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Concrete Wall Fabrication by Contour Crafting (2004-09)

10.22260/isarc2004/0057

Hwang Dooil,  Khoshnevis Behrokh
Contribution - Proceedings of the 21st International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction

Abstract

The feasibility of CC along with its unique capabilities and key performance characteristics (speed, surface quality, material variety, possibility of embedding reinforcement, etc…) have been demonstrated in the construction of relatively large geometrical shapes and structural components using a variety of construction materials. Construction and testing of full-scale concrete wall sections has been the goal of our recent project which this article reports.

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BibTeX
@inproceedings{hwan_khos.2004.CWFbCC,
  author            = "Dooil Hwang and Behrokh Khoshnevis",
  title             = "Concrete Wall Fabrication by Contour Crafting",
  doi               = "10.22260/isarc2004/0057",
  year              = "2004",
  booktitle         = "Proceedings of the 21st International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction",
}
Formatted Citation

D. Hwang and B. Khoshnevis, “Concrete Wall Fabrication by Contour Crafting”, 2004. doi: 10.22260/isarc2004/0057.

Hwang, Dooil, and Behrokh Khoshnevis. “Concrete Wall Fabrication by Contour Crafting”. In Proceedings of the 21st International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, 2004. https://doi.org/10.22260/isarc2004/0057.