.; Le Xuan, H.; Mersch, J.; Neef, T.; Mechtcherine, V.; Cherif, C. (2023) Robot-Assisted Manufacturing Technology for 3D Non-Metallic Reinforcement Structures in the Construction Applications in: Buildings 13, issue 11, 2748 – DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13112748
Ivaniuk, E.; Müller, S.; Neef, T.; Mechtcherine,V. (2022) Strategies for integrating reinforcement into 3D concrete printing at the TU Dresden in: Fromm, A.; Mechtcherine, V. [eds.] Proc. of Vision and Strategies for Reinforcing Additively Manufactured Concrete Structures, 04.11.2021 in Dresden, publ. in: Open Conference Proceedings 1, p. 23–34 – DOI: 10.52825/ocp.v1i.73
Kruppa, H.; Kalthoff, M.; Neef, T.; Reißig, S.; Mechtcherine, V.; Raupach, M.; Matschei, T.; Vollpracht, A. (2023) Alkali-Activated Binder Requirements for Extrusion and 3Dd-Printing of Carbon Reinforced Concrete in: Ilki, A.; Çavunt, D.; Çavunt, Y. S. [eds.] Building for the Future: Durable, Sustainable, Resilient – Proc. of fib Symposium 2023, 05.–07.06.2023 in Istanbul (Turkey), publ. in: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 349, Cham: Springer, p. 1275–1283 – DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-32519-9_129
Mechtcherine, V.; Buswell, R.; Kloft, H.; Bos, F. P.; Hack, N.; Wolfs, R.; Saranjan, J.; Nematollahi, B.; Ivaniuk, E.; Neef, T. (2021) Integrating reinforcement in digital fabrication with concrete: A review and classification framework in: Cement and Concrete Composites 119, 103964 – DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2021.103964
Mechtcherine, V.; Michel, A.; Neef, T.; Liebscher, M.; Müller, S. (2020) 3D printing with carbon reinforced concrete in: CPT – Construction Printing Technology, issue 3, p. 23–29.
Neef, T.; Butler, M.; Mechtcherine, V. (2022) Integrating mineral-bonded carbon fibers into 3d concrete printing in: Stokkeland, S.; Braarud, H. C. [eds.] Concrete Innovation for Sustainability – Proc. for the 6th fib International Congress 2022, 12.–16.06.2022 in Oslo (Norway), Oslo: Novus Press, p. 604–613.
Neef, T.; Dittel, G.; Scheurer, M.; Gries, T.; Mechtcherine, V. (2023) Utilizing Textiles as Integrated Formwork for Additive Manufacturing with Concrete in: Ilki, A.; Çavunt, D.; Çavunt, Y. S. [eds.] Building for the Future: Durable, Sustainable, Resilient – Proc. of fib Symposium 2023, 05.–07.06.2023 in Istanbul (Turkey), publ. in: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 349, Cham: Springer, p. 1285–1292 – DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-32519-9_130
Neef, T.; Kalthoff, M.; Müller, S.; Backes, J. G.; Raupach, M.; Matschei, T.; Traverso, M.; Mechtcherine, V. (2023) Extrusion of High Yield Strength Carbon Reinforced Concrete with Mineral Impregnated Rovings in: Ilki, A.; Çavunt, D.; Çavunt, Y. S. [eds.] Building for the Future: Durable, Sustainable, Resilient – Proc. of fib Symposium 2023, 05.–07.06.2023 in Istanbul (Turkey), publ. in: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 350, Cham: Springer, p. 1568–1576 – DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-32511-3_160
Neef, T.; Mechtcherine, V. (2022) Additiv gefertigter Carbonbeton mit mineralischer Tränkung der Garne in: Curbach, M.; Marx, S.; Mechtcherine, V. [eds.] Beiträge zum 61. Forschungskolloquium mit 9. Jahrestagung des DAfStb, 26./27.09.2022 in Dresden, p. 135–140 – DOI: 10.25368/2022.369 – DOI: 10.25368/2022.369
