3D Printing Trends in Building and Construction Industry (2017-05)¶

A Review

10.1080/17452759.2017.1326724

Tay Yi, Panda Biranchi, Paul Suvash, Mohamed Nisar, Tan Ming, Leong Kah
Journal Article - Virtual and Physical Prototyping, Vol. 12, Iss. 3, pp. 261-276

Abstract

Three-dimensional (3D) printing (also known as additive manufacturing) is an advanced manufacturing process that can produce complex shape geometries automatically from a 3D computer-aided design model without any tooling, dies and fixtures. This automated manufacturing process has been applied to many diverse fields of industries today due to significant advantages of creating functional prototypes in reasonable build time with less human intervention and minimum material wastage. However, a more recent application of this technology towards the built environment seems to improve our traditional building strategies while reducing the need for human resources, high capital investments and additional formworks. Research interest in employing 3D printing for building and construction has increased exponentially in the past few years. This paper reviews the latest research trends in the discipline by analysing publications from 1997 to 2016. Some recent developments for 3D concrete printing at the Singapore Centre for 3D Printing are also discussed here. Finally, this paper gives a brief description of future work that can be done to improve both the capability and printing quality of the current systems

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BibTeX

@article{tay_pand_paul_moha.2017.3PTiBaCI,
  author            = "Yi Wei Daniel Tay and Biranchi Narayan Panda and Suvash Chandra Paul and Nisar Ahamed Noor Mohamed and Ming Jen Tan and Kah Fai Leong",
  title             = "3D Printing Trends in Building and Construction Industry: A Review",
  doi               = "10.1080/17452759.2017.1326724",
  year              = "2017",
  journal           = "Virtual and Physical Prototyping",
  volume            = "12",
  number            = "3",
  pages             = "261--276",
}

Formatted Citation

IEEE

Y. W. D. Tay, B. N. Panda, S. C. Paul, N. A. N. Mohamed, M. J. Tan and K. F. Leong, “3D Printing Trends in Building and Construction Industry: A Review”, Virtual and Physical Prototyping, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 261–276, 2017, doi: 10.1080/17452759.2017.1326724.

CMOS

Tay, Yi Wei Daniel, Biranchi Narayan Panda, Suvash Chandra Paul, Nisar Ahamed Noor Mohamed, Ming Jen Tan, and Kah Fai Leong. “3D Printing Trends in Building and Construction Industry: A Review”. Virtual and Physical Prototyping 12, no. 3 (2017): 261–76. https://doi.org/10.1080/17452759.2017.1326724.