The paradigm shifts toward producing concrete elements using additive manufacturing needs bespoke, optimized designs, and precise toolpath planning. Although additive manufacturing provides substantial liberty and adaptability, the production of intricate concrete structures is impeded by several manufacturing limitations. This paper tackles these problems by tailoring the design of a topology-optimized 3D-printed beam. The approach entails carefully creating the design of a topologically optimized beam to ensure it is compatible with the unique limitations of concrete additive manufacturing processes. The final result of the proposed approach is compared with the previously reported constraint-integrated topology-optimized design. The results demonstrate that the lightweight beam design fulfills the additive manufacturing requirement without compromising the structural (bending) properties.

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Tailoring Topology-Optimized Lightweight Concrete Beam Design for Additive Manufacturing

  • Akshay Sahu,
  • Deepak Sharma,
  • Biranchi Panda

摘要

The paradigm shifts toward producing concrete elements using additive manufacturing needs bespoke, optimized designs, and precise toolpath planning. Although additive manufacturing provides substantial liberty and adaptability, the production of intricate concrete structures is impeded by several manufacturing limitations. This paper tackles these problems by tailoring the design of a topology-optimized 3D-printed beam. The approach entails carefully creating the design of a topologically optimized beam to ensure it is compatible with the unique limitations of concrete additive manufacturing processes. The final result of the proposed approach is compared with the previously reported constraint-integrated topology-optimized design. The results demonstrate that the lightweight beam design fulfills the additive manufacturing requirement without compromising the structural (bending) properties.