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Building Rethought (2022-02)

3D Concrete Printing in Building Practice

10.1007/s41693-022-00064-5

 Weger Daniel,  Gehlen Christoph, Korte Waldemar, Meyer-Brötz Fabian,  Scheydt Jennifer,  Stengel Thorsten
Journal Article - Construction Robotics, Vol. 5, Iss. 3-4, pp. 203-210

Abstract

After only a few of years of intensive research all over the world, 3D printing of buildings has been induced in practical application in construction industry. In the course of this, in 2021, the first 3D printed residential building was realised in Beckum, Germany. The aim of this paper is to give an insight to the impetus, the ideas and the individual steps to realize this project. We describe the technology used and give an overview about background of the material development and the requirements for the material. Furthermore the architectural design und planning process is displayed. However, existing design codes do not cover all special technical features of the new construction method. Consequently, we describe the concept how the building permission (approval) for the construction by following existing standards (DIN EN) for concrete and masonry construction was achieved and granted. Finally we give an insight in the construction process and conclude with lessons learned for future projects.

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BibTeX 
@article{wege_gehl_kort_meye.2021.BR,
  author            = "Daniel Weger and Christoph Gehlen and Waldemar Korte and Fabian Meyer-Brötz and Jennifer Scheydt and Thorsten Stengel",
  title             = "Building Rethought: 3D Concrete Printing in Building Practice",
  doi               = "10.1007/s41693-022-00064-5",
  year              = "2021",
  journal           = "Construction Robotics",
  volume            = "5",
  number            = "3-4",
  pages             = "203--210",
}
Formatted Citation

D. Weger, C. Gehlen, W. Korte, F. Meyer-Brötz, J. Scheydt and T. Stengel, “Building Rethought: 3D Concrete Printing in Building Practice”, Construction Robotics, vol. 5, no. 3–4, pp. 203–210, 2021, doi: 10.1007/s41693-022-00064-5.

Weger, Daniel, Christoph Gehlen, Waldemar Korte, Fabian Meyer-Brötz, Jennifer Scheydt, and Thorsten Stengel. “Building Rethought: 3D Concrete Printing in Building Practice”. Construction Robotics 5, no. 3-4 (2021): 203–10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41693-022-00064-5.