Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Lowke
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Lowke is Chair of Materials and Methods in Digital Construction. He will advise the scientific staff in carrying out their work in line with the formulated project aims. He is responsible for the coordination and quality control of all work conducted by the Chair of Materials and Methods in Digital Construction at the Department of Materials Engineering at TU Munich.
Project(s)
Particle-Bed 3D Printing by Selective Cement Activation (SCA) – Sustainability, process enhancement and material models
Integrated Additive Manufacturing Processes for Reinforced Shotcrete 3D Printing (SC3DP) Elements with Precise Surface Quality
Publications
2025 | N. Meier, F. Herding, H. Zetzener, I. Mai, D. Lowke, A. Kwade: Surface modification of bulk material for particle bed 3D concrete printing – Effect on wettability, porosity, and mechanical properties Advanced Powder Technology, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apt.2025.105123
Data |Zenodo, 2025, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17641009
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 | J. V. Rudolph, D. Lowke: Design and Characterisation of a Two-Component Mortar System for Shotcrete 3D Printing: An Approach to the Targeted Control of Material Properties Proceedings of the RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication, 217–224, Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-70031-6_26
2024 |F. Herding, D. Lowke: Improving the Dimensional Accuracy in Selective Cement Activation by w/c-Ratio Gradation Fourth RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-70031-6_43
2024 |J. Fleckenstein, B. Knychalla, D. Briels, A. Baghdadi, G. Placzek, F. Herding, P. Schwerdtner, T. Auer, D. Lowke, H. Kloft, K. Dörfler, P. Ayres, M. Thomson , R. Sheil, M. Skavara: BREUER X AM: FUNCTIONAL HYBRIDISATION IN CONCRETE BUILDING ENVELOPE ELEMENTS THROUGH ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Fabricate 2024: Creating Resourceful Futures, 2024, https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.11374766.29
2024 |F. Herding, D. Lowke: Improving the dimensional accuracy in selective cement activation by w/c-ratio gradation, Fourth RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication Munich, RILEM Bookseries, vol 53, Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-70031-6_43
2024 |J. Fleckenstein, B. Knychalla, D. Briels, A. Baghdadi, G. Placzek, F. Herding, P. Schwerdtner, T. Auer, D. Lowke, H. Kloft, K. Dörfler, P. Ayres, M. R. Thomsen, B. Sheil, M. Skavara: BREUER X AM: Functional hybridisation in concrete building envelope elements through additive manufacturing, Fabricate 2024: Creating Resourceful Futures, UCL Press, 2024, 196–205, https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.11374766.29
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.
2024 |D. Böhler, I. Mai, D. Lowke: Durability of 3D Printed Concrete: A Comparison of Extrusion 3D Printing, Shotcrete 3D Printing and Conventional Casting, Fourth RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication Munich, RILEM Bookseries, vol 53, Springer, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-70031-6_33
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
2024 | J. Hitzegrad, L. Brohmann, F. Herding, K. Pfennings, S. Jonischkies, E. Scharnbeck, J. Mainka, I. Mai, C. Windt, H. Kloft, A. Wehrmann, D. Lowke, N. Goseberg: Surfaces of coastal biogenic structures: exploiting advanced digital design and fabrication strategies for the manufacturing of oyster reef and mussel bed surrogates, Front. Mar. Sci., 11:1395025, 2024, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1395025
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 | F. Herding, A. Strasser, D. Briels, D. Lowke, T. Kränkel: Experimental results for mechanical and thermal properties of SCA material, Dataset, TUM: Munich, 2023, https://doi.org/10.14459/2023mp1720074
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
2023 | F. Herding, I. Mai, D. Lowke: Reduction of the cement content in Selective Cement Activation. In: ibausil 2023
https://doi.org/10.1002/cepa.2826
2023 | F. Herding, I. Mai, D. Lowke: Effect of Grain Size and Layer Thickness on Hardened State Properties in Selective Cement Activation. In: ibausil 2023
https://doi.org/10.1002/cepa.2816
2023 | D. Talke, B. Saile, N. Meier, F. Herding, I. Mai, H. Zetzener, A. Kwade, D. Lowke: Particle-bed 3D printing by selective cement activation – Influence of process parameters on particle-bed density. In: Cement and Concrete Research, 168. (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2023.107140
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 | Dörfler, K.; Dielemans, G.; Lachmayer, L.; Recker, T.; Raatz, A.; Lowke, D.; Gerke, M.: Additive Manufacturing using mobile robots: Opportunities and challenges for building construction. In: Cem. Concr. Res., vol. 158, Aug. 2022, doi: 10.1016/J.CEMCONRES.2022.106772.
