State of the Art of Concrete 3D-printing: Materials and Processes

Taghizade, Katayoon; Niroumand, Hamed; Baradaran, Amirbahador; Shahkolaei, Amirhossien

doi:10.22059/ceij.2025.393047.2288

State of the Art of Concrete 3D-printing: Materials and Processes

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Document Type : Review Paper

Authors

¹ Department of Architecture, Collage of fine arts, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

² Department of Civil Engineering, IKIU University-Buein Zahra, Buein Zahra, Iran

³ Department of Civil Engineering, IKIU-Buein Zahra, Iran

10.22059/ceij.2025.393047.2288

Abstract

A house is a place to live comfortably and one of the most important and expensive needs for humankind today. To meet this need, the construction industry is constantly looking for easier, cheaper, and safer ways. 3D-printing technology has been a significant advance and has been used daily in various fields for about last two decades. Moreover, 3D-printing can improve the process of building and providing housing. The purpose of this research is to examine and review the discussion of 3D-printers, methods of operation, materials, and effective approaches to the performance of this technology in the construction industry. The results of this research deal with the topics related to 3D-printed concrete, such as its special and general features, the mixing plan used in material printing, work safety challenges, how to use concrete in house construction with 3D-printing technology, and an overview of the research done in this field in the last few decades.

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