3D Concrete Printing for Building and Construction

At the end of this course, the learners will learn:

Day 1

Lecture: Introduction and Applications (9:00 - 10:30, 1.5 hours)
• A brief introduction to the history and applications of 3D printing for building and construction.
• Popular technologies, including contour crafting, D-shape, 3D concrete printing, and other large-scale plastic and metal AM technologies.
• 3D printed building and construction applications, including the printings from W+B, Apis-Cor, XtreeE, Mighty Buildings, and other commercial companies and universities worldwide.
• Sustainable 3D printable concrete materials

Lecture: 3D Printing Technology for Building and Construction (11:00 - 12:30, 1.5 hours)
• The equipment and methods of 3D printing for building and construction
• The advanced functions of 3D printing for building and construction

Lecture: Fresh and Harden Properties of 3D Printable Concrete (13:30 - 15:00, 1.5 hours)
• The fresh property requirements for 3D printable concrete and corresponding test methods.
• The hardened property behavior and corresponding test methods.

Hands-on Training and Practice: Characterize 3D Printed Concrete (Physical Lesson) (15:30 - 17:00, 1.5 hours)
• The introduction of the raw ingredients of 3D printable concrete
• The introduction of mixing the 3D printable concrete
• The introduction of using flow table in the B&C lab to test the 3D printable concrete
• The students to practice using flow table in the B&C lab to measure the 3D printable concrete (The concrete will be prepared by the instructors).

Or

Demonstration (Online Lesson) (15:30 -17:00, 1.5 hours)
• The introduction and demonstration of preparing fresh concrete in the B&C lab.
• The introduction and demonstration of using flow table and rheometers in the B&C lab to test the fresh property of 3D printable concrete.

Day 2

Lecture: 3D Concrete Printer and Workflow (9:00 - 10:30, 1.5 hours)
• Detailed instruction about the 3D concrete printer, including gantry, industry robot arm, crane, and robot swarm.
• Explain the workflow of a 3D concrete printing, which would start from design software to the final installation of the printed parts.
• Introduction about how to operate the 3D concrete gantry printer in the B&C lab.

Lecture: Generating Printing Path from CAD Models (11:00 - 12:30, 1.5 hours)
• Using the workflow for 3D concrete gantry printer in the B&C lab as an example to show how to design CAD model, make a printable printing path, some basic concepts of G-codes, and the visualization of generated G-code.

Project/Coursework: 3D Concrete Printing Workflow Walkthrough (13:30 - 15:30, 2.0 hours)
• The students to practice:
1. creating 3D CAD models.
2. using slicer software to convert the models to printing path code.
3. checking and visualization of the generated printing path code.
4. transferring the code to the 3D concrete printer (Physical Lesson) or the lecturer will demonstrate transferring the code to the 3D concrete printer (Online Lesson)
5. executing the printing code on the 3D concrete printer (by students in Physical Lesson or by the lecturer in Online Lesson).

Assessment: Quiz and Project Evaluation (16:00 – 17:00, 1 hour)
• Evaluation the CAD models and printing paths created by the students
• An online quiz

This course is suitable for:
• Building Engineer
• Construction Engineer
• Project Engineer of Building and Construction
• Solutions Engineer
• Project Manager of Building and Construction
• Research Associate
• Research Engineer 

Standard Course Fee: S$1,728.00

• NTU/NIE alumni may utilise their $1,600 Alumni Course Credits. Click here for more information.

Note: Course fee payment made before 1 Jan 2024 will be subject to GST at 8%, and payment made on or after 1 Jan 2024 will be subject to GST at 9%.