Project Details
Projekt
TRR 277: Additive Manufacturing in Construction (AMC) – The Opportunity for Large Impact
Subject Area
Construction Engineering and Architecture
Geosciences
Computer Science, Systems and Electrical Engineering
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Social and Behavioural Sciences
Thermal Engineering/Process Engineering
Geosciences
Computer Science, Systems and Electrical Engineering
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Social and Behavioural Sciences
Thermal Engineering/Process Engineering
Term
since 2020
Website
Homepage
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 414265976
The Collaborative Research Centre TRR 277 Additive Manufacturing in Construction (TRR 277 AMC) of the Technical University of Braunschweig (TUBS) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is researching the fundamentals of additive manufacturing for the construction industry across materials and processes. In contrast to industrial series production, in which large numbers of identical components are produced in sequential process steps, additive manufacturing produces the component in a continuous, digitally controlled 3D printing process without prior formwork. This reduces the number of process steps and creates new freedom for the individual and shape-optimised design of components and structures. TRR 277 AMC thus combines the requirements of automation and individualisation in construction. Furthermore, AMC technologies enable a paradigm shift in structural design: shape optimisations and functional integrations are no longer limited by formwork, but can be produced according to technical requirements with a minimum of resources. In construction, additive manufacturing technologies have the potential to unite ecology and economy and to show new ways of how we build in the future. The research of TRR 277 AMC focuses on fundamental investigations of innovative additive manufacturing technologies in different material and process combinations. The basic research is based on a novel integrative research approach in which structural design, material technologies and manufacturing processes are viewed as inseparable, digitally networked units and researched coherently. In addition, the interfaces of the various AMC technologies to the preceding planning environments and subsequent construction sites are investigated. This holistic digitally networked approach offers completely new possibilities for interaction and the exchange of data-based information between planning and construction. It also enables holistic digital workflows to improve quality and shorten construction time. The basic research of the TRR 277 AMC in the 2nd funding period focuses on the in-depth investigations of material-process interactions of projects of the 1st funding period as well as the research of new material-process combinations. These are accompanied by intensive feedback through computational modelling and new structural design approaches. An important extension of the objectives is the reduction of environmental impacts at the different levels of materials, components and structural systems. Finally, TRR 277 provides an excellent space for the future generation of young scientists to gain new insights and exchange ideas, both in their specific field of research and in interdisciplinary collaboration.
DFG Programme
CRC/Transregios
Current projects
- A01 - Particle Bed 3D Printing by Selective Cement Activation (SCA) – Sustainability, Process Enhancement and Material Models (Project Heads Kwade, Arno ; Lowke, Dirk )
- A02 - Particle-Bed 3D Printing by Selective Cement Paste Intrusion (SPI) - Particle Surface Functionalisation, Particle Synthesis and Integration of WAAM Reinforcement (Project Heads Gehlen, Christoph ; Kwade, Arno ; Zäh, Michael Friedrich )
- A03 - Extrusion of Near-Nozzle Mixed Concrete - Towards Functionally Graded 3DCP (Project Heads Bos, Freek ; Fottner, Johannes ; Gehlen, Christoph )
- A04 - Integrated Additive Manufacturing Processes for Reinforced Shotcrete 3D Printing (SC3DP) Elements with Precise Surface Quality (Project Heads Dröder, Klaus ; Kloft, Harald ; Lowke, Dirk )
- A05 - Integration of Individualized Prefabricated Fibre Reinforcement in Additive Manufacturing with Concrete (Project Heads Hack, Norman Peter ; Hühne, Christian )
- A06 - Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) of Steel Elements for Construction – Basics of Design and Mechanical Resilience (Project Heads Radlbeck, Christina ; Zäh, Michael Friedrich )
- A07 - Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) of High Strength and Individualized Steel Components (Project Heads Hensel, Jonas ; Kloft, Harald ; Thiele, Klaus ; Unglaub, Julian )
- A09 - Injection 3D Concrete Printing (I3DCP) – Material Efficient Lightweight Reinforced Concrete Structures based on Spatially Complex Strut-and-Tie Models (Project Heads Hack, Norman Peter ; Mai, Inka )
- A10 - Earth Additive Manufacturing (EAM) – Material and Process Combinations for AM with Earth-Based Materials (Project Heads Dörfler, Kathrin ; Kloft, Harald ; Machner, Alisa )
- B03 - Modelling and Simulation of Concrete 3D Printing Based on a Massively Parallel Multi-Phase, Multi-Component LBM Approach (Project Heads Geier, Martin Christian ; Krafczyk, Manfred )
- B04 - Process Control and Adaptive Path Planning for Additive Manufacturing Processes Based on Industrial Robots with an Extended Degree of Freedom (Project Heads Hürkamp, André ; Raatz, Annika )
- B05 - Principles of Mobile Robotics for Additive Manufacturing in Construction (Project Head Dörfler, Kathrin )
- B06 - Material Modelling and Simulation of Deposition AM Processes on the Part Scale (Project Heads Jänicke, Ralf ; Kollmannsberger, Stefan )
- C01 - Bridging Scales - From Geometric Part Details to Construction Elements (Project Heads Kollmannsberger, Stefan ; Rank, Ernst )
- C02 - 3D Structural Puzzle – Numerical Multi Scale Shape and Topology Optimisation Methods to Additively Manufacture Optimal Structures from Optimised Pieces (Project Heads D' Acunto, Pierluigi ; Bletzinger, Kai-Uwe ; Wüchner, Roland )
- C03 - Integration of Passive and Active Functions in Additively Manufactured Construction Elements (Project Head Auer, Thomas )
- C04 - Integrating Digital Design and Additive Manufacturing through BIM-Based Decision Support and Digital Twin Methods (Project Heads Borrmann, André ; Petzold, Frank )
- C05 - Jointing Enhancements for Combination of Concrete Elements Produced by Different AM Processes (Project Heads Empelmann, Martin ; Kloft, Harald )
- C06 - Integration of Additive Manufacturing into a Cyber-Physical Construction System (Project Heads Gerke, Markus ; Hack, Norman Peter ; Schwerdtner, Patrick )
- C09 - Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of AMC - Determination of Ecological Sustainability Potentials by AMC (Project Head Thiel, Charlotte )
- INF - Information Infrastructure Project (Project Heads Borrmann, André ; Petzold, Frank ; Wolter, Christine )
- Z - Central Tasks (Project Head Kloft, Harald )
- Ö - Learning, Sustainability, Design: Gender-Equitable Introduction of AMC to the Public (Public Relations Project) (Project Heads Dörfler, Kathrin ; Keune, Anna ; Kloft, Harald )
Completed projects
Applicant Institution
Technische Universität Braunschweig
Co-Applicant Institution
Technische Universität München (TUM)
Participating University
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover; Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg; Technische Universität Berlin; Technische Universität Chemnitz
Spokesperson
Professor Dr.-Ing. Harald Kloft
