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Design for Manufacture and Assembly of Digital Fabrication and Additive Manufacturing in Construction (2023-02)

A Review

10.3390/buildings13020429

Tuvayanond Wiput,  Prasittisopin Lapyote
Journal Article - Buildings, Vol. 13, Iss. 2

Abstract

Design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) in the architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry is attracting the attention of designers, practitioners, and construction project stakeholders. Digital fabrication (Dfab) and design for additive manufacturing (DfAM) practices are found in current need of further research and development. The DfMA’s conceptual function is to maximize the process efficiency of Dfab and AM building projects. This work reviewed 171 relevant research articles over the past few decades. The concepts and the fundamentals of DfMA in building and construction were explored. In addition, DfMA procedures for Dfab, DfAM, and AM assembly processes were discussed. Lastly, the current machine learning research on DfMA in construction was also highlighted. As Dfab and DFAM are innovated, practical DFMA techniques begin to develop to a great extent. Large research gaps in the DfMA for Dfab and DfAM can be filled in terms of integrating them with product structural performance, management, studied cases, building information modeling (BIM), and machine learning to increase operational efficiency and sustainable practices.

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BibTeX
@article{tuva_pras.2023.DfMaAoDFaAMiC,
  author            = "Wiput Tuvayanond and Lapyote Prasittisopin",
  title             = "Design for Manufacture and Assembly of Digital Fabrication and Additive Manufacturing in Construction: A Review",
  doi               = "10.3390/buildings13020429",
  year              = "2023",
  journal           = "Buildings",
  volume            = "13",
  number            = "2",
}
Formatted Citation

W. Tuvayanond and L. Prasittisopin, “Design for Manufacture and Assembly of Digital Fabrication and Additive Manufacturing in Construction: A Review”, Buildings, vol. 13, no. 2, 2023, doi: 10.3390/buildings13020429.

Tuvayanond, Wiput, and Lapyote Prasittisopin. “Design for Manufacture and Assembly of Digital Fabrication and Additive Manufacturing in Construction: A Review”. Buildings 13, no. 2 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13020429.