3D printing of curved concrete surfaces using Adaptable Membrane Formwork

• Main Authors: Lim, Jian Hui, Weng, Yiwei, Pham, Quang-Cuong
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; 3D Concrete Printing; Facade
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142604
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this paper, we study the printing of non-developable curved panels using existing 3D concrete printing technology combined with a novel Adaptable Membrane Formwork. The Adaptable Membrane Formwork consists of a grid of threaded rods, whose heights are adjustable and covered by a membrane sheet. U...