13. April 2023 | Magazine: Research

Collaborative Research Centre AMC at BAU 2023 3D printing as a key technology for the digitalisation of the construction industry

The Collaborative Research Centre TRR 277 Additive Manufacturing in Construction (AMC) of TU Braunschweig and TU Munich will present its innovative research at BAU 2023, the leading trade fair for the construction industry, starting on 17 April. Using a variety of models, the innovative power of 3D printing for the construction industry will be demonstrated to visitors in a tangible and comprehensible way.

The Tensegrity Tower. Photo credit: Johannes Diller/TU München

In addition to several smaller models, such as a 3D-printed bridge, the scientists will be showing the “Tensegrity Tower” as a large demonstration object. The Tensegrity Tower consists of seemingly floating rods. The special feature are the 3D printed connecting elements, so-called nodes, which stabilise the tower through compressive and tensile loads. The nodes were produced using the 3D printing process Laser Power-Bed-Fusion. The fair’s “Tensegrity Tower” has a twin tower in the Deutsches Museum in Munich, where it is a permanent exhibit in the “Bridges and Hydraulic Engineering” section.

The fair will be accompanied by AMC scientists who will explain the different projects of the AMC and their orientations. In addition to Janna Vollrath from TU Braunschweig, Johannes Diller, Oğuz Öztoprak, Gido Dielemans, Martin Slepicka, Ahmad Saleem Nouman, Birger Buschmann, Maximilian Dahlenburg, and Chao Li from TU Munich will be there.

On April 18th, Professor Dirk Lowke will present a lecture entitled “Additive Fertigung im Bauwesen: Die Chance für große Veränderungen”, wherein he will explain the AMC and the special potential that characterises 3D printing as a key technology for the digitalisation of the construction industry.

Contact

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Lowke

Technische Universität Braunschweig
Institute of Building Materials, Concrete Construction and Fire Safety
Civil Engineering Materials Testing Institute (MPA)
Beethovenstraße 52
38106 Braunschweig
Phone: +49 531 391-5508
E-mail: d.lowke@tu-braunschweig.de
www.ibmb.tu-braunschweig.de

TU Braunschweig Core Research Areas

➜ There are four core research areas at TU Braunschweig: Future City, Metrology, Mobility and Engineering For Health.

➜ Clusters of Excellence: In the Excellence Strategy of the Federal Government and States in 2018, TU Braunschweig was successful with two applications. The two research projects “QuantumFrontiers” and “SE²A” will be funded for seven years starting in 2019. TU Braunschweig is involved in the “PhoenixD” cluster at Leibniz Universität Hannover (LUH), which is researching new optical technologies.

➜ Research projects: The Collaborative Research Centres, Research Groups and Priority Programmes funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) play a special role.

➜ Research Centers: The research profile of the TU Braunschweig is characterized by several interdisciplinary and cross-faculty research networks, which are organized as centers.

Dossiers

SFB/TRR277 AMC: The Challenge of Large Scale

The Collaborative Research Centre/Transregio TRR 277 Additive Manufacturing in Construction (AMC) of TU Braunschweig and TU Munich aims with its basic research on additive manufacturing to significantly shape the digitalization of construction. Within the levels of materials and processes, computer-aided modelling, control, planning and construction, the AMC investigates resource- and energy-efficient as well as sustainable, recyclable and digital construction. Through innovative 3D printing methods, materials, processes and optimized design are completely rethought. The AMC is part of the Core Research Area "Future City".

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