Session S14 | 9 June 2022 | 14H30
Artificial reefs through 3D printing. 3DPare: a case study
Prof. Elena Blanco-Fernández
Universidad de Cantabria

Abstract: The aim of this presentation is to present the European research project entitled ‘Artificial reef 3D printing for the Atlantic Area (3DPare)’. A total of 36 artificial reefs have been design, built, immersed and monitor in four European countries: France, Portugal, Spain and United Kingdom, proofing the capability of this technology to attract marine life very quickly.

Short Bio: Elena Blanco is PhD Civil Engineer, and it’s the responsible of the research line in 3D printing in the Construction Technology Applied Research Group (GITECO) at Universidad de Cantabria.

Session S13 | 27 May 2022 | 11H00
Optimizing earthern construction using rheology
Prof. Arnaud Perrot
Université de Bretagne Sud

Abstract: Earth-based materials are currently receiving much attention as sustainable and local construction materials with sufficient mechanical strength for affordable solutions worldwide. However, contrarily to concrete and cement-based materials, only a few studies deal with the rheological behaviour of such materials and its link with processing route. It is worth noting that there is a broad range of processing routes for earth-based materials which impose different rheological or consistency requirements for the earth materials. Depending on its nature and the water content, earth materials can be granular-like, pasty or fluid-like materials making the material more adapted to specific processing routes than others. It is here shown that in vernacular construction techniques, the earth nature and achievable consistencies have imposed the processing routes and influenced the material hardened or service life properties. Inspired by these observations, it is now required to adapt the material “fresh” properties to the processing methods (or the contrary) in order to obtain the best of the materials in terms of mechanical and service life properties. To reach this goal, concepts taken from concrete mix design and processing as well as geotechnical and rheological characterization tools can be used and beneficially applied to earth construction. For example, using admixtures can be a solution in order to design and cast earth-like concrete or to meet rheological requirements for 3D printing methods. The presentation aims to provide an overview of earth construction methods with materials specifications and rheological requirements. Finally, the effects of different admixtures on earth processing are also presented with an emphasis put on bio-based solutions.

Short Bio: Arnaud Perrot is associate researcher at université de Bretagne Sud since 2007. His research topic mainly deals with construction materials rheology and processing. He has written more than 60 papers in international journals dealing with this topic. He is an active member in RILEMtechnical committees to concrete 3D printing and rheology and deputy chair of the newly launched committee on the processing of earth-based materials. He is associate editor of RILEM/Springer Materials and Structures journal.

Session S12 | 1 April 2022 | 11H00
An Overview of 3D Concrete Printing Technology
Dr. Luai Al Kurdi
Print4d

Abstract: This presentation will showcase an overview of today’s 3D Concrete Printing technology and various projects that have been constructed using this technology throughout the world. It will give you a better understanding of the basics of 3D Concrete Printing and the challenges that face the industry today.

Short Bio: Luai Kurdi, the Founder & CEO of PRINT4D. He is an Architect and a 3D Concrete Printing Expert, he has been working full time utilizing this technology for more than 3 years. His startup company revolutionizes the way concrete is used in construction by reducing the amount of concrete needed to build structures, reducing the CO2 footprint, and also eliminating waste in construction projects. He has been working on multiple applications in construction from small scale projects such as infrastructure projects to large scale projects such as a fully printed building.

Session S11 | 11 February 2022 | 11H00
Advances in Additive Manufacturing for Building and Construction
Prof. Paulo Bártolo
SC3DP – Singapore Centre for 3D Printing

Abstract: This presentation introduces the concept of Construction 4.0 and the corresponding role of additive manufacturing. Advances in both fabrication strategies and materials will be presented and discussed.

Short Bio: Paulo Bartolo is Professor on Advanced Manufacturing at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Executive Director of Singapore Centre for 3D Printing (SC3DP), Singapore. At NTU, he is also Director of the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster (NAMIC) hub at NTU and member of the Food@NTU programme. He is also Professor at the University of Manchester (UK). He authored more than 600 publications in journal papers, book chapters and conference proceedings, co-edited 22 books and holds 16 patents. Paulo Bartolo was listed as a top 2% in the world by Stanford University and Microsoft Academic ranked him as the most salient author worldwide on the biomanufacturing field and among the top 25 most salient author worldwide in the biofabrication field.

You can find the video HERE.

Session S10 | 16 July 2021 | 11H00
Know your building: the non-intrusive part of structural inspection
Miguel Gomes de Almeida
Morph
André Ferreira
Morph

Abstract: The acceleration of human impact on the planet since the 1950s has led to a substantial growth of Civil Engineering, aimed at solving the needs of progressively more ambitious and complex projects. The volume of problems presented to civil engineers is now further magnified by the progressive decay of many of the concrete structures built during the 20th century, and whose life span approaches critical stages. Under these conditions, the response of Civil Engineeres should be accompanied by paralell inspections able to retrieve critical information from the buildings and areas that are to be intervened.
The current development of remote sensing and non-intrusive inspection technologies responds directly to this challenge, multiplying the methods and techniques of underground surveying, structural inspection, and recurrent physical and geometric monitoring. There are a vast number of novel non-intrusive inspection technologies (georadar, seismic surveys, electrical methods, geomagnetic, thermography, laserscanning, photogrammetry, …), that allow to investigate different physical parameters and answer relevant questions for each specific case-study.
The potential of these new technologies will depend on:
– the development of integrated inspections protocols that couple non-intrusive methods with destructive tests and Reverse Engineering projects,
– the dissemination of technical information on these methods amongst land planners, architects, and civil engineers. These objectives are fundamental aspects towards more knowledge-based construction and rehabilitation projects.

Miguel Gomes de Almeida

Short Bio: Specialized in Archeology, Prehistory and Anthropology, Miguel Ameida has a multidisciplinary academic background, revealing his constant search for multiple perspectives and innovative solutions.
He created the Octogroup, a group of Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI’s) that provide scientific consultancy services in the fields of Geosciences, Archaeosciences and Reverse Engineering, particularly in projects of Cultural, Historical, and Archaeological Heritage.
Author of a long list of international and multidisciplinary scientific works, he explores new areas of knowledge with ground-breaking multidisciplinary approaches. His methodological and applied research stands out, introducing the use of new technologies in Culutral Heritage projects. Miguel Almeida’s commitment to scientific knowledge includes his personal investment in projects in the areas of his specialization, often in the framework of collaborations with other researchers and institutions.

André Ferreira

Short Bio: André Ferreira has a master’s degree in Geological Engineering from the Aveiro University. He is specialized in Geophysics and during his master’s thesis developed a proof of concept and working prototype of a Seismic wave system designed for structural integrity analysis of built structures. He presently works at Morph – Geosciences, a private company offerin scientific consultancy services in Geophysics, Remote sensing, and Reversed Engineering projects. His routine work consists of designing and applying non-intrusive survey solutions to map underground geological layers, features, and infrastructures and inspect existent buildings for hidden structures and pathologies with non-destructive technologies.His current goal is to contribute to further establish the relevance of geophysics in building rehabilitation and urban management projects.

Session S9 | 20 May 2021 | 11H00
From Matter to Shape: 3D Printing Precast Industry
Dr. Didier Lootens
Department Director of Material Physics, Sika Technology

Abstract: Additive manufacturing or 3D printing, already implemented in all industries is now also more and more used in the construction either on the field or in precast. Chemistry, process but also civil engineering, architecture have to be combined to able a successful and rapid implementation of environmental 3D construction printing. The initial challenges to print high quality and continuously at construction scales have been reached given us now the opportunity to spread the new technology for more efficient construction processes. The construction industry is changing rapidly with the increasing use of precast elements which allow safer, quicker and cheaper high-quality constructions. With the integration of 3D printing into the modular building process, we can further decrease the total cost with less  material that can do more. The environmental considerations involve the need to reduce the quantity of construction materials but also to increase their durability. This presentation demonstrates the use of 3D printing technology for new building principles.

