Title:
Lessons from the TailorCrete Project
Author(s):
Thomas Juul Andersen, Wilson Ricardo Leal da Silva, and Lars Nyholm Thrane
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
38
Issue:
3
Appears on pages(s):
54-61
Keywords:
robot, formwork, finish, bugholes
DOI:
10.14359/51688843
Date:
3/1/2016
Abstract:
A full-scale sculptural concrete structure, the Demonstrator, was constructed in Aarhus, Denmark, using TailorCrete technology developed at the Danish Technological Institute. TailorCrete is a digital formwork manufacturing process comprising robotic milling (subtractive manufacturing) and lightweight formwork materials, including coatings and release agents. Thanks to this technology, the Demonstrator’s concrete surface exhibited a high-quality finish in terms of smoothness and lack of bugholes.
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