#86 Sustainable 3D printed concrete for bespoke infrastructure
Robotic 3D printing has the potential to revolutionise the concrete industry and contribute to more sustainable concrete construction through material optimisation, carbon emission and waste reduction, design freedom and greater precision.
This study aims to develop a prototype of bespoke infrastructure elements using Robotic 3D printing technology. Optimised mix design for low carbon 3D printed concrete with enhanced fresh and hardened properties will be proposed. The structural performance will be enhanced by incorporating short fibres and embedding textile meshes. The outcomes will give positive impact to precast drainage, sewerage and civil infrastructure industries.
Project team: Dr Muge Belek Fialho Teixeira, Dr Tatheer Zahra, Dr Sabrina Fawzia, Adam Turner, Daniel Sweatman, Dr Mohammad Kangavar, Tony Noye, Ahmed Sakr, AHM Javed Hossain Talukdar, Shabnam Lotfian, Iffat Sultana, Prof. Pat Rajeev, Janitha Migunthanna
Lead researcher
Industrialisation
- Building Materials & Systems
- Sustainable Materials & Products
- Environmentally Sustainable Design
- Digital and Automated Fabrication (Robotics)
- Waste Reduction
Building Materials & Systems
Theme coordinator
Dr Rackel San Nicolas
Projects
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#76 Thermally active floor panels for cost effective space cooling
Sustainable Materials & Products
Theme coordinator
Dr Philip Christopher
Projects
#118 Featherweight Housing: Unlocking affordable, compliant and rapidly deployable walk-up housing through digital innovation and regulatory reform
#113 Hyne Timber Resin Cleaning and Valorisation
#117 Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Building
#106 Retrofitting Reimagined: Enabling circular economy with a Product–Service System Toolkit
#108 Project Circle Design Phase 1
Environmentally Sustainable Design
Theme coordinator
Dr Victor Bunster
Projects
#118 Featherweight Housing: Unlocking affordable, compliant and rapidly deployable walk-up housing through digital innovation and regulatory reform
#117 Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Building
#106 Retrofitting Reimagined: Enabling circular economy with a Product–Service System Toolkit
#108 Project Circle Design Phase 1
#112 Flexible wet cores for volumetric housing construction
Digital and Automated Fabrication (Robotics)
Theme coordinator
Dr Chao Chen
Projects
#115 Performance, Productivity and Carbon Benchmarking of a Distributed Prefabricated Construction System
#100 IEQ Monitoring of Aboriginal Housing Office 3D Printed Houses
#86 Sustainable 3D printed concrete for bespoke infrastructure
Light House Project #13: Mixed Reality Carpentry Demonstration
#28 Componentised Internal Wall Systems for Multi-residential Applications
Waste Reduction
Projects
#115 Performance, Productivity and Carbon Benchmarking of a Distributed Prefabricated Construction System
#113 Hyne Timber Resin Cleaning and Valorisation
#70 Building Circularity 4.0: First Steps to Adoption
#84 Feasibility study of recycling excavated clay materials in full-scale concrete applications
#86 Sustainable 3D printed concrete for bespoke infrastructure