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Use of Creep and Recovery-Protocol to Assess the Printability of Fiber-Reinforced 3D Printed White-Portland-Cement Composites (2024-03)

10.1080/17452759.2024.2331201

 Chen Mingxu, Xu Jiabin, Yuan Lianwang,  Zhao Piqi, Li Qiuyi,  Lu Lingchao, Wang Liang
Journal Article - Virtual and Physical Prototyping, Vol. 19, Iss. 1

Abstract

White Portland cement is an ideal choice for producing 3D printed coloured composites due to its inherent whiteness. However, the uncontrollable rheological properties limit the establishment of printed structures and thus affect the mechanical properties. In this study, the polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and polypropylene (PP) fibres were utilised as reinforcement materials in 3D printed white Portland cement composites (WPCCs) to improve the printability and toughness by controlling creep properties, aiming to build better printed structures. Experimental results show that the addition of PVA and PP fibres effectively improve the creep properties of WPCCs, and printed structures can be well built by controlling creep properties. Specifically, the thixotropy of WPCCs with PVA and PP fibre is improved within specific content ranges of 0∼1% and 0.4∼0.8%, respectively. Compared with reference sample, the flexural strength increases by approximately 148.8% and 90.2% when the PVA and PP fibre contents reach 1.25% and 1%, respectively.

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BibTeX 
@article{chen_xu_yuan_zhao.2024.UoCaRPtAtPoFR3PWPCC,
  author            = "Mingxu Chen and Jiabin Xu and Lianwang Yuan and Piqi Zhao and Qiuyi Li and Lingchao Lu and Liang Wang",
  title             = "Use of Creep and Recovery-Protocol to Assess the Printability of Fiber-Reinforced 3D Printed White-Portland-Cement Composites",
  doi               = "10.1080/17452759.2024.2331201",
  year              = "2024",
  journal           = "Virtual and Physical Prototyping",
  volume            = "19",
  number            = "1",
}
Formatted Citation

M. Chen, “Use of Creep and Recovery-Protocol to Assess the Printability of Fiber-Reinforced 3D Printed White-Portland-Cement Composites”, Virtual and Physical Prototyping, vol. 19, no. 1, 2024, doi: 10.1080/17452759.2024.2331201.

Chen, Mingxu, Jiabin Xu, Lianwang Yuan, Piqi Zhao, Qiuyi Li, Lingchao Lu, and Liang Wang. “Use of Creep and Recovery-Protocol to Assess the Printability of Fiber-Reinforced 3D Printed White-Portland-Cement Composites”. Virtual and Physical Prototyping 19, no. 1 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1080/17452759.2024.2331201.