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Self-Shaping Concrete

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Self-shaping concrete is deposited layer by layer through an extrusion nozzle along the predetermined path without any formwork or vibration. The choice of raw material and mix proportion design of self-shaping concrete is significant to guarantee the workability. The mechanical properties of self-shaping concrete exhibit apparently orthotropic behavior and are easily affected by the printing operation. Self-shaping concrete has a promising future of providing economically feasible method for affordable housing construction in low-income countries, designing multifunctional structures with complex geometry, and building extraterrestrial settlement infrastructures in vacuum condition.

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  1. School of Civil Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China

    Baoguo Han, Liqing Zhang & Jinping Ou

  2. School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China

    Jinping Ou

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Han, B., Zhang, L., Ou, J. (2017). Self-Shaping Concrete. In: Smart and Multifunctional Concrete Toward Sustainable Infrastructures. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4349-9_5

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