Effect of Heat Curing and E6-Glass Fibre Reinforcement Addition on Powder-Based 3DP Cement Mortar

Publisher:
Springer, Cham
Publication Type:
Chapter
Citation:
Second RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication, 2020, 28, pp. 508-515
Issue Date:
2020-07-07
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Powder-based 3D printing is one of the most promising techniques in additive manufacturing. The speed, resolution of the printed part and complicated geometries are important features in this technique and these features are usually not experienced in traditional construction techniques. This study aims to discuss the concept of using a custom-made powder (cement mortar) instead of a commercial (gypsum) powder in 3DP. Therefore, broad investigations are required to study and understand the details of the cement mortar 3D printed scaffold. This paper discovers the effect of heat-curing and addition of E6-glass fibres as reinforcement for the printed specimens. The results show that the mechanical properties of the cement mortar are improved through a heat-curing procedure. Addition of fibre reinforcement enhances powder flowability consistency and surface roughness throughout. Experiments are conducted on printed 50 mm cubic specimens, cured in an oven at different temperatures. The optimum heat-curing temperature is found to be 80 °C to achieve the highest compressive strength in cement mortar specimens. Detailed 3D laser scanning of the printed cement mortar specimens is conducted. The 3D laser scanning results found rougher surface in cement mortar when it is not reinforced with glass fibre.
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