UTC 2022 Funding - Cycle 2 Research Projects

Project Number: CY2-OU-10
Project Title: Phase-II: Addressing Durability Concerns in Binders with Interlayer Reinforcement for 3D Printed Elements
Performing Institution: University of Oklahoma
Principal Investigator: Shreya Vemuganti
Consultants: Royce Floyd, University of Oklahoma; Mahmoud Reda Taha and Daniel Heras Murcia, University of New Mexico
Proposed Start and End Date: 10/01/2024 to 01/15/2026
Project Description: 3D Concrete Printing (3DCP) is one of the fastest emerging technologies and involves layer by layer building of a binder material with additives without the use of formworks while enabling the design freedom to produce complex structural geometries. To enable this technology to reach end use applications in construction such as printing large scale fail-safe concrete structural elements, the low tensile strength of concrete is to be overcome. These structures are constantly subjected to environmental deterioration mechanisms affecting their durability and life. Moreover, lack of knowledge and data about durability of 3D printed reinforced concrete structures hinders the growth of this digital fabrication method to truly offer its advantages towards transportation.  
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