3D-printed steel reinforcement for digital concrete construction – Manufacture, mechanical properties and bond behaviour

•Reinforcement approaches for digital construction are summarised.•3D-printing of steel reinforcement based on gas-metal arc welding is described.•3D-printed steel bars’ mechanical performance is shown to be similar to that of conventional bars.•Printed steel bars’ failure is shown to be ductile, on...

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Published in:Construction & building materials 2018-08, Vol.179, p.125-137
Main Authors: Mechtcherine, Viktor, Grafe, Jasmin, Nerella, Venkatesh N., Spaniol, Erik, Hertel, Martin, Füssel, Uwe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
3D printing
3D-printed steel reinforcement
Analysis
Bond behaviour
Bond strength
Concretes
Digital concrete construction
Gas-metal arc welding
Mechanical properties
Tensile behaviour
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