Short Bio: Dr. Didier Lootens is a Physico-Chemist, department director of Material Physics in Sika Technology since 2004. MSc in Physico- Chemistry from the ESPCI and PhD graduated from the University of Pierre et Marie Curie in Material Science. With 20 years of experience in the field of cementitious materials and 3D printing, he has worked in more than 20 countries. Research interests include concentrated suspensions, inorganic chemistry, characterization of building materials by rheology and ultrasound, reduction of the carbon footprint with the use of new binders, innovative mortar formulations and he leading the development of new 3D printed technologies, including processes, formulations and domestication of printed materials. He developed the entire 3D printing business at Sika. 60 publications and over 30 patents.

Session S8 | 6 May 2021 | 11H00
From the shapeless earth to the earth as house-shaped
Dr. Lapo Naldoni
Building Engineer, R&D WASP Team

Abstract: From 2012, the aims of WASP is to build zero-mile homes, by using natural materials locally sourced and advanced technology like 3D printing. For this reason, WASP has developed a huge number of systems able to start from the soil in order to build sustainable architectures. From the Big Delta WASP to the Crane WASP, today we are able to print at the architectural scale with bio-based mortar: Gaia and Tecla projects are milestones in the field of 3D printing.

Short Bio: Lapo Naldoni has a degree in Building Engineering and Architecture from Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy. He developed his thesis focusing on mud constructions and robotic informed deposition on tensioned fabrics, the work has been presented and published at the IASS Symposium 2018 in Boston. Currently, he is a member of the Wasp R&D team and works on 3d printing at different scales with polymers and fluid dense materials. He frequently collaborates with Co-de-It in several workshops on digital fabrication and he is teacher assistant of Architecture Planning (Prof. Alessio Erioli) at Alma Mater Studiorum, Bologna. He has worked as a computational designer at Mario Cucinella Architects (IT).

Session S7 | 8 April 2021 | 11H00
Rapid Construction Using Traditional Capabilities and Compatibility with New Materials
Dr. Patrick Keane
University of South Australia

Abstract: Rapid construction of structures using additive manufacturing is an area of research that has received significant attention in the last two decades. This is particularly due to the advances in desktop additive manufacturing, deployable structures, and material compatibilities/capabilities. For these reasons, conversion of existing construction equipment is worth investigating. Government agencies and private enterprise have been displaying innovative civil engineering solutions to regulatory committees. These solutions incorporate existing state of the art capabilities with widely accessible equipment. Material compatibility with these solutions will not only produce more affordable structures with comparable strengths, but also usher additive manufacturing into high temperature applications at a fraction of current costs.

Short Bio: Patrick Keane is a PhD Candidate in Energy and Advanced Manufacturing at The Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia (Australia). He has worked on large scale additive manufacturing for rapid deployment with the US Army Corps of Engineers at the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) as an Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education Fellow. During that time he helped develop, implement, and ensure a concrete mixture for 3D printing structures found on forward operating bases using teams of US Soldiers and Marines. Currently he has a provisional patent in Australia for Amorphous Self-healing Geopolymers using metakaolin-based geopolymers, glass powder, and alumina grit. Keane received his B.S. in Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a specialty in Material Science and Engineering, as well as his A.S in Organic Chemistry from Parkland College.

Session S6 | 25 March 2021 | 11H00
3D printing: Challenges and Opportunities in Construction
Dr. Maurizio Iler Marchi
Global R&D Department of Heidelberg Cement Group, Leimen, Germany

Abstract: 3D Concrete Printing is counted among the Digital Fabrication technologies, that have recently become one of the most promising key drivers for boosting innovation in many industrial fields, including the construction sector. An increasing number of on-site and off-site applications have been spreading all over the world in the last years, showcasing the technical feasibility of this innovative solution. In the presentation, the potentiality of 3D Printing in the construction sector, both in terms of economy and sustainability will be discussed.

Short Bio: Dr. Maurizio Iler Marchi is Senior Researcher at Global R&D Department of Heidelberg Cement Group in Leimen (Germany). He has been working at R&D Laboratories of Italcementi (now HeidelbergCement Group) for 20 years, covering different roles. His research fields have been chemistry of cement, alternative binders and, more recently, 3D Printing of Concrete. He also has a broad academic background with a master’s degree in Chemistry and a PhD in Earth Sciences, with several relevant publications in these fields.

