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2022 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Mesh Mould Prefabrication
Authors : Ammar Mirjan, Jaime Mata-Falcón, Carsten Rieger, Janin Herkrath, Walter Kaufmann, Fabio Gramazio, Matthias Kohler
Published in: Third RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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Abstract
The Mesh Mould technology combines formwork and structural reinforcement into a robotically fabricated construction system. This method allows for the industrial and full-scale realisation of complex curved, steel-reinforced concrete structures without the need for conventional formwork. The paper presents a new material and cost efficient industrial robotic prefabrication process of 3D reinforcement cages (mesh elements). A novel robotic wire application process makes it possible to now fabricate mesh elements with continuous reinforcement in two commonly orthogonal directions. Thanks to the implementation of an automated structural design approach, complex structures can be dimensioned and optimised following international standards for steel-reinforced concrete structures. Furthermore, the paper presents the development of a new, appropriate concrete mixture that is stable to fill the permeable meshes with.