Effect of 3D Printed Spatial Reinforcement on Flexural Characteristics of Conventional Mortar
In their fourth decade of development, additive manufacturing technologies are slowly entering research programs dedicated to building materials. While the majority of research effort is focused on using 3D printing of concrete, the authors propose using the technology for creation of spatial plasti...
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doaj-3a294da727eb414b838dfc85e2bd8d5a2020-11-25T03:21:34ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442020-07-01133133313310.3390/ma13143133Effect of 3D Printed Spatial Reinforcement on Flexural Characteristics of Conventional MortarJacek Katzer0Tomasz Szatkiewicz1Faculty of Geoengineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-720 Olsztyn, PolandFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, Koszalin University of Technology, 75-620 Koszalin, PolandIn their fourth decade of development, additive manufacturing technologies are slowly entering research programs dedicated to building materials. While the majority of research effort is focused on using 3D printing of concrete, the authors propose using the technology for creation of spatial plastic reinforcement. Obviously, the strength properties of a 3D printed polymer are much lower than those of steel. Nevertheless, the unconventional spatial shape of a 3D printed reinforcement can substitute for much of the lower mechanical performance of polymer. Flexural characteristics of a cement mortar prism specimen reinforced by hexagon spatial elements were tested and analyzed in this paper. The hexagonal geometric shape was chosen due to its high rigidness. It was proven that it is possible to efficiently reinforce concrete beams by spatial 3D printed polymer elements. Directions of needed research were pointed and discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/14/31333D printingspatial reinforcementquasi-plasticconcretesteel substitution |
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Effect of 3D Printed Spatial Reinforcement on Flexural Characteristics of Conventional Mortar |
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Effect of 3D Printed Spatial Reinforcement on Flexural Characteristics of Conventional Mortar |
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Effect of 3D Printed Spatial Reinforcement on Flexural Characteristics of Conventional Mortar |
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effect of 3d printed spatial reinforcement on flexural characteristics of conventional mortar |
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In their fourth decade of development, additive manufacturing technologies are slowly entering research programs dedicated to building materials. While the majority of research effort is focused on using 3D printing of concrete, the authors propose using the technology for creation of spatial plastic reinforcement. Obviously, the strength properties of a 3D printed polymer are much lower than those of steel. Nevertheless, the unconventional spatial shape of a 3D printed reinforcement can substitute for much of the lower mechanical performance of polymer. Flexural characteristics of a cement mortar prism specimen reinforced by hexagon spatial elements were tested and analyzed in this paper. The hexagonal geometric shape was chosen due to its high rigidness. It was proven that it is possible to efficiently reinforce concrete beams by spatial 3D printed polymer elements. Directions of needed research were pointed and discussed. |
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3D printing spatial reinforcement quasi-plastic concrete steel substitution |
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