Performance assessment of 3d printed wall modules

3D concrete printing is increasingly becoming popular as it provides a powerful platform for the fabrication of structural components in freeform architectural shapes. While manufacturing technology and material property improvement are advancing rapidly, the development of methods to predict the structural capacity of printed elements is lagging. This research presents an experimental and numerical investigation of printed concrete wall modules. the numerical model is developed by introducing material characteristics taken from printed prototypes to predict module axial capacity. Also, to study the structural performance of an entire wall, four modules are connected together and investigated experimentally and numerically.