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The Effects of Void Ratio on Extrudability and Buildability of Cement-based Composites Produced by 3D Printers

3D 프린터용 시멘트 복합체의 간극비가 출력성과 적층성에 미치는 영향

  • 서지석 (한국건설생활환경시험연구원) ;
  • 이봉춘 (한국건설생활환경시험연구원) ;
  • 김윤용 (충남대학교, 토목공학과)
  • Received : 2019.10.28
  • Accepted : 2019.11.07
  • Published : 2019.12.01
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Abstract

The material properties of the 3D printing cement composite mortar were evaluated, and the performance range in which printing was possible was calculated using the void ratio in a fresh state as a single index. As a results of the tests, as the water-binder ratio (W/B) increased, the mortar flow value increased and the density and strength decreased. As the sand-binder ratio (SS/B) increased, the mortar flow value decreased. However, strength and density increased and decreased up to a certain SS/B. As admixture-binder ratio (Ad/B) increased, mortar flow value, density, and strength decreased. These trends make it difficult to mix-design to meet the target performances of 3D printing mortars, represented by extrudability and buildability. The value of mortar flow increased proportionally with the void ratio, while the density and strength apparently decreased as the void ratio increased. This indicates that void ratio can be utilized as a single index for controlling the material properties in the design of mortar mixtures. It was found that mortar mixture could be printed by a 3D printer when the void ratio was in the range from 0.6 to 0.7. This was verified by printing a mortar which has the void ratio of 0.634. The mortar was produced with the mixture design of W/B 35.0%, SS/B 60.0%, and Ad/B 0.1%. Further research applying diverse admixtures is needed to improve the quality of 3D printing output mortars.

3D 프린팅용 시멘트 복합체 모르타르의 재료적 특성을 평가하고 굳지 않은 상태에서의 모르타르 간극비를 단일지표로 하여 프린팅이 가능한 성능 범위를 산출하였다. 시험 결과, W/B가 증가하면 모르타르 흐름값은 증가하였으며 밀도와 강도는 감소하였다. SS/B가 증가하면 모르타르 흐름값은 감소하였다. 그러나 강도와 밀도는 특정 SS/B까지 증가하다 감소하였다. Ad/B가 증가할수록 모르타르 흐름값, 밀도, 강도는 감소하였다. 이러한 경향성은 따른 3D 프린팅용 모르타르의 목표 성능 만족하기 위한 배합설계를 어렵게 한다. 한편, 간극비가 증가할수록 모르타르 흐름값은 비례적으로 증가하는 반면 밀도와 강도는 감소하는 경향을 보였으며, 그 상관성은 높게 나타났다. 이는 배합설계에 따른 재료적 특성을 제어하는 단일지표로서 간극비를 활용할 수 있음을 나타낸다. 3D 프린터로 출력 가능한 모르타르 배합범위를 시험한 결과, 간극비가 0.6~0.7일 때 출력이 가능하였다. 이를 검증하기 위해 W/B 35.0 %, SS/B 60.0 %, Ad/B 0.1%를 배합하여 간극비를 0.634로 설계했을 때 출력이 가능하였다. 그러나 3D 프린팅 출력 모르타르의 품질을 향상하기 위해서는 혼화제를 활용하는 추가적인 연구가 필요하다.

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