Neef, T.; Mechtcherine,V. (2022) Simultaneous integration of continuous mineral-bonded carbon reinforcement into additive manufacturing with concrete in: Fromm, A.; Mechtcherine, V. [eds.] Proc. of Vision and Strategies for Reinforcing Additively Manufactured Concrete Structures, 04.11.2021 in Dresden, publ. in: Open Conference Proceedings 1, p. 73–81 – DOI: 10.52825/ocp.v1i.80
Neef, T.; Müller, S.; Mechtcherine, V. (2020) 3D-Druck mit Carbonbeton: Technologie und die ersten Untersuchungsergebnisse in: Beton- und Stahlbetonbau 115, issue 12, p. 943–951 – DOI: 10.1002/best.202000069
Neef, T.; Müller, S.; Mechtcherine, V. (2024) Integrating continuous mineral-impregnated carbon fibers into digital fabrication with concrete in: Materials & Design 239, 112794 – https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2024.112794
Neef, T.; Müller, S.; Mechtcherine, V. (2022) Integration of Mineral Impregnated Carbon Fibre (MCF) into Fine 3D-Printed Concrete Filaments in: Buswell, R.; Blanco, A.; Cavalaro, S.; Kinnell, P. [eds.] Proceedings of the 3rd RILEM Int. Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication (DC 2022), 27.–29.06.2022 in Loughborough (UK), publ. in: RILEM Bookseries 37, Cham: Springer, p. 397–403 – DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-06116-5_59
Scheurer, M., Neef, T., Dittel, G., Mechtcherine, V., Gries, T. (2023) Textile Reinforced Concrete Structures Additively Manufactured on Free-Standing Textile Formwork in: Harris, K. A.; Cardoso, D. C. T.; da Silva, F. A. [eds.]: Proc. of 11th Int. Conf. on Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2023), 24.–26.07.2023 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 2023 – https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8114263
Utech, T.; Neef, T.; Mechtcherine, V.; Scheffler, C. (2023) Bio-Inspired Impregnations of Carbon Rovings for Tailored Bond Behavior in Carbon Fiber Reinforced Concrete in: Buildings 13, issue 12, 3102 – https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/12/3102
Vorträge und Poster | Oral presentations and posters
Rjosk, A.; Ritzert, S.; Macek, D.; Friese, D.; Neef, T.; Mechtcherine, V.; Cherif, C.; Reese, S.; Neinhuis, C.; Lautenschläger, T. (2023) A new approach to construction: using peltate leaves as inspiration in the design of novel carbon fibre reinforced concrete building components oral presentation at: 10. Bionik-Kongress, 12./13.05.2023 in Bremen (proceedings in preparation)
Utech, T.; Neef, T.; Mechtcherine, V.; Scheffler, C. (2023) Micro- und macromechanical pull-out tests on carbon fiber-reinforced concrete with bio-inspired impregnations poster at: ADD-International Textile Conference 2023, 30.11.–01.12.2023 in Dresden.
Studentische Arbeiten | Student's works
Lang, S. (2021) Stoffliche und technologische Entwicklung eines Verfahrens zur Bildung von Feinstrangstrukturen aus zementgebundenen Mörteln mit Set-on-Demand-Ansatz [Diplomarbeit | diploma thesis]
Abimbola, O. D. (2022) Development of the programming GH tool for the production of thin-walled TRC structures using methods of 3D concrete printing [Master’s thesis] (mit | with C01)
Müller, P. (2022) Charakterisierung der Festbetoneigenschaften einer für den Feinfilamentdruck geeigneten Betonrezeptur und ihre Bewehrung mit Kurzfasern [Diplomarbeit | diploma thesis]
Heinze, J. (2023) Auf freistehender textiler Schalung additiv gefertigte Carbonbetonstrukturen [Diplomarbeit | diploma thesis]
Scheffler, P. (2023) Untersuchungen an digital gefertigten Verzahnungsblöcken und Fertigung einer Verbunddecke aus Verzahnungsblöcken und Carbonbeton [Diplomarbeit | diploma thesis] (mit Unterstützung von A04 | with support from A04)