Method for layer-by-layer deposition of concrete
AssigneeUniversiteit Gent
InventorsYaxin Tao, Geert de Schutter, Kim van Tittelboom, Karel Lesage
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AssigneeUniversiteit Gent
InventorsYaxin Tao, Geert de Schutter, Kim van Tittelboom, Karel Lesage
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The invention relates to a method for layer-by-layer deposition of concrete by providing extrudable concrete. A first flow comprising a binder material and water and a second flow comprising a carrier material, an additional component and water are mixed in a static mixer to form a third flow of extrudable concrete. The material of the second flow has a shorter initial setting time than the material of the first flow. The first flow has a first viscosity V1 and the second flow has a second viscosity V2 so that the ratio V1/V2 ranges between 1/40 and 40. The third flow has a viscosity larger than the viscosity of the first flow and the second flow and a yield stress larger than the yield stress of the first flow and the second flow. The material of the third flow has an initial setting time shorter than initial setting time of the first flow. The invention further relates to a system to extrude concrete, in particular for layer-by-layer deposition of concrete.
A method for layer-by-layer deposition of concrete, said method comprising providing extrudable concrete by
A system for layer-by-layer deposition of concrete, said system comprising a static mixer having at least a first inlet for introducing a first flow in said static mixer, at least a second inlet for introducing a second flow in said static mixer and at least one outlet for providing a third flow, whereby said first flow comprises a first material, said first material comprising binder material and water, said first flow having a first viscosity V1 ranging between 0.1 Pa·s and 60 Pa·s and a first yield stress Y1, said first material having a first initial setting time T1, said second flow comprising a second material and water, said second material comprising a carrier material comprising powdery material and at least one additional compound,
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