Session S5 | 18 February 2021 | 11H00
Resource-efficient construction of steel structures using laser cutting and metal 3D printing
Prof. Alper Kanyilmaz
Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Abstract: Construction industry is a resource, labour, and energy-intensive industry that must keep pace with the rapid development aiming to decarbonise our world. Laser cutting and metal 3D printing techniques have opened new perspectives in many industries (e.g., aerospace, automotive), providing resource-efficient solutions thanks to the geometric freedom and digitalisation. The construction industry also could benefit from these advanced manufacturing methods; however, the major obstacle is the lack of technical experience, formal standards, and regulations in the construction sector. Dr Alper Kanyilmaz will present his research team’s findings in the field of robotic steel construction, and discuss the potentials of the laser-cutting and metal 3D printing techniques in reaching resource-efficient and elegant construction products.

Short Bio: Alper Kanyilmaz is an assistant professor in the Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering of Politecnico di Milano in Italy. His research goal is to explore new structural systems using steel, and contribute to the construction sector’s transition toward a digitalised and sustainable production of safe and elegant structures requiring less material and energy consumption.
He is studying the following topics:
• Automated off-site fabrication of steel structures using laser cutting, metal 3D printing, and bio-inspired topology optimisation methods to speed up construction, and reduce costs, waste, and manual work in the whole life cycle of a building.
• Rapid decision-making tools and methods to conceptually design cost-efficient building structures using artificial intelligence.
• Mitigation of dynamic actions (fatigue, seismic) on steel building, storage (e.g., warehouse, industrial) and renewable energy (e.g., wind) structures, with increased lifetime, repairability, and reuse.
His research lines are constructed using both numerical and experimental methods, up to high TRL levels (e.g., pilot-scale).
He has been a team leader and principal coordinator in several research projects, cooperating with the steel construction industry, different disciplines, and worldwide research institutes.
He transfers his research experience to the civil engineering and architecture students in terms of teaching, MSc and PhD thesis supervision.

Session S4 | 28 January 2021 | 17H00
Advances and Collaboration across the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industries: 2021 and Beyond
Prof. Terry Beaubois
Consultant to NASA and US DoEnergy-Office of Building Technology and invited lecture at Stanford, Hawaii, Shanghai, Los Angeles and London Universities

Abstract:
• AI in AEC
• Digital Twins
• Architectural Metaverse
• The Convergence of Industries and Technologies

Short Bio: Terry Beaubois has practiced Architecture in Silicon Valley for over 40 years.
He has recently taught online at Stanford, Hawaii, Shanghai, Los Angeles, and London.
Terry is a consultant to NASA and US DoEnergy-Office of Building Technology.
He has designed houses, hotel-resorts, hospitals, high-tech facilities nationally and international and was the Architect of Record for the San Francisco Ballet Building.
He is currently designing a house in Montana US, and on a proposal team for a $500 billion new city project.

Session S3 | 11 December 2020 | 14H00
From Earth to Mars and back: additive manufacturing of buildings in concrete
Prof. José P. Duarte
The Pennsylvania State University, Stuckeman School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, USA

Abstract: World population growth and fast urbanization are such that we will need to build over the next twenty years as many houses as we have built in the past two thousand years. The talk will describe how innovative design and construction technologies developed to overcome this situation on Earth were used to design a habitat to support the human exploration of Mars. It will also show how the lessons learnt from this Martian effort may impact the way we design and make buildings on Earth. Finally, it will highlight the challenges and opportunities for the construction industry raised by the use of BIM, AI, and concrete printing.

Short Bio: José P. Duarte (Lic Arch UT Lisbon 1987, SMArchS 1993 and PhD MIT 2001) is the Stuckeman Chair in Design Innovation and director of the Stuckeman Center for Design Computing at Penn State, where he is Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, and Affiliate Professor of Architectural Engineering and Engineering Design. Dr. Duarte was dean of the Lisbon School of Architecture and president of eCAADe. He was co-founder of the Penn State Additive Construction Laboratory (AddCon Lab) and his research interests are in the use of computation to support context-sensitive design at different scales. Recently, he co-edited (with Branko Kolarevic) the book “Mass Customization and Design Democracy” (Routledge, NY, 2019) and his team was awarded 2ndplace in the finals of the “NASA 3D Printed Mars Habitat Challenge.”

