TY - JOUR
T1 - Rethinking reinforcement for digital fabrication with concrete
AU - Asprone, Domenico
AU - Menna, Costantino
AU - Bos, Freek P.
AU - Salet, Theo A.M.
AU - Mata-Falcón, Jaime
AU - Kaufmann, Walter
PY - 2018/10/1
Y1 - 2018/10/1
N2 - The fabrication of novel reinforced concrete structures using digital technologies necessarily requires the definition of suitable strategies for reinforcement implementation. The successful integration of existing reinforcement systems, such as steel rebar, rods, wires, fibres or filaments, will indeed allow for printed concrete structures to be designed using standard structural codes. However, reinforcement integration has to be compatible with either the specific printing technique adopted for the structural element production or with its shape. This paper provides a systematic overview of a number of digital fabrication techniques using reinforced concrete that have been developed so far, proposing a possible organization by structural principle, or place in the manufacturing process.
AB - The fabrication of novel reinforced concrete structures using digital technologies necessarily requires the definition of suitable strategies for reinforcement implementation. The successful integration of existing reinforcement systems, such as steel rebar, rods, wires, fibres or filaments, will indeed allow for printed concrete structures to be designed using standard structural codes. However, reinforcement integration has to be compatible with either the specific printing technique adopted for the structural element production or with its shape. This paper provides a systematic overview of a number of digital fabrication techniques using reinforced concrete that have been developed so far, proposing a possible organization by structural principle, or place in the manufacturing process.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85048249122&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.cemconres.2018.05.020
DO - 10.1016/j.cemconres.2018.05.020
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85048249122
SN - 0008-8846
VL - 112
SP - 111
EP - 121
JO - Cement and Concrete Research
JF - Cement and Concrete Research
ER -