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Class Notes

Bʏ: Sᴀʙᴀʀ Aʟɪ


Iɴᴛʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ & Oᴠᴇʀᴠɪᴇᴡ Oғ Fᴜᴛᴜʀɪsᴛɪᴄ Sʏsᴛᴇᴍ

☔ Sᴇʟғ Hᴇᴀʟɪɴɢ Cᴏɴᴄʀᴇᴛᴇ


Concrete is the single most widely used
construction material in the world. In fact, it is the
second-most consumed substance on Earth, after
water.

Think of all the concrete homes, office buildings,


churches and bridges built each year. Concrete is
cheap and widely adaptable.

But it's also susceptible to cracking and


deterioration under stresses like extreme heat and
cold.
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In the past, the only way to fix cracked concrete


was to patch it, reinforce it, or knock it down and
start from scratch. But not anymore.

In 2010, a graduate student and chemical


engineering professor at the University of Rhode
Island created a new type of "smart" concrete
that "heals" its own cracks.

The concrete mix is embedded with tiny capsules


of sodium silicate. When a crack forms, the
capsules rupture and release a gel-like healing
agent that hardens to fill the void.

The sodium silicate reacted with the calcium


hydroxide already present in the concrete, and
formed a calcium-silica-hydrate gel that healed
the cracks and blocked the concrete’s pores. The
gel hardened in about one week.

Self healing concrete is a concrete which heals


itself when it comes in contact with air and water,
it produces
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lime on outer layer of concrete.

3D Pʀɪɴᴛᴇᴅ Hᴏᴜsᴇ

3D printing AKA additive manufacturing uses


computer-aided designing to make prototypes
or working models of objects by laying down
successive layers of materials.

'Concrete 3D Printing' is an automated


manufacturing method that constructs
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three-dimensional real-life structures at all


realisable scales.

The design is then fabricated into

1. a 3D structure layer-by-layer

2. using a specialised type of concrete


specifically designed for the purpose.

The concrete is deposited, joined or solidified


under computer control to create a three
dimensional object.

The concrete may consists of materials such as


plastics, liquids or powder grains.

Recently, IIT-M Alumni built India's First 3D


printed House within 5days.

Chennai-based TVASTA Manufacturing


Solutions built India's fir D printed house on a
concept by former IIT-M students.
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The 3D printed house was inaugrated by Union


Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

The 3D printed house consists of

1. a single storey with functional space of about


600 square feet, 2. comprising a single
bedroom, hall, and 3. a kitchen.

Advantages of Concrete 3D Printing

It helps to reduce carbon footprints with


eco-friendly taw materials.

It produce sustainable and green buildings as it


uses industrial waste and recycled material as
raw materials

It minimises the cost of construction around


30% when compared to conventional mode of
construction.

The technology uses 'ready to implement


methodology" which requires no lead time for
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manufacturing, thus significantly reducing


construction time, by constructing the house
within 4 to 5 days.

The building constructed is of higher quality


and has a long life exceeding 50 years.

Disadvantages of 3D printing

3D printing technique uses 100 times more


power than the conventional methods leading
to detrimental environmental impacts.

cost of 3d printer is very expensive.

Materials used in 3D printing are scarce.

Three-Dimensional Printing is Slow When it


Comes to Mass Customization.

Printer uses harmful chemicals such as styrene


and caprolactam due to which ultrafine
materials are emitted which may settle in a
person's bloodstream.

It releases too much of plastic by product.


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It is not user friendly.

World's first 3D Printed office has been built at


Emirates Towers complex in Dubai.

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