Session S2 | 26 November 2020 | 11H00
Smart, Functional and Sustainable – the Future of 3D Concrete Printing
Prof. Sandra Lucas
TU/e Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands

Abstract: The construction industry is entering a new and exciting phase with the development of 3D printing. Concrete materials and structures can now be easily printed into much more complex shapes than before, however, the materials are still quite similar to the conventional concrete that has been used for many decades. Other very important changes that construction materials suffered over the last decade concern their functionality and sustainability. New materials with properties such as self-healing, self-cleaning and heat storage have been developed, and new binders were introduced to reduce the cement content. The next challenge in the construction industry is therefore merging these two worlds, the 3D printing of building and the production of functional and sustainable construction materials. This next step is now a reality at Eindhoven University of Technology, through two major projects supported by NWO (the Dutch research council) – ‘Additive manufacturing of functional construction materials on-demand’ and ‘Additive manufacturing of sustainable concrete for zero-energy buildings’.

Short Bio: Sandra Lucas is an assistant professor in 3D printing of concrete in the research group Concrete Structures at the TU/e department of the Built Environment (unit Structural Design). Sandra’s research goal is to understand how material’s modification can alter its microstructure, how this influences the macromechanical behaviour, creating new properties – self-healing, self-sensing, heat storage or self-cleaning, for example. At TU/e, her research focuses on transferring this knowledge to additive manufacturing, developing fully customisable 3D printed materials and buildings. She is the project leader of two NWO projects to develop smart and sustainable 3D printed concrete. Prior to this position, she was a senior lecturer in construction materials and sustainability at the University of Greenwich. She was the PI for several projects within academia and in collaboration with industry, through the Innovate UK funding agency.
Sandra Lucas obtained a BEng in ceramic and glass engineering, an MSc in environmental management and materials and, in 2011, a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Aveiro (Portugal). She then became a Marie Curie Postdoctoral researcher at the Fraunhofer Institute UMSICHT (Oberhausen, Germany) for the SHeMat project. As part of this project, she was a visiting researcher at EPSI ParisTech (Paris, France) and Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands). In 2014, she joined the University of Greenwich (London, UK) as a senior lecturer in construction materials and sustainability. In 2018, Sandra Lucas was appointed as an assistant professor in 3D printing of concrete with the research group Concrete Structures at the Department of the Built Environment of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e, the Netherlands).

Session S1 | 12 November 2020 | 11H00
3D Concrete printing: State of the Art and Structural Applications
Prof. Domenico Asprone
University of Naples Federico II, Italy

Abstract: 3D Concrete Printing (3DCP) technology belongs to the more general digital fabrication methods utilizing concrete, which allows obtaining architectural and structural elements efficiently and quickly. The form freedom enabled by digital fabrication with concrete (DFC) technologies provides advantages for a wide range of concrete based objects. Indeed, structural elements built through  3D printing technology have a high engineering potential. Such an innovative technology makes possible optimizing the material use – e.g. through the topology-optimization – the overall costs and the architectural effectiveness. However, being such an innovative field there are many challenges to be faced: rheological/mechanical material requirements at both fresh and hardened state, buildability performance during the layered extrusion process, the inclusion of a reinforcement. The design of the DFC structural elements must take account of the peculiarities of the overall construction process and it is often faced with a lack of specific guidelines. Therefore, scientific research in this field becomes a necessary means toward achieving the full potential of DFC.

Short Bio: Domenico Asprone got his PhD in Materials and Structures in 2010; he is Associate Professor of Structural Engineering at the University of Naples Federico II. His research interests cover different topics related to the technological innovation in structural engineering and constructions, ranging from the integrated sustainable design and the implementation of BIM methodologies into design, construction and management processes of civil works, to resilience and robustness of civil structures against natural and man-made hazards, sustainability of structural materials, components and systems, additive manufacturing and 3d printing techniques for the production of structural systems.