REINFORCED CONCRETE PRINTING  – III

PART -I

PART – II

CONTINUED …

This semester I had the opportunity to test out some of the concepts integral to my research by participating in a studio Project that involved reinforcing concrete using a stapling technique. This project was an exercise in identifying the workflow and the methodology of the research that can help me develop the original research. the project was done in collaboration with Omar Geneidy.

The tool developed for reinforcing concrete simultaneously while printing. It involves a modified staple gun that fires steel staples into the print immediately after printing.  The staple should provide localized reinforcement within the geometry.

This placing of reinforcement is informed by the stresses acting upon it. The stresses are calculated by running the geometry through a finite element analysis. This data can be optimized to reinforce only areas of structure that undergoes tress of a specific nature. Machine learning can be used to identify and cluster these areas together.

POSTULATES FROM COMPARING TESTS AND SIMULATIONS:

LEARNING FROM THE ONGOING PROJECT:

The current project has helped develop a methodology and workflow that definately influenced the original research. The original research has thus been modified from the findings of this research.

A new strategy involving mesh weaving and a combination of techniques can help develop a more foolproof strategy to address the problem of reinforcement in concrete.

REINFORCED CONCRETE PRINTING – III  is a project of IaaC, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia developed at Master in Robotics and Advanced Construction (M.R.A.C.) in 2018 by,

Students: Sujay Kumarji

Faculty: Ricardo Devesa