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Investigating the Effect of Air-Voids on the Mechanical Properties of 3D Printable Cementitious Composites (2024-10)

10.1061/9780784485736.044

Sorgenfrei Reese, Zandifaez Peyman,  Zhou Hongyu, Fiske Michael
Contribution - Earth and Space 2024

Abstract

This study explored the influence of air voids on the mechanical properties of 3D printed concrete. In particular, the impact of the size and position of the air voids were targeted by using three sizes of expanded polystyrene (EPS) beads strategically positioned at different locations within the printed samples, resulting in 12 types of printed bars. Consequently, mechanical samples were produced from the printed bars, and compression tests were carried out. The results of the study highlighted the importance of the size of defects, as small EPS bead sizes slightly impacted the compressive strength of the samples, while larger air voids significantly impacted the strength of the samples. Moreover, the findings of the study showed that the impact of the internally induced defects on the compressive strength of the samples was more significant than that of their counterparts placed at the filament interface.

BibTeX
@inproceedings{sorg_zand_zhou_fisk.2024.ItEoAVotMPo3PCC,
  author            = "Reese Sorgenfrei and Peyman Zandifaez and Hongyu Zhou and Michael R. Fiske",
  title             = "Investigating the Effect of Air-Voids on the Mechanical Properties of 3D Printable Cementitious Composites",
  doi               = "10.1061/9780784485736.044",
  year              = "2024",
  booktitle         = "Earth and Space 2024: Engineering for Extreme Environments",
  editor            = "Ramesh B. Malla and Justin D. Littell and Sudarshan Krishnan and Landolf Rhode-Barbargios and Nipesh Pradhananga and Jae Lee Seung",
}
Formatted Citation

R. Sorgenfrei, P. Zandifaez, H. Zhou and M. R. Fiske, “Investigating the Effect of Air-Voids on the Mechanical Properties of 3D Printable Cementitious Composites”, in Earth and Space 2024: Engineering for Extreme Environments, 2024. doi: 10.1061/9780784485736.044.

Sorgenfrei, Reese, Peyman Zandifaez, Hongyu Zhou, and Michael R. Fiske. “Investigating the Effect of Air-Voids on the Mechanical Properties of 3D Printable Cementitious Composites”. In Earth and Space 2024: Engineering for Extreme Environments, edited by Ramesh B. Malla, Justin D. Littell, Sudarshan Krishnan, Landolf Rhode-Barbargios, Nipesh Pradhananga, and Jae Lee Seung, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784485736.044.