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A Review on the Application of 3D Printing Technology in Pavement Maintenance (2023-04)

10.3390/su15076237

 Gong Fangyuan, Cheng Xuejiao, Wang Qinghua, Chen Yi,  You Zhanping, Liu Yu
Journal Article - Sustainability, Vol. 15, Iss. 7

Abstract

To examine the application and significance of 3D printing technology in pavement maintenance engineering, a review of the current developments in principles, types, materials, and equipment for 3D printing was conducted. A comparison and analysis of traditional methods and 3D printing for asphalt pavement maintenance led to an investigation of 3D asphalt printing technologies and equipment. As a result, the following suggestions and conclusions are proposed: 3D printing technology can increase the level of automation and standardization of pavement maintenance engineering, leading to effective improvements in worker safety, climate adaptability, repair accuracy, etc. For on-site repair of cracks and minor potholes, utilizing material extrusion technology a mobile 3D asphalt printing robot with a screw extrusion device can be used for accuracy and flexibility. For efficient repair of varying cracks, material jetting technology with a UAV equipped with a 3D printing air-feeding device can be employed.

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BibTeX 
@article{gong_chen_wang_chen.2023.ARotAo3PTiPM,
  author            = "Fangyuan Gong and Xuejiao Cheng and Qinghua Wang and Yi Chen and Zhanping You and Yu Liu",
  title             = "A Review on the Application of 3D Printing Technology in Pavement Maintenance",
  doi               = "10.3390/su15076237",
  year              = "2023",
  journal           = "Sustainability",
  volume            = "15",
  number            = "7",
}
Formatted Citation

F. Gong, X. Cheng, Q. Wang, Y. Chen, Z. You and Y. Liu, “A Review on the Application of 3D Printing Technology in Pavement Maintenance”, Sustainability, vol. 15, no. 7, 2023, doi: 10.3390/su15076237.

Gong, Fangyuan, Xuejiao Cheng, Qinghua Wang, Yi Chen, Zhanping You, and Yu Liu. “A Review on the Application of 3D Printing Technology in Pavement Maintenance”. Sustainability 15, no. 7 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3390/su15076237.