Additive manufacturing (AM) has had an enormous impact on the manufacturing sector. Its role has evolved from printing prototypes to manufacturing functional parts for a variety of applications in the automotive, aerospace, and medical industries. Recently, AM processes have also been applied in the infrastructure construction industry. Applications of AM processes could bring in significant improvements in infrastructure construction, specifically in the areas of productivity and safety. It is desirable to have a review on the current state of emerging AM processes for infrastructure construction and existing gaps in this field. This paper reviews the AM processes in infrastructure construction. It discusses the process principle, application examples, and gaps for each of the AM processes.
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Additive Manufacturing Processes for Infrastructure Construction: A Review
Abhinav Bhardwaj,
Abhinav Bhardwaj
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering,
College Station, TX 77807
e-mail: abhinavb@tamu.edu
Texas A&M University
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Scott Z. Jones,
Scott Z. Jones
Engineering Laboratory,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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Negar Kalantar,
Negar Kalantar
Architecture Division,
San Francisco, CA 94107
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California College of the Arts
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Zhijian Pei,
Zhijian Pei
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering,
College Station, TX 77843
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Texas A&M University
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John Vickers,
John Vickers
Space Technology Mission Directorate,
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Timothy Wangler,
ETH Zurich,
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Pablo Zavattieri,
Pablo Zavattieri
Lyles School of Civil Engineering,
West Lafayette, IN 47907
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Purdue University
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Na Zou
Na Zou
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering,
College Station, TX 77843
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Abhinav Bhardwaj
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering,
College Station, TX 77807
e-mail: abhinavb@tamu.edu
Texas A&M University
,College Station, TX 77807
e-mail: abhinavb@tamu.edu
Scott Z. Jones
Engineering Laboratory,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
e-mail: scott.jones@nist.gov
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
,Gaithersburg, MD 20899
e-mail: scott.jones@nist.gov
Negar Kalantar
Architecture Division,
San Francisco, CA 94107
e-mail: kalantar@cca.edu
California College of the Arts
,San Francisco, CA 94107
e-mail: kalantar@cca.edu
Zhijian Pei
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering,
College Station, TX 77843
e-mail: zjpei@tamu.edu
Texas A&M University
,College Station, TX 77843
e-mail: zjpei@tamu.edu
John Vickers
Space Technology Mission Directorate,
Huntsville, AL 35812
e-mail: jhvicker@gmail.com
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
,Huntsville, AL 35812
e-mail: jhvicker@gmail.com
Timothy Wangler
Institute for Building Materials
,ETH Zurich,
CH 8093 Zurich,
Switzerland
e-mail: wangler@ifb.baug.ethz.ch
Pablo Zavattieri
Lyles School of Civil Engineering,
West Lafayette, IN 47907
e-mail: zavattie@purdue.edu
Purdue University
,West Lafayette, IN 47907
e-mail: zavattie@purdue.edu
Na Zou
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering,
College Station, TX 77843
e-mail: nzou1@tamu.edu
Texas A&M University
,College Station, TX 77843
e-mail: nzou1@tamu.edu
Manuscript received May 7, 2019; final manuscript received June 17, 2019; published online July 25, 2019. Editor: Y. Lawrence Yao.
J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. Sep 2019, 141(9): 091010 (13 pages)
Published Online: July 25, 2019
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Received:
May 7, 2019
Revision Received:
June 17, 2019
Accepted:
June 17, 2019
Citation
Bhardwaj, A., Jones, S. Z., Kalantar, N., Pei, Z., Vickers, J., Wangler, T., Zavattieri, P., and Zou, N. (July 25, 2019). "Additive Manufacturing Processes for Infrastructure Construction: A Review." ASME. J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. September 2019; 141(9): 091010. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4044106
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