Eggshell: Ultra-Thin Three-Dimensional Printed Formwork for Concrete Structures
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Burger, Joris Jan
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Lloret-Fritschi, Ena
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Scotto, Fabio
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Demoulin, Thibault
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Gebhard, Lukas
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Mata Falcón, Jaime
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Gramazio, Fabio
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Kohler, Matthias
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Flatt, Robert J.
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2020-04-20T05:49:43Z
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2020-04-17T15:28:21Z
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2020-04-20T05:43:12Z
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2020-04-20T05:49:43Z
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2020-04
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2329-7662
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2329-7670
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10.1089/3dp.2019.0197
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/410523
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10.3929/ethz-b-000410523
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vConcrete is a material favored by architects and builders alike due to its high structural strength and its ability to take almost any form. However, to shape concrete structures, heavy-duty formwork is usually necessary to support the fresh concrete while curing. To expand geometrical freedom, three-dimensional (3D) printed concrete formwork has emerged as a field of research. This article presents one possible application, a novel fabrication process that combines large-scale robotic fused deposition modeling 3D printing with simultaneous casting of a fast-hardening, set-on-demand concrete. This fabrication process, known as ‘‘Eggshell,’’ enables the production of nonstandard concrete structures in a material-efficient process. By casting a fast-hardening concrete in a continuous process, lateral pressure exerted by the fresh concrete is kept to a minimum. In this way, a 1.5-mm-thin thermoplastic shell can be used as a formwork, without any additional support. Geometries of different scales are tested in this article to evaluate the feasibility of the Eggshell fabrication process in an architectural context. An array of printing materials are also tested, and several different reinforcement concepts are analyzed. The findings are used to produce a full-scale architectural demonstrator project. This article shows that a wide range of concrete geometries can be produced in a material-efficient fabrication process, paving the way toward mass customization and structural optimization within concrete architecture.
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en
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Mary Ann Liebert
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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3D printing
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formwork
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robotic fabrication
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set-on-demand concrete
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digital concrete
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architecture
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Eggshell: Ultra-Thin Three-Dimensional Printed Formwork for Concrete Structures
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Journal Article
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
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2020-04-16
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3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing
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7
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2
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48
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59
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12 p.
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publishedVersion
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New Rochelle, NY
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published
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ETH Zürich::00002 - ETH Zürich::00012 - Lehre und Forschung::00007 - Departemente::02100 - Dep. Architektur / Dep. of Architecture::02602 - Inst. f. Technologie in der Architektur / Institute for Technology in Architecture::03708 - Gramazio, Fabio / Gramazio, Fabio
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ETH Zürich::00002 - ETH Zürich::00012 - Lehre und Forschung::00007 - Departemente::02100 - Dep. Architektur / Dep. of Architecture::02602 - Inst. f. Technologie in der Architektur / Institute for Technology in Architecture::03709 - Kohler, Matthias / Kohler, Matthias
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ETH Zürich::00002 - ETH Zürich::00012 - Lehre und Forschung::00007 - Departemente::02115 - Dep. Bau, Umwelt und Geomatik / Dep. of Civil, Env. and Geomatic Eng.::02606 - Institut für Baustoffe (IfB) / Institute for Building Materials::03891 - Flatt, Robert J. / Flatt, Robert J.
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