Investigation of Cementitious Materials for Powder-based 3D Printing

3D concrete printing is an emerging technology that is set to revolutionize the construction industry by allowing `free-form' construction without the use of expensive formwork. Powder-based 3D concrete printing is one of such techniques, which is capable of producing building components with significantly high resolution. One of the main challenges of this technique is the very limited scope of printable cementitious materials that can be used for construction applications. This doctoral research aims to overcome the issues and barriers by developing a systemic methodology to adapt conventional construction materials to the powder-based 3D concrete printing technique.