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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Mechanical Properties of a 3D-Printed Wall Segment Made with an Earthen Mixture.

Elena Ferretti, Massimo Moretti, Alberto Chiusoli, Lapo Naldoni, Francesco De Fabritiis, Massimo Visonà

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors.

Elena FerrettiDepartment of Civil, Environmental and Materials Engineering-DICAM, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Viale del Risorgimento 2, 40136 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6660-0349
Massimo MorettiWASP s.r.l., Via Castelletto 104/106, 48024 Massa Lombarda, Italy.
Alberto ChiusoliWASP s.r.l., Via Castelletto 104/106, 48024 Massa Lombarda, Italy.
Lapo NaldoniWASP s.r.l., Via Castelletto 104/106, 48024 Massa Lombarda, Italy.
Francesco De FabritiisWASP s.r.l., Via Castelletto 104/106, 48024 Massa Lombarda, Italy.
Massimo VisonàWASP s.r.l., Via Castelletto 104/106, 48024 Massa Lombarda, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study provides a contribution to the research field of 3D-printed earthen buildings, focusing, for the first time, on the load-bearing capacity of these structures. The study involves the entire production and testing process of the earthen elements, from the design, to the preparation of the mixture and the 3D printing, up to the uniaxial compression test on a wall segment. The results indicate that 3D-printed earthen elements have a compressive strength of 2.32 MPa, comparable to that of rammed earth structures. The experimental data also made it possible to draw conclusions on the action of the infill, which seems to have the function of stopping the propagation of cracks. This has a positive effect on the overall behavior of 3D-printed earthen elements, since it avoids the onset of dilative behavior in the final stages of the load test and maintains ultimate load values higher than 50% of the maximum load.

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3D printingbiocompositescrack propagationearthen buildingsload-bearing wallsmesoscale behaviormicroscale behaviororthotropic materialPoisson’s ratiovolumetric strain

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PMID35057156
PMCPMC8778666

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