Additive Manufacturing in Construction
AMC TRR 277

Research Summary Report

Research Summary Report of A04

Integrated Additive Manufacturing Processes for Reinforced Shotcrete 3D Printing (SC3DP) Elements with Precise Surface Quality   [29.01.2025] M. Sc. Robin Dörrie                                  Researcher, r.doerrie@tu-braunschweig.de Technische Universität Braunschweig(TU BS), ITE Institute of Structural Design     The project aims to fundamentally understand the Shotcrete 3D Printing (SC3DP) technology to manufacture sustainable, multi-objective optimised, reinforced concrete components with precise surface quality and improved building physics via functional integration. It seeks to minimise the carbon footprint …

Published on 29. January 2025
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Research Summary Report of A03

Extrusion of Near-Nozzle Mixed Concrete – Individually Graded in Density and in Rate of 3D Fibre Reinforcement   [22.01.2025] M. Eng. Benedikt Grimm                                   Researcher, benedikt.grimm@tum.de M. Sc. Christian Maximilian Hechtl                Researcher, m.hechtl@tum.de Dr.-Ing. Thomas Kränkel                                  Project leader, thomas.kraenkel@tum.de Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christoph Gehlen                       Project leader, gehlen@tum.de Technische Universität München(TUM), Chair of Material Science and Testing   The …

Published on 22. January 2025
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Research Summary Report of C09

Environmental Life Cycle Assessment – Determination of Ecological Sustainability Potentials by AMC [11.12.2024] M. Eng. Sophie Viktoria  Albrecht                  Researcher, Sophie.albrecht@oth-regensburg.de Prof. Charlotte Thiel                                          Project leader, charlotte.thiel@oth-regensburg.de Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg (OTH), Construction Materials   C09 aims to enhance the ecological sustainability of Additive Manufacturing in Construction (AMC) by quantifying and optimizing its environmental benefits through comprehensive Life Cycle Assessments (E-LCA) from cradle to cradle. This involves developing transparent Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR), identifying impactful reduction …

Published on 11. December 2024
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Research Summary Report of B06

Material Modelling and Simulation of Deposition AM Processes on the Part Scale [11.12.2024] M. Sc. Quoc Tuan La                                                     Researcher, quoc-tuan.la@tu-braunschweig.de Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ralf Jänicke                                          Project leader, r.janicke@tu-braunschweig.de Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institute of Applied Mechanics Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Stefan Kollmannsberger        Project leader, stefan.kollmannsberger@uni-weimar.de Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Professorship of Data Engineering in Civil Engineering   The main goal of the project is to simulate the deposition process of additive manufacturing for complex geometries.  The simulation focuses on Shotcrete 3D Printing …

Published on 11. December 2024
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Research Summary Report of A01

Particle-Bed 3D Printing by Selective Cement Activation (SCA) – Sustainability, process enhancement and material models [04.12.2024] M. Sc. Friedrich Herding                        Researcher, friedrich.herding@tum.de Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Lowke                      Project leader, lowke@tum.de TU Munich (TUM), Chair of Binder Jetting Technology   Our main research objective is the fundamental understanding of the material-process interactions in particle bed 3D printing (PB3DP) by Selective Cement Activation (SCA). This will allow for the manufacturing of concrete elements with high mechanical strength and dimensional …

Published on 4. December 2024
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Research Summary Report of A10

Earth Additive Manufacturing (EAM) – Material and Process Combinations for AM with Earth-based Materials [29.11.2024] M. A. Ema Krakovská                            Researcher, ema.krakovska@tum.de Prof. Dr. Kathrin Dörfler                      Project leader, doerfler@tum.de all: TU Munich (TUM), Professorship of Digital Fabrication   The main research objective of A10 is the conception and investigation of two novel Earth Additive Manufacturing (EAM) processes, their material-process interactions, and their evaluation in large-scale architectural applications. Focusing on the characterisation of earth-based material mixtures (PL Machner), …

Published on 4. December 2024
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Research Summary Report of C02

3D Structural Puzzle – Numerical Multi Scale Shape and Topology Optimisation Methods to Additively Manufacture Optimal Structures from Optimised Pieces [27.11.2024] M. Sc. Philipp Jakobs                            Researcher, philipp.jakobs@tum.de Prof. Dr.-Ing. Roland Wüchner         Project leader, wuechner@tum.de all: TU Munich (TUM), Chair of Structural Analysis   Current building practices often adopt a sequential design approach, where architectural, structural, and fabrication aspects are addressed independently, resulting in excessive material consumption. The CO2 project aims to establish a Holistic Design Framework (HDF) …

Published on 27. November 2024
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Research Summary Report of A02

Particle-Bed 3D Printing by Selective Cement Paste Intrusion (SPI) – Particle Surface Functionalisation, Particle Synthesis and Integration of WAAM Reinforcement [20.11.2024] M. Sc. Alexander Straßer                      Researcher, alexander.strasser@tum.de Dr.-Ing. Thomas Kränkel                      Researcher, thomas.kraenkel@tum.de Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christoph Gehlen           Project leader, gehlen@tum.de all: TU Munich (TUM), Chair of Materials Science and Testing   The goal of A02 is to implement reinforcement by Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) in concrete elements produced by Selective Paste Intrusion (SPI), …

Published on 20. November 2024
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Research Summary Report of C05

Jointing Principles for Combination of Concrete Elements Produced by Different Additive Manufacturing Processes [14.11.2024] Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Kloft                 Project leader, h.kloft@tu-braunschweig.de Dr.-Ing. Abtin Baghdadi                      Researcher, a.baghdadi@tu-braunschweig.de Dipl.-Ing. Lukas Ledderose                 Researcher, l.ledderose@tu-braunschweig.de TU Braunschweig, Institute of Structural Design (ITE) Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Empelmann     Project leader, m.empelmann@ibmb.tu-braunschweig.de TU Braunschweig, Institute of Building Materials, Concrete Construction and Fire Safety (iBMB)       In the second phase of the C05 project, research will focus …

Published on 15. November 2024
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Research Summary Report of B03

Modelling and Simulation of Shotcrete 3D Printing (SC3DP) Based on a Massively Parallel Multi-Phase, Multi-Component Coupled LBM-DEM Approach [14.11.2024] Prof. Dr. rer. nat. M. Geier              Project leader, geier@irmb.tu-bs.de Dr.-Ing. K. Kutscher                         Researcher, kutscher@irmb.tu-bs.de Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. M. Krafczyk   Project leader, kraft@irmb.tu-bs.de Dr.-Ing. H. Alihussein                      Researcher, hussein@irmb.tu-bs.de All: TU Braunschweig, Institute for Computational Modeling in Civil Engineering, IRMB (Institut für rechnergestützte Modellierung im Bauingenieurwesen)     The project is currently …

Published on 14. November 2024
Category: Research Summary Report
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