Insight into the microstructural and durability characteristics of 3D printed concrete: Cast versus printed specimens
dc.contributor.author | Sikora, Pawel | |
dc.contributor.author | Techman, Mateusz | |
dc.contributor.author | Federowicz, Karol | |
dc.contributor.author | El-Khayatt, Ahmed M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Saudi, H.A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Abd Elrahman, Mohamed | |
dc.contributor.author | Hoffmann, Marcin | |
dc.contributor.author | Stephan, Dietmar | |
dc.contributor.author | Chung, Sang-Yeop | |
dc.contributor.organization | Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Poland | en |
dc.contributor.organization | Department of Physics, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, (IMSIU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | en |
dc.contributor.organization | Reactor Physics Department, Nuclear Research Centre, Atomic Energy Authority, 13759 Cairo, Egypt | en |
dc.contributor.organization | Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Women Branch, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt | en |
dc.contributor.organization | Structural Engineering Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura City 35516, Egypt | en |
dc.contributor.organization | Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Poland | en |
dc.contributor.organization | Building Materials and Construction Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany | en |
dc.contributor.organization | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-09T10:46:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-01-09T10:46:22Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-07-16 | |
dc.description | This is an open access article under the CC BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | en |
dc.description.abstract | This study presents the comparison of microstructural and durability characteristics of 3D printed concrete (3DPC) depending on its production method (printing or casting). Printed samples with different numbers of layers, as well as a cast specimen with an identical mix composition, were produced and compared, with their microstructural pore and solid characteristics quantitatively and qualitatively investigated. For this purpose, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) and X-ray micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) were utilized to evaluate the microstructures of the 3DPC. In particular, quantitative approaches using micro-CT data were newly proposed for a better understanding of the microstructural characteristics of 3DPC. Moreover, their durability-related characteristics and transport properties, including freeze-thaw and thermal resistance, were examined and compared. Despite noticeable differences between the microstructures of the printed and cast specimens, including their anisotropic and inter-layer porosity and heterogeneity, confirmed by MIP, SEM and micro-CT, no significant differences in the transport (capillary water porosity and water sorptivity) or durability-related properties (frost and thermal attack) were found. This was due to the dense and homogenous microstructure of 3DPC, which is attributable to the high binder content and low w/b of the mixture. Moreover, the newly proposed evaluation provided reasonable quantitative and qualitative characteristics, which can be used to demonstrate and predict the material properties of 3DPC. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | This research was funded in part by the National Science Centre, Poland within Project no. 2020/39/D/ST8/00975 (SONATA-16) | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Sikora P., Techman M., Federowicz K., El-Khayatt A. M., Saudi H. A., Elrahman M. A., Hoffmann M., Stephan D., Sang-Yeop Chung (2022). Insight into the microstructural and durability characteristics of 3D printed concrete: Cast versus printed specimens. Case Studies in Construction Materials. 17, 1-19 [nr art.] e01320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2022.e01320 | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 1016/j.matdes.2022.111183 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2214-5095 | |
dc.identifier.project | 2020/39/D/ST8/00975 | pl_PL |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12539/1597 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Elsevier BV | en |
dc.rights | Uznanie autorstwa 3.0 Polska | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/pl/ | * |
dc.source | Case Studies in Construction Materials | en |
dc.subject | 3D printing | en |
dc.subject | Additive manufacturing | en |
dc.subject | Concrete | en |
dc.subject | Microstructure | en |
dc.subject | Durability | en |
dc.subject | Micro-CT | en |
dc.subject.other | budownictwo | pl_PL |
dc.title | Insight into the microstructural and durability characteristics of 3D printed concrete: Cast versus printed specimens | en |
dc.type | Article | en |