Abstract—This paper reports the development of 3D printable composites and laboratory-scale 3D printing technology, which are capable of producing building and construction components of properties and performance comparable to conventional casting methods. The slump test was carried out to examine the consistency and workability of fresh 3D printable eementitious mixtures; whereas the hardened density and compressive strength measurements were conducted to assess the performance of hardened 3D printable cementitious composites.
Index Terms—3D printing, cementitious composites, slump, hardened density, compressive strength.
Sook-Fun Wong is with Centre for Urban Sustainability (CUS), School of Applied Science, Temasek Polytechnic, 21 Tampines Avenue 1, (S)529757, Singapore (e-mail: drsfwong@tp.edu.sg).
Kim-Cheng Tan is with School of Engineering, Temasek Polytechnic, 21 Tampines Ave 1, Singapore (e-mail: kimcheng@tp.edu.sg).
Wen-Suey Ferne Leong is with School of Applied Science, Temasek Polytechnic, 21 Tampines Ave 1, Singapore (e-mail: fernelws@tp.edu.sg).
Yin-Yen Lim is with Digital Fabrication and Additive Manufacturing Centre (DFAMC), School of Engineering, Temasek Polytechnic, 21 Tampines Ave 1, Singapore 7 (e-mail: yinyen@tp.edu.sg).
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Cite: Sook-Fun Wong, Kim-Cheng Tan, Wen-Suey Ferne Leong, and Yin-Yen Lim, "3D Printable Composites for Productive and Sustainable Built Environment," International Journal of Engineering and Technology vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 173-176, 2019.
