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Digital Fabrication with Cement-Based Materials (2022-01)

Underlying Physics

10.1007/978-3-030-90535-4_3

 Mechtcherine Viktor,  Fataei Shirin,  Bos Freek,  Buswell Richard,  da Silva Wilson,  Keita Emmanuel, Krause Martin,  Lowke Dirk,  Perrot Arnaud,  Nerella Venkatesh,  Roussel Nicolas,  Sonebi Mohammed,  Wangler Timothy,  Weger Daniel,  Wolfs Robert
Contribution - Digital Fabrication with Cement-Based Materials, pp. 49-98

Abstract

The comprehending of the processes’ physics is a prerequisite for the purposeful design and optimization of digital fabrication systems, as well as their efficient and robust process control. This chapter presents an overview of the underlying physics relevant to an understanding of the processing of cement-based materials during various production steps of digital fabrication. In this, the main focus was on various approaches of Additive Manufacturing, but selected aspects of formative processes were addressed as well. For some processes, analytical formulas based on the relevant physics have already enabled reasonable predictions with respect to material flow behaviour, buildability, and other relevant features. Nevertheless, further research efforts are required to develop reliable tools for the quantitative analysis of the entire process chains. To accomplish this, experimental efforts for the characterization of material properties need to be accompanied by comprehensive numerical simulation. The presented work results from collaborative research carried out by the authors in the framework of the RILEM Technical Committee 276 “Digital fabrication with cement-based materials”.

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BibTeX
@inproceedings{mech_fata_bos_busw.2022.DFwCBM,
  author            = "Viktor Mechtcherine and Shirin Fataei and Freek Paul Bos and Richard A. Buswell and Wilson Ricardo Leal da Silva and Emmanuel Keita and Martin Krause and Dirk Lowke and Arnaud Perrot and Venkatesh Naidu Nerella and Nicolas Roussel and Mohammed Sonebi and Timothy Paul Wangler and Daniel Weger and Robert Johannes Maria Wolfs",
  title             = "Digital Fabrication with Cement-Based Materials: Underlying Physics",
  doi               = "10.1007/978-3-030-90535-4_3",
  year              = "2022",
  volume            = "36",
  pages             = "49--98",
  booktitle         = "Digital Fabrication with Cement-Based Materials",
  editor            = "Nicolas Roussel and Dirk Lowke",
}
Formatted Citation

V. Mechtcherine, “Digital Fabrication with Cement-Based Materials: Underlying Physics”, in Digital Fabrication with Cement-Based Materials, 2022, vol. 36, pp. 49–98. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-90535-4_3.

Mechtcherine, Viktor, Shirin Fataei, Freek Paul Bos, Richard A. Buswell, Wilson Ricardo Leal da Silva, Emmanuel Keita, Martin Krause, et al.. “Digital Fabrication with Cement-Based Materials: Underlying Physics”. In Digital Fabrication with Cement-Based Materials, edited by Nicolas Roussel and Dirk Lowke, 36:49–98, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90535-4_3.