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 | Herding, F., Mai, I., Lowke, D.: Effect of Curing in Selective Cement Activation. 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_42
2022 | Mai, I.; Lowke, D.; Perrot, A.: Fluid intrusion in powder beds for selective cement activation – an experimental and analytical study. In: Cement and Concrete Research, CCR 156 (106771), 2022
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2022.106771
2022 | Lowke, D.; Mai, I.; Keita, E.; Perrot, A.; Weger, D.; Gehlen, C.; Herding, F.; Zuo, Wenqiang; Roussel, N.: Material-process interactions in particle bed 3D printing and the underlying physics. In: Cement and Concrete Research, CCR 156 (106748), 2022
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2022.106748
2022 | Mai, I., Herding, F., Lowke, D.: Evaluating the Effect of Methyl Cellulose on Hardened State Properties in Selective Cement Activation. 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_43
2022 |Lowke, D.; Mai, I.; Keita, E.; Perrot, A.; Weger, D,; Gehlen, C.; Herding, F.; Zuo, W.; Roussel, N.: Material-process interactions in particle bed 3D printing and the underlying physics, In: Cement and Concrete Research, Volume 156, June 2022, 106748, DOI: http//:doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2022.106748
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
2022 |Lowke, D.; Mai, I.; Perrot, A.: Fluid intrusion in powder beds for selective cement activation – An experimental and analytical study, In: Cement and Concrete Research, Volume 156, June 2022, 106748, DOI: http//:doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2022.106771
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.: Injection 3D concrete printing in a carrier liquid – Underlying physics and applications to lightweight space frame structures. In: Cement and Concrete Composites, 2021. – DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2021.104169.
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.
2021 | Gehlen, C.; Lowke, D.; Weger, D.; Dreßler, I.: Dauerhaftigkeit – Potenzial additiver Fertigung und Performance im Vergleich zu konventioneller Fertigung. In: BfT International, 02.2021, S. 94, 2021.
2021 | Weger, D.; Pierre, A.; Perrot, A.; Kränkel, T.; Lowke, D.; Gehlen, C.: Penetration of Cement Pastes into Particle-Beds: A Comparison of Penetration Models. In: Materials 2021, 14, 389. – DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14020389.
2021 | Kloft, H., Gehlen, C., Dörfler, K., Hack, N., Henke, K., Lowke, D., Mainka, J. and Raatz, A. (2021), TRR 277: Additive Fertigung im Bauwesen. In: Bautechnik, 98: 222-231. – DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bate.202000113.
2020 | Hack, N.; Kloft, H.; Lowke, D.: Additive Fertigung im Bauwesen: 3D-Betondruck als eine Schlüsseltechnologie für die Digitalisierung der Bauwirtschaft. In: Ingenieurbaukunst 2020 – Made in Germany, Jahrbuch der Bundesingenieurkammer, S. 178-183, 2020.
2020 | Kloft, H.; Krauss, H.-W.; Hack, N.; Herrmann, E.; Neudecker, S.; Varady, P.; Lowke, D.: Influence of process parameters on the interlayer bond strength of concrete elements additive manufactured by Shotcrete 3D Printing (SC3DP). In: Cement and Concrete Research 134, 2020. – DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2020.106078.
2020 | Kloft, H.; Empelmann, M.; Hack, N.; Herrmann, E. Lowke, D.: Bewehrungsstrategien für den Beton-3D-Druck. In: Beton- und Stahlbetonbau 115, 2020. – DOI: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/best.202000032.
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 | Lowke, D.; Talke, D.; Dreßler, I.; Weger, D.; Gehlen, C.; Ostertag, C.; Rael, R.: Particle bed 3D printing by selective cement activation – Applications, material and process technology. In: Cement and Concrete Research 134,2020. – DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2020.106077.
2020 | Buswell, R.A.; Leal da Silva; W.R.; Bos, F.P.; Schipper, H.R.; Lowke, D.; Hack, N.; Kloft, H.; Mechtcherine, V.; Wangler, T.; Roussel, N.: A process classification framework for defining and describing Digital Fabrication with Concrete. In: Cement and Concrete Research 134, 2020. – DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2020.106068.
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.
2020 | Lowke, D.: Herausforderungen für einen traditionellen Werkstoff auf dem Weg in die Zukunft – Digitaler Beton. In: BFT International, 02-2020, Vol. 86, S. 75, 2020.
2020 | Hack, N.; Dressler, I.; Brohmann, L.; Gantner, S.; Lowke, D.; Kloft, H.: Injection 3D Concrete Printing (I3DCP): Basic Principles and Case Studies. In: Materials 2020, 13, 1093, 2020. – DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13051093.
