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Experimental and Numerical Investigation of an Innovative 3DPC Thin-Shell Structure (2023-01)

10.3390/buildings13010233

Du Wenfeng, Zhu Liming, Zhang Hao, Zhou Zhiyong, Wang Kewei, Uddin Nasim
Journal Article - Buildings, Vol. 13, Iss. 1

Abstract

The development and application of new Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) material and 3D printing construction technology provide a basis for making up for the shortcomings of traditional thin-shell structures and building new thin-shell structures with better performance. In this paper, a new 3D Printing Composite (3DPC) thin-shell structure is proposed, which is prepared using a FRP plate as a permanent base mold and combining it with 3D printing cement technology. Both the typical experiment and finite element numerical simulation analysis of the 3DPC thin-shell structure are carried out. The results show that the maximum load capacity of the 3DPC thin-shell structure is increased by 53.3% as compared with the corresponding traditional concrete thin-shell structure. The presence of the FRP sheet effectively delays the generation of initial cracks and enhances the ductility of components.

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BibTeX 
@article{du_zhu_zhan_zhou.2023.EaNIoaI3TSS,
  author            = "Wenfeng Du and Liming Zhu and Hao Zhang and Zhiyong Zhou and Kewei Wang and Nasim Uddin",
  title             = "Experimental and Numerical Investigation of an Innovative 3DPC Thin-Shell Structure",
  doi               = "10.3390/buildings13010233",
  year              = "2023",
  journal           = "Buildings",
  volume            = "13",
  number            = "1",
}
Formatted Citation

W. Du, L. Zhu, H. Zhang, Z. Zhou, K. Wang and N. Uddin, “Experimental and Numerical Investigation of an Innovative 3DPC Thin-Shell Structure”, Buildings, vol. 13, no. 1, 2023, doi: 10.3390/buildings13010233.

Du, Wenfeng, Liming Zhu, Hao Zhang, Zhiyong Zhou, Kewei Wang, and Nasim Uddin. “Experimental and Numerical Investigation of an Innovative 3DPC Thin-Shell Structure”. Buildings 13, no. 1 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13010233.