Three-dimensional printing multifunctional engineered cementitious composites (ECC) for structural elements

Yi Bao, Mingfeng Xu, Daniel Soltan, Tian Xia, Albert Shih, Herek L. Clack, Victor C. Li

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Abstract

Three-dimensional printing (3DP) has great potential to facilitate fabrication of structures with smart functions. This research aims to develop an effective and efficient method to fabricate multifunctional structural elements using Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) through 3DP. To this end, ECC slabs measuring 304.8 mm by 76.2 mm by 12.7 mm (length by width by thickness) are prepared for experimental testing. Titanium dioxide nanoparticles are incorporated in the slabs to deliver photocatalytic functionality for chemical reduction of gaseous air pollutants. Two schemes for incorporating titanium dioxide nanoparticles into the ECC slabs are investigated and compared. 3DP is employed to fabricate the slabs and compared with the conventional cast-in-mold fabrication method. The photocatalytic functionality of different slabs is evaluated through nitrogen oxides abatement testing under ultraviolet light. The concentration of nitrogen oxides is measured in real time. After the nitrogen oxides abatement testing, all slabs are tested to failure under four-point bending to evaluate their flexural properties. The results show that 3DP is promising to fabricate multifunctional ECC structural elements with improved efficiency.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRILEM Bookseries
Pages115-128
Number of pages14
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

Publication series

NameRILEM Bookseries
Volume19
ISSN (Print)2211-0844
ISSN (Electronic)2211-0852

Keywords

  • Engineered Cementitious Composite
  • Functionally-graded composite
  • Multifunctional element
  • Photocatalysis
  • Three-dimensional printing

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