Description
Summary: | The introduction of digital manufacturing techniques, such as 3D printing applied to concrete material, opens up new perspectives on the way in which buildings are designed. Research on this theme is thriving and there is a high rate of innovation related to concrete. At the same time, the first life-size constructions made from printed concrete are emerging from the ground. This book presents state-of-the-art knowledge on the different printing processes as well as on the concrete material that must adapt to these new manufacturing techniques, such as new hardware and new printers for concrete. The possibilities in terms of architectural design are discussed as well as the pathways that remain to be uncovered. The book also explores the challenges that researchers and companies expect to overcome as they get closer to democratizing this potential revolution that is the digital manufacturing of concrete.
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 148 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781119610663 1119610664 9781119610755 1119610753 9781119610786 1119610788 1523127880 9781523127887 |
Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 16, 2019). |