About

The 3DCP Database

Cement-based additive manufacturing processes – often referred to as 3D Concrete Printing (3DCP) – have been under development for the last 10  years and more than 30 groups worldwide are currently engaged in research. The current pace of research being carried out on the topic is remarkable – and highly supported by an overall industrial drive and the need to improve productivity in the construction sector. Such trends make it virtually impossible to stay up-to-date when it comes to 3DCP state-of-the-art, let alone to identify whether a publication is really relevant to the topic. Therefore, based on my passion fort 3DCP and the advice of some good friends from the scientific community, I decided to establish an open-access database of citations to 3DCP publications. The main goal in doing so is not only to gather information about 3DCP publications, but also to curate (to some extent) the most relevant ones. Given the open-access scope of this database, all researchers working with 3DCP as well as enthusiasts are welcome to request a new entry about their publications to the database.

The 3DCP Database Editor

Dr Wilson R. Leal da Silva is a Product Manager and Concrete Consultant at the Danish Technological Institute. His fields of interests include cement and concrete technology. His research and professional experience result from several project activities developed in Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland. At present, his work is primarily focused on 3D Concrete Printing (3DCP). He is also very enthusiastic about 3DCP, reason why he decided to start the 3DCP Database. His main goal when establishing this open access database is to increase awareness and understanding on the research and developments that are being carried out in the realm of 3DCP, supporting the uptake of the technology by the concrete industry. Examples of short articles published by him include “What about 3D Concrete Printing”, “Hand’s on 3D Concrete Printing”, and “3D Concrete Printing — Much work still has to be done by all of us!”, let alone a more extensive review on the topic in the publication “3D printing using concrete extrusion: A roadmap for research” in collaboration with Loughborough University (UK), National Institute of Standards and Technology (USA), and XtreeE (FR).