3D Concrete Printing (3DCP) provides the potential to increase the productivity and reduce the environmental impact of the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. The 3DCP research group adresses the scientific challenges to develop the technology towards safe and sustainable structural applications of 3D printed concrete. 

The 3DCP research group runs various MSc, EngD and PhD projects, in collaboration with (inter)national academic and industry partners. On this page, you can find an overview of our research activities, staff, and recent publications. Interested to collaborate? Contact our researchers directly or via [email protected].

Performing high-end research on digital fabrication with concrete

The goal of the TU/e 3D Concrete Printing (3DCP) research group is to establish concrete printing as a viable new method to manufacture concrete elements and buildings, and to fundamentally understand its processes. The research group operates and develops its own 3D Concrete Printing facility at the Department of the Built Environment. The research facilities consist of a large-scale gantry printer, as well as numerous large- and small-scale industrial robot arms. The research group has access to a wide range of (non-)destructive experimental facilities to characterize printable materials, large-scale structural testing, as well as numerical tools to analyze the process and design printable structures. 

The program is run by the chair of Concrete Structures of the Unit Structural Design, in close collaboration with the other chairs in the department and accross TU/e. The members of the group also participate actively in international consortia and working group, such as the Technical Committees on Digital Fabrication coordinated by RILEM. Within the 3DCP program, numerous PhD, EngD, MSc and other research projects are being conducted.

The research activities are supported by a consortium of (inter)national industrial partners and academic colleagues. Their contribution and involvement is gratefully acknowledged.