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Universal Journal of Mechanical Engineering Vol. 12(1), pp. 1 - 8
DOI: 10.13189/ujme.2024.120101
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Design and Implementation of Highly Robust Gantry-Type and Low-Cost 3D Concrete Printer for Construction
Tuan Nguyen Van 1, Thanh Nguyen Trung 2, Chien Le Cao 2, Hung Nguyen Chi 3, Huy Vu Le 1, Luc Ngo Van 1, Nam Nguyen Duc 1,*
1 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics, Phenikaa University, Vietnam
2 Vietnam Institute of Building Materials, Hanoi, Vietnam
3 School of Mechanical Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam
ABSTRACT
The advances of additive manufacturing by a 3D printing method such as complex geometry building, time-consuming, worker labor, and materials cost, support this new type of construction method to become promising for future applications. This study presents the development of a customized and large-size concrete 3D printer with low cost, ease of operation, and scalable design. The 3D printer gantry-type structure was designed with a dimension of 2,580 x 3,600 x 2,800 (mm) and driven by high-precision AC motors in three independent X, Y, and Z axes. A customized feeding-extrusion system was designed for either automatic or manual material feeding continuously and automatically. The low-cost concrete mixture was used with the use of by-products from a local thermal power plant which allows to reduce the material cost. After a number of experimental trials, an optimized set of parameters has been established such that a printing cycle of 25 layers was printed consecutively at a single run. Several concrete-based construction patterns have been printed and applied in practice. The results can be applied in many aspects of civil construction and produce affordable buildings worldwide.
KEYWORDS
3D Printing, 3D Printing in Construction, Concrete Printing, Manufacturing
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Tuan Nguyen Van , Thanh Nguyen Trung , Chien Le Cao , Hung Nguyen Chi , Huy Vu Le , Luc Ngo Van , Nam Nguyen Duc , "Design and Implementation of Highly Robust Gantry-Type and Low-Cost 3D Concrete Printer for Construction," Universal Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 1 - 8, 2024. DOI: 10.13189/ujme.2024.120101.
(b). APA Format:
Tuan Nguyen Van , Thanh Nguyen Trung , Chien Le Cao , Hung Nguyen Chi , Huy Vu Le , Luc Ngo Van , Nam Nguyen Duc (2024). Design and Implementation of Highly Robust Gantry-Type and Low-Cost 3D Concrete Printer for Construction. Universal Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 12(1), 1 - 8. DOI: 10.13189/ujme.2024.120101.