M. Sc. Niklas Freund
is a doctoral researcher for the duration of the research project. He will lead and organise the material development and testing program as well as the data evaluation and material modelling work within WG Lowke. Moreover, he will frequently publish the results achieved within the community.
Project(s)
Integrated Additive Manufacturing Processes for Reinforced Shotcrete 3D Printing (SC3DP) Elements with Precise Surface Quality
Publications
2024 | R. Dörrie, M. David, N. Freund, D. Lowke, K. Dröder, H. Kloft: Surface Processing of Shotcrete 3D Printed Concrete Elements Using a Rotating Trowel Disc–Influence of Timing on Resulting Surface Quality RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication, pp. 397-404, Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
2024 | R. Dörrie, H. Kloft, B. Sawicki, N. Freund, D. Lowke: Automated Reinforcement Integration in Shotcrete 3D Printing Through Green State Milling RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication, pp. 319-326, Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-70031-6_37
Data | Photographs of cross-section of automated reinforcement integration in Shotcrete 3D Printing through green state milling, LeoPARD, 2024, https://doi.org/10.24355/dbbs.084-202403201419-0
2024 |N. Freund, M. David, K. Dröder, D. Lowke: Vibrated Short Rebar Insertion – The Effect of Integration Time on the Resulting Bond Quality, Proceedings of Fourth RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication (DC 2024), RILEM Bookseries, vol. 53, Springer, Cham, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-70031-6_38.
2023 |D. Böhler, N. Freund, I. Mai, D. Lowke: Shotcrete 3D printing – effect of material‐process interaction on the global and local material density, ce/papers, 2023, 6, 770–776, https://doi.org/10.1002/cepa.2822
2023 | David, M., Freund, N., Dröder, K., Lowke, D.: The effects of nozzle diameter and length on the resulting strand properties for shotcrete 3D printing. In: Material and Structures 56, 157 (2023).
https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-023-02246-1
2023 | R. Dörrie, N. Freund, E. Herrmann, A. Baghdadi, I., Mai, F. Galli, M. David, K. Dröder, D. Lowke, H. Kloft: Automated force-flow-oriented reinforcement integration for Shotcrete 3D Printing. In: Automation in Construction, 155, p.105075, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2023.105075
https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12111806
2023 | N. Freund, M. David, D. Böhler, I. Mai, S. Ullmann, K. Dröder, D. Lowke: Shotcrete 3D Printing – Interaction of nozzle geometry, homogeneity and hardened concrete properties. In: International Conference on Building Materials (ibausil) 2023
2023 | D. Böhler, N. Freund, I. Mai, D. Lowke, D: Shotcrete 3D Printing – Effect of material-process interaction on the global and local material density. In: International Conference on Building Materials (ibausil) 2023
2022 | Lachmayer, L.; Böhler, D.; Freund, N.; Mai, I.; Lowke, D.; Raatz, A.: Modelling the influence of material and process parameters on shotcrete 3D printing strands – cross-section adjustment for automatic robotic manufacturing. Automation in Construction, Volume 145, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2022.104626
2022 | Lowke, D.; Gehlen, C.; Kloft, H.; Freund, N.; Matthäus, C.: Bewehrungskonzepte beim 3D-Druck von Konstruktionsbeton. In: BfT International, 02.2021, S. 92.
2022 | Böhler, D., Mai, I., Freund, N., Lachmayer, L., Raatz, A., Lowke, D.: Influence of Material and Process Parameters on Hardened State Properties of Shotcrete 3D-Printed Elements. In: Buswell, R., Blanco, A., Cavalaro, S., Kinnell, P. (eds) Third RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication. DC 2022. RILEM Bookseries, vol 37. Springer, Cham.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06116-5_38
2022 | Buswell, R. A.; Bos, F. P.; Leal da Silva, W. R.; Hack, N.; Kloft, H.; Lowke, D.; Freund, N.; Fromm, A.; Dini, E.; Wangler, T.; Lloret-Fritschi, E.; Schipper, R.; Mechtcherine, V.; Perrot, A.; Vasilic, K.; Roussel, N.: Digital Fabrication with Cement-Based Materials: Process Classification and Case Studies. In: Roussel, N. and Lowke, D. (2022). Digital Fabrication with Cement-Based Materials (Reports 36). RILEM State-of-the-Art. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90535-4_2
2022 | Freund, N., & Lowke, D.: Interlayer Reinforcement in Shotcrete-3D-Printing: Interlayer Reinforcement in Shotcrete-3D-Printing: The Effect of Accelerator Dosage on the Resulting Bond Behavior of Integrated Reinforcement Bars. In: Open Conference Proceedings, 1, 83–95, 2022
https://doi.org/10.52825/ocp.v1i.72
2021 | Mai, I.; Brohmann, L.; Freund, N.; Gantner, S.; Kloft, H.; Lowke, D.; Hack, N.: Large Particle 3D Concrete Printing – A Green and Viable Solution. In: Materials, 14, 6125, 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14206125.
2021 | Lowke, D.; Gehlen, C.; Kloft, H.; Freund, N.; Matthäus, C.: Bewehrungskonzepte beim 3D-Druck von Konstruktionsbeton. In: BfT International, 02.2021, S. 92, 2021.
2020 | Freund, N.; Dressler, I.; Lowke, D.: Studying the Bond Properties of Vertical Integrated Short Reinforcement in the Shotcrete 3D Printing Process. In: RILEM Bookseries 28, pp. 612–621, 2020. – DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49916-7_62.
2020 | Dressler, I.; Freund, N.; Lowke, D.: Control of Strand Properties Produced with Shotcrete 3D Printing by Accelerator Dosage amd Process Parameters. In: RILEM Bookseries 28, pp. 42–52, 2020. – DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49916-7_5.
2020 | Dreßler, I.; Freund, N.; Lowke, D.: The Effect of Accelerator Dosage on Fresh Concrete Properties and on Interlayer Strength in Shotcrete 3D Printing. In: Materials 2020, 13, 374, 2020. – DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13020374.
