STANDARTIZATION OF 3D PRINTED WALLS
STRUCTURAL SIMILARITY BETWEEN 3D PRINTED WALLS AND MASONRY CONSTRUCTION
GETTING 3D PRINTED HOMES PERMITTED AS RESIDENTIAL
Gaining industry approval for use of 3D printing technology to build homes has been one of the major barriers to mass availability. However, we have developed a strategy for overcoming this obstacle and receiving the necessary permits.
Our concept is to develop 3D printed structures that are directly comparable to the well-documented and accepted reinforced concrete masonry unit (CMU) wall. We can ensure our 3D printed walls meet existing building standards by mimicking the characteristics of the CMU wall.
By matching our 3D printed walls with the (CMU) wall all construction techniques employed in roofing, foundation, etc., can be the same as used for CMU.

PROTOTYPING AND TESTING
Prototyped wall structures are subject to the following tests:
Compressive strength test of material (ASTM C39)
Compressive strength test of 3D printed units (ASTM C1314)
Absorption test (ASTM C140)
Durability test (ASTM 666)
3 points flexural test (ASTM C78)



PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
MATERIAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH


PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF 3D PRINTED WALL SEGMENTS
The 3D printed wall segment before testing.

NET area compressive strenght is
2640 Psi
DELIMITATION
Preparation the samples for 3-point flexural test:

