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Motives and Barriers for Offsite and Onsite Construction 3D Printing (2024-06)

10.22260/isarc2024/0154

al Balkhy Wassim, Valera Elias, Karmaoui Dorra,  Lafhaj Zoubeir, Linner Thomas, Ayadi Syrine, Zerrari Reda, Boutabba Assia
Contribution - Proceedings of the 41st International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction

Abstract

This study aims to compare between onsite and offsite construction 3D printing (C3DP). For this purpose, the Systematic Literature Review approach (SLR) was employed. The review which was based on studying 48 sources identified six categories to classify the motives and barriers for the two C3DP techniques; cost, transportation, design flexibility, workers and materials, production process, and environmental considerations. The literature identified the cost as the main factor that influences the choice between the two techniques. The presented list of motives and barriers is helpful to support decision-making in C3DP projects.

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BibTeX
@inproceedings{balk_vale_karm_lafh.2024.MaBfOaOC3P,
  author            = "Wassim Al Balkhy and Elias Hernandez Valera and Dorra Karmaoui and Zoubeir Lafhaj and Thomas Linner and Syrine Ayadi and Reda Zerrari and Assia Boutabba",
  title             = "Motives and Barriers for Offsite and Onsite Construction 3D Printing",
  doi               = "10.22260/isarc2024/0154",
  year              = "2024",
  booktitle         = "Proceedings of the 41st International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction",
  editor            = "Vincente Gonzalez-Moret and Jiansong Zhang and Borja García de Soto and Ioannis Brilakis",
}
Formatted Citation

W. A. Balkhy, “Motives and Barriers for Offsite and Onsite Construction 3D Printing”, in Proceedings of the 41st International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, 2024. doi: 10.22260/isarc2024/0154.

Balkhy, Wassim Al, Elias Hernandez Valera, Dorra Karmaoui, Zoubeir Lafhaj, Thomas Linner, Syrine Ayadi, Reda Zerrari, and Assia Boutabba. “Motives and Barriers for Offsite and Onsite Construction 3D Printing”. In Proceedings of the 41st International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, edited by Vincente Gonzalez-Moret, Jiansong Zhang, Borja García de Soto, and Ioannis Brilakis, 2024. https://doi.org/10.22260/isarc2